Project Manager

Careers in IT project management

By (author) Elizabeth Harrin

Publication date:

20 July 2018

Length of book:

216 pages

Publisher

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Dimensions:

198x129mm
5x8"

ISBN-13: 9781780174167

This book is a highly accessible guide to being a project manager (PM), particularly a project manager working within an IT field. The role is set out with reference to required skills, competencies and responsibilities. Tools, methods and techniques for project managers are covered, including Agile approaches; risk, issue and change management processes; best practices for managing stakeholders and financial management.

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management

Chapter 2: The Role of the IT Project Manager

Chapter 3: Project Structures

Chapter 4: How Project Managers Work: Tools, Methods and Techniques

Chapter 5: Career Progression and Related Roles

Chapter 6: A Day in the Life of an IT Project Manager

Appendix A: Professional Associations

Appendix B: Project Management Websites

Appendix C: Project Management Templates

'It’s very rare in a subject as crowded as project management to find a book that feels immediately fresh and engaging. Elizabeth Harrin’s book is that rare thing. Read it and you will understand not only how to run a project but how to do so in a way that ensures your project will deliver for your organization and the people within it. It’s a wonderfully crafted little book...Elizabeth Harrin has articulated the role, responsibilities, tasks, challenge and excitement of working in project management in a way that made me want to be able to restart my career all over again.'