Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

770 Pages·2013·10.4 MB·English

by  Robert K. Wysocki

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Eff ective Project Management
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Effective Project
Management
Traditional, Agile, Extreme
Seventh Edition
Robert K. Wysocki, PhD
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Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Seventh Edition
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About the Author
Robert K. Wysocki, PhD, has over 40 years’ experience as a project management
consultant and trainer, information systems manager, systems and management
consultant, author, training developer, and provider. He has written 20 books
on project management, business analysis, and information systems manage-
ment. One of his books, Effective Project Management, 6th Edition, has been a
best seller and is recommended by the Project Management Institute for the
library of every project manager. He has over 30 publications and presentations
in professional and trade journals and has made more than 100 presentations
at professional and trade conferences and meetings. He has developed more
than 20 project management courses and trained over 10,000 project managers.
In 1990 he founded Enterprise Information Insights, Inc. (EII)—name changed
to EII Publications, LLC, in 2013—a project management consulting and
training practice specializing in project management methodology design
and integration, Project Support Offi ce establishment, the development of
training curriculum, and the development of a portfolio of assessment tools
focused on organizations, project teams, and individuals. His clients include
AT&T, Aetna, Babbage Simmel, British Computer Society, Boston University
Corporate Education Center, Computerworld, Converse Shoes, the Czech
Republic government, Data General, Digital, Eli Lilly, Harvard Community
Health Plan, IBM, J. Walter Thompson, Novartis, Peoples Bank, Sapient, The
Limited, the State of Ohio, Travelers Insurance, Walmart, Wells Fargo, ZTE,
and several others.
In 2013 he accepted a position as CEO of pmGURU, Inc. It is a global provider
of online e-learning courses in project management, business analysis, and
related disciplines. His goal is to create online courses that align with EPM7e
and APF.
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He is a member of asapm, the U.S. affi liate of IPMA, and the International
Institute of Business Analysts. He is past Association Vice President of AITP
(formerly DPMA). He earned a BA in mathematics from the University
of Dallas, and an MS and PhD in mathematical statistics from Southern
Methodist University.
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About the Technical Editor
Brenda K. Gillingham, MBA, PMP, CSM, is a principal program manager
and business analyst who specializes in enterprise-level business transforma-
tion projects within high-tech industry PMO structures. She also teaches a
wide range of project management and business strategy courses in university
and corporate professional learning environments. Brenda’s diverse program
management career includes three Fortune 100 companies and an Ivy-Plus
university. One of her many successful business process restructuring projects
was a front-page feature in various U.S.-based national technical publications.
An active member of the Project Management Institute since 1996, Brenda served
9 years on the Board of Directors of the 2,500+ member Mass Bay Chapter. She
has been a certifi ed Project Management Professional (PMP) continuously since
1999 and a Certifi ed ScrumMaster (CSM) since 2012. Brenda earned her MBA in
Management of Technology with high distinction from Bentley University and is
a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. She also holds certifi cations
in Organizational Change Management, Process Reengineering, Six Sigma, and
Prince2 Foundation level project management methodology.
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