Project Manager : Careers in IT Project Management

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.

"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." - Jonathan Norman, Manager, Major Projects Knowledge Hub

"Ms. Harrin is superbly up to the task of introducing the field of project management to both newcomers and project veterans alike. As a former PMO lead and PM instructor, I found Elizabeth s work highly engaging. Not only does she present the foundational aspects of project organization in an accessible way, but she also offers a human angle that other texts sorely lack. I especially appreciate her stories and anecdotes about what it s like to manage projects in the trenches. For those seeking to break into this exciting profession, Ms. Harrin's in-depth coverage of techniques, roadmaps and resources make a wonderful launching-off point. Buy Project Manager today!" - A. Geoffrey Crane, Trent University