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Title: Information Technology Project Management by Kathy Schwalbe ISBN: 0-619-15984-7 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Perfect for the right audience
Comment: This book is a truly valuable resource if you meet all of the following criteria: (1) you are either a Project Management Professional (PMP), which is a certification bestowed by the Project Management Institute to individuals who meet rigorous screening qualifications for education and experience and successfully pass a comprehensive examination based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), or are seeking the PMP certification, and (2) you or your organization primarily uses Microsoft Project.
For those PMPs and PMP candidates who use other tools this book will still be valuable, but not to the degree it is for the first group.
The book's key strengths are: it completely adheres to the PMBOK, takes a teaching approach, and starts with a case study that is used and expanded as each of the nine PMBOK process areas are introduced and explained. This is a powerful approach to teaching because the PMBOK process areas are introduced in sequence and the exercises at the end of each chapter reinforces the material presented in that chapter. For Microsoft Project users this book also teaches some advanced techniques with that package, and does so in a manner that is wholly consistent with the PMBOK. Moreover, it takes into account the unique challenges imposed by IS projects. As an added bonus the accompanying CD ROM comes with a copy of Microsoft Project 2000 that is fully functional for a 120-day trial period (Appendix A also is a quick guide to this software).
Weaknesses: Many IS shops have development methodologies, such as the Rational Unified Process, in place. Although most methodologies, including the Rational Unified Process, can be aligned to the PMBOK this book does not address how to do this in any detail. Another issue is IS in most of the larger enterprises, especially those with mature project management practices in place, use ABT Project Workbench, which is an enterprise-strength project management tool. This diminishes the value of this book to readers who are used to the more sophisticated features of tools designed for the enterprise.
This book is an exceptionally well written and designed tool for teaching the PMBOK within the context of IS projects. If you fall into the primary audience I described above this is a "must-have" book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Project Management for Information Technology Professionals
Comment: I like this book! It is a very useful aid in instructing I.T. people on the basics of Project Management. It follows the framework established in the PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge but comes at it from an I.T. perspective in the text, case studies and examples. If you are a PM working in an I.T. environment, you will find this book useful.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Text Book
Comment: I'm using this book in my graduate project management class. It does a good job of reenforcing the concepts and terms used throughout the chapters. The one problem I have with it is that the author loves the word "and" too much. The sentences drag on for ever sometimes like the one below talking about Change Management: "Configuration Management ensures that the descriptions of the project's products are correct AND complete, AND concentrates on the management of technology by identifying AND controlling the functional AND physical design characteristics of products AND their support documentation." Man, that's a mouth full!
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Title: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) -- 2000 Edition by Project Management Institute ISBN: 1880410230 Publisher: Project Management Institute Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: IT Project + CoursePrep ExamGuide by Kathy, Ph.D. Schwalbe ISBN: 0619063491 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 16 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: New Perspectives on Microsoft Project 2002- Introductory by Rachel Biheller Bunin, Lisa Friedrichsen, Kathy Schwalbe, Rachel Bunin, Kathy Schwalbe Lisa Friedrichsen ISBN: 0619162600 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 16 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $41.95 |
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Title: IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish by Joseph Phillips ISBN: 0072223499 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. Pub. Date: 07 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Systems Analysis and Design by Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Harry J. Rosenblatt ISBN: 0789566494 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $79.95 |
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