Product Description

"...Project management is surely one of the most important professions in the IT industry today. This collection of tips, techniques and guidelines helps IT project managers improve their project management skills on a daily basis. This project book highlights (1) Project Strategy, (2)Life-Cycle Development of a project and (3) Testing of an IT product...."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1297039 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

From the Inside Flap
Organizations depend on IT project managers to support overall business strategies with clear-cut benefits and advantages. As the bridge between the larger business strategy and the functional project level, project managers are expected to ensure key benefits such as reduced delivery costs, accelerated product-to-market speed, focus on client needs, and improved quality. To accomplish this, the successful IT project manager must have a complete command of a wide range of technologies, processes, techniques, skill sets, tools, and more.

Project Management Nation is the ultimate resource for IT project managers who need quick and easy access to the "what to do" and "how to do it" of project management. It leads readers step by step through each project phase and helps them master the technical, managerial, and leadership skills that every outstanding project manager needs.

Packed with authoritative advice, state-of-the-art tools, easy-to-use templates, and proven techniques, this get-it-done guide covers everything from project conception, analysis, and planning to execution, control, and implementation. Plus, special sections are devoted to important topics such as understanding and developing project strategy; deciding whether IT project management is the career for you; and the often neglected process of bringing a project to an orderly conclusion.

IT project management has become one of the most demanding and rewarding professions of the information age. Whether you're an experienced project manager or new to the profession, Project Management Nation helps you answer every demand with more speed, confidence, and skill. Once you've done that, the rewards will take care of themselves.

From the Back Cover
Universal praise for Project Management Nation

"Project Management Nation is a comprehensive guide to IT project management, with no 'stone' unturned. The book is chock-full of PM definitions, tools, and techniques."
—David Korse, President and CEO, Imark Communications Inc.
Publisher, Projects@Work magazine

"Project Management Nation offers IT project managers pertinent insights that they would not encounter in the standard project management literature."
—J. Davidson Frame, PhD, Dean, University of Management and Technology, Arlington, Virginia

"Jay's book offers project managers and executives keen insights into the planning, executing, and controlling of IT projects. This is how project management should perform!"
—David A. Todd, Vice President, Project Management, Walt Disney Imagineering

"Jason provides great insight into why most IT projects fail. His approach to 'doing it right' is great reading for any senior executive!"
—Robert D. Simplot, President and CEO, RCG Information Technology, Inc.

"This book goes well beyond the traditional PM tone in describing the workings of PM in a corporate environment. It includes numerous useful examples of forms, plans, and checklists used throughout the life cycle of projects. It is a valuable addition to any PM's library and will likely spend more time being used than it will on the shelf."
—Michael Lines, PMP, CISSP, founder and Editor, allPM.com—"The Project Managers Homepage"

"This book offers a cookbook approach to IT project management . . . a great addition to your PM toolbag."
—Daniel Waters, President, Project Management Institute, Atlanta Chapter

"A must-have for both new and seasoned project managers! Readers will gain a clear understanding of project management concepts through easy-to-understand explanations and practical examples."
—Claudia Richard, PMP, Vice President of Communications, Project Management Institute, Tampa Bay Chapter

About the Author
JASON "JAY" CHARVAT is a project management consultant and senior manager for RCG Information Technology, Inc., a leader in end-to-end IT professional services, application development, management, and integration of IT solutions for Fortune 500 companies. He is a certified project manager in the cellular, defense, government, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries. For more than ten years, Charvat has led development teams to deliver successful IT solutions. He is also an active member of the Project Management Institute and a member of the RCG Presidents Club.

Customer Reviews

Not Practical for the In-House Project Manager
Project Management Nation (PMN) is an in-depth guide to the practicing IT project manager working for a consultant firm. The book is filled with great detail of work to be done throughout the lifecycle of a project. The concern is that the book is clearly geared towards project managers that deal outside of a core company, and instead make their money as consultants. The book lacks examples, and starts off with many great quotes by Sun Tzu and around the third chapter they just disappear. A lack of examples in the details along with many grammatical errors in the book dropped my overall rating. If you are looking to read this book, give it a once over, then go back thru the lifecylce of the project you are managing and highlight the key points for you.

PM Nation
Project Management Nation is authoritative advice and a working blend of tools, techniques and goals. I have been a PM for many years and this book could only have been compiled with proven experience in the field. Outstandingly, Jason keeps the enterprise well in mind.

His book is a great resource and valuable addition for every PM toolbox...

Clear, Concise and a Pleasure to Read
As a new Project Manager, I set out to obtain a few texts would bring me up to speed quickly on the essentials of Project Management. I ended up purchasing this and three other books on Project Management. This book alone provided the information that the other three together could not. The author's writing style makes reading this book a pleasure and I'm sure I will be using this book again as a reference in the future.

Highly recommended book for the new and already practicing Project Manager.