Learn
step-by-step
instructions
for
managing
any
project
in
a
clean
sequence
of
five
classic
phases—initiating,
planning,
executing,
releasing,
and
closing.
This
book
sets
out
clearly
and
engagingly
which
tasks
need
to
be
done
and
when,
how,
and
why
they
need
to
be
done.
Each
chapter
on
one
of
the
five
phases
walks
you
through
all
the
steps
in
that
phase’s
workflow,
which
are
laid
out
in
a
checklist
attached
to
the
chapter.
The
checklists
are
graphically
supplemented
by
flow
charts
and
swim
lane
diagrams.
The
master
checklist
serves
as
a
map
and
tool
for
project
managers
to
use
in
the
real
world
to
run
projects
and
keep
them
on
track.
Senior
project
manager
and
PM
mentor
Melanie
McBride
understands
the
predicament
of
beginning
and
junior
project
managers:
"You're
at
the
edge
of
a
tornado,
bombarded
by
overly
excited
people
offering
you
a
Mission
Impossible.
Everywhere
you
look
there
are
cool
shiny
things
swirling
around
your
head—the
earnest
coworker
telling
you
to
go
agile,
the
software
package
promising
a
turnkey
collaboration
solution,
the
PMO
with
an
arm-long
list
of
required
processes.
So
how
do
you
avoid
getting
whacked
in
the
head
by
that
airborne
Mac
truck
of
a
customer
commit?
Oh,
and
what
exactly
do
you
need
to
do
to
get
those
flying
monkeys
to
shut
up?"
Project
Management
Basics
slips
the
spinning
project
manager
into
the
eye
of
the
storm
where
things
are
quiet
and
it’s
easy
to
figure
out
what
to
do
next
using
the
author’s
detailed
checklists
and
hard-headed
advice.
She
shows
that
project
management
doesn’t
have
to
be
"a
chaotic
hot
mess,
leaving
you
with
an
egg-beater
hairdo."
With
McBride’s
book
and
checklists
in
hand,
even
first-time
project
managers
can
pull
off
controlled,
flying-monkey–free
projects.
What
You
Will
Learn
-
See
the
essential
duties
of
a
project
manager
-
Master
the
project
management
life
cycle
in
five
phases
-
Discover
the
what,
when,
how,
and
why
of
PM
tasks
presented
in
detailed
steps
-
Leverage
checklists
for
optimum
efficiency
and
throughput
-
Adapt
workflow
controls
to
low-PM
organizations
-
Enhance
PM
with
vogue
methodologies
without
obscuring
the
basics
Who
This
Book
Is
For
Beginning
and
junior
project
managers
seeking
a
concise,
authoritative
guide
to
the
basics
of
project
management,
together
with
checklists,
flow
charts,
and
swim
lane
diagrams
for
immediate
use
in
real-world
projects.
Nota biografica
Melanie
McBride,
PMP,
is
a
Technical
Project
Manager
at
Intel
Corporation.
With
over
15
years’
experience
managing
projects
in
the
semiconductor
industry,
she
has
worked
variously
as
product
development
project
manager,
operations
project
manager,
and
vendor
development
manager.
McBride
is
a
recognized
subject
matter
expert
at
Intel,
where
she
writes
a
weekly
blog
on
project
management
best
practices.
She
speaks
regularly
at
such
professional
conferences
as
PMI’s
Global
Congress.
She
holds
an
MS
in
physics
from
Texas
Tech
University.
McBride
is
the
author
of
Managing
Projects
in
the
Real
World.
