Project Management for the 21st Century

Bennet Lientz has taught and consulted on project management for the past 28 years to more than 5000 people. He developed the concept of the management critical path, acted as project manager of the Internet, and turned around 10 failing projects. This Second Edition is Lientz seventh book; he has also written more than 25 articles in various areas of project management. Kathryn P. Rea is president and founder of The Consulting Edge, Inc., which was established in 1984. The firm specializes in E-Business, process improvement, project management, and financial consulting. Rea has managed more than 65 major technology-related projects internationally. She has advised on and carried out projects in government, engergy, banking and finance, distribution, trading, retailing, transportation, mining, manufacturing, and utilities. She is the author of eight books and more than 20 articles in various areas of information systems and analysis.

Management Challenge; Projects and Trends in the 1990s and the Twenty-First Century. Projects and Project Management. Lessons Learned from Projects. Getting the Project Started Right; Project Definition. Setting Up the Project Plan. Being a Winning Project Manager. The Project Team. Intranets, Internet and the Web. Managing the Project; Tracking and Monitoring the Project. Project Cost Analysis. Succeeding with Projects Great and Small and Programs. Product Management. Managing Issues in Projects: Problems and Opportunities. Project Management Tools and Methods; Project Communications and Presentations. Project Management Software. Project Administration. Evolution, Revolution, and Termination; Project Change and Death. Lessons Learned from the Project. Where to Go From Here. Index.