Project Management : A practical guide to planning and managing projects

With project management acknowledged as a cross-industry management framework, this revised fourth edition aligns with PMBOK and reviews PRINCE2, Agile and Lean methodologies. Including best-practice templates, it guides both the novice and practitioner in planning and managing their diverse projects.

Organisations increasingly look to project management to deal with short timeframes, tight budgets, changing requirements and risk management in everyday operations, as well as for major strategic projects. Project management knowledge and skills are now essential for professionals just about everywhere, from teachers, social workers and lawyers, to engineers, builders and accountants.

Stephen Hartley''s Project Management is based on the recognised global standard for project management, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), and it incorporates aspects of Agile, PRINCE2, Lean and other popular methodologies. It offers a thorough overview of the principles of project management, combined with tools and guidelines to manage projects of all sizes, from inception to evaluation.

Written in an accessible and engaging style, Stephen Hartley''s widely used text has been fully revised and updated. It focuses on shared responsibility, transparent documentation, reporting achievement over activity, and continuous improvement. It is illustrated with examples and case studies, and accompanied by a suite of downloadable templates and tools.