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The Program and Project Management 'best practices' guide - an all time best seller

'Practical Project'

'Guidelines for Project Engineers and Program Management Personnel'

by

David D. Lyon

ISBNs: 0-9661248-5-5 and 978-0-9661248-5-9

Second Edition: 1999

includes:

Processes, Tools and Approach

Best Practices for the 21st Century

Guidelines and 'How-To' Information

Personnel Management Techniques

Numerous Figures and Templates

Lessons Learned

Prices: $55.00 (Spiral Bound); $40.00 soft copy (CD)

Sale Prices: $44.00 (Spiral Bound); $32.00 soft copy (CD)

'Practical Project' provides the Processes, Tools and Approaches necessary to successfully plan, coordinate and control Projects and Programs as businesses enter the 21st Century. Included in its pages are descriptions of and recommended applications for the new Program Management software tools which are part of the overall resource 'kit' that today's Project Engineer has at his or her disposal. 'Lessons Learned' and 'Best Practices' are detailed in the text and then summarized for easy review. Numerous Figures and Templates assure that the reader will 'cover all the bases' as he or she moves their project towards a successful conclusion.

Processes and Approaches for planning, coordinating and controlling the entire product life cycle are thoroughly discussed. Sections are also included on overcoming obstacles and dealing with people.

This is an invaluable guide for both the novice and experienced Project Engineer or Program Manager.

REAL-WORLD PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Michael Appleton - 'Insight' Reviews

David Douglas Lyon
PRACTICAL PROJECT: Guidelines for Project Engineers
RAVEN Publishing Company, Pittsfield, 1999; Updated for Year 2003

This book provides an overall, 'real' description of project management from the 'coal-face'. Its target audience, the Project Engineer, certainly needs an easy-to-read, ready reference in this complex and critical area. Quite often, the engineer faces this management task on his or her own and without the benefit of education, training or experience. On occasion, the engineer reports to a Project or Program Manager whose time is usually consumed with the 'programmatics'; so the Project Engineer must have a sound foundation in these matters.

The book describes how the Project Engineer may deal with all matters arising from the project's lifecycle: from before contract award to project closeout. This challenging task is met in overview and comes with a series of worthwhile templates to be used during various stages in the project lifecycle.

What is described is good material. I particularly liked the description of best practices in the appropriate sections. These lessons are good – ones that project engineers and project managers alike ought to heed. The figures used are helpful to the message that the author wishes to get across.

The work that has been done in putting this book together is good; but it does not describe the complete story of project management -- few single publications are able to do this effectively. As such, it should be read in conjunction with other references in this area. There are some very worthwhile ideas contained in the best practices sections as well as some useful points contained in the body of the text. Many of these lessons are classic ones; yet are all too often needlessly re-learned.

A new Project Engineer would do well by learning these lessons from 'Practical Project' rather than through experience.

Read the INTRODUCTION to 'Practical Project'  to see what this book is all about.

'Practical Project's' TABLE OF CONTENTS is also provided so that you can take a look at the specific topics covered.

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