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Practical Project Management

Tips, Tactics, and Tools

by Harvey A. Levine

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002

Category: Leadership & Management

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In this summary you will learn

  • Strategies and methods to employ in project management
  • Specific project-management techniques for use in scheduling, resource allocation and cost analysis
  • How to select, implement and use powerful project management software

Why you should read Practical Project Management

Anyone who’s ever tried his or her hand at project management knows that there is no single secret that guarantees success. In reality, effective project management is the result of nuts-and-bolts work in planning, organization and oversight. Smart readers will therefore bypass the scores of books promising the "10 Secrets to Project Management Success" and turn instead to Harvey A. Levine’s comprehensive and slightly complex book. Without wasting words, getAbstract.com simply advises everyone in business to rely on Practical Project Management as the best guide to project management available today.

About the Author

Harvey A. Levine has been a project management professional for 39 years, providing applications, system design and consulting services in project planning and control, mostly with General Electric. In 1986, Levine founded the Project Knowledge Group, a consulting firm specializing in project management training, project management software selection, evaluation, and implementation and project management using computers.

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