Written by project management experts with decades of experience ITProject Management Essentials is a hands-on resource guide for anyoneassigned as a project manager through the process of designing, developing,and implementing an IT goal.IT Project Management Essentials provides proven techniques forscheduling and management along with the essential tools, such as stakeholderanalysis and reports, for managing all along the way. Written in a practicalhow-to style and organized to give you fast access to specific information,this book not only explains the project management process but also takes youstep-by-step through the implementation of any IT goal.IT Project Management Essentials delivers valuable, professionalinsights into every aspect of project management, including:Defining a ProjectTask Planning and SequencingSchedule DevelopmentBudget DevelopmentRisk AnalysisManaging StakeholdersBusiness Continuity PlanningProject Information SecurityLegal IssuesAnd much more!IT Project Management Essentials keeps you alert to theimportant topics to look out for in any project. You'll find:Techniques for improving the quality of the project management process throughthe application of a Balanced Scorecard and Lean Six SigmaAn explanation of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and how it applies to both theproject creation process as well as the product creation processComplete coverage of disaster recovery/business continuity and how this can bebuilt into both the project process as well as the final productComplete coverage of information security and the issues that the projectmanager must consider during the design and execution of a projectThe 2013 Edition has been updated to include:A new PMO manual exampleUpdated discussion of PMO functions and a new section on PMO manualsA new chapter on implementationA new chapter on service level agreementsA new chapter on hiring project managersAn example list of questions to test project management expertise and atemplate to mark PM candidate scoresAnd much more!.