<p><b>The definitive guide to keeping your project on time, under budget, and problem-free</p></b><p>In this Third Edition of <i>The Project Manager's Desk Reference</i>, top project management consultant James Lewis arms you with today's most comprehensive and understandable project management resources, showing you how to conduct a project of any size or nature-from the office move to building new facilities.</p><p>Using results-oriented language and easy-to-understand examples, this comprehensive, quick-reference guide presents specific situations taken from today's fast-moving business environment, walking you through proven solutions designed to keep the project moving forward.</p><p>This ready-access toolbox shows you how to:</p><ul><li> Plan, execute, and control a project from beginning to end<li> Choose project managers, leaders, and teams<li> Develop project plans using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedules<li> Conduct risk analysis<li> Design a project control system<li> Use earned value analysis to track projects<li> Communicate effectively with all levels of your team<li> Conduct the essential post-project “lessons learned” review</ul><p>Serving as the perfect supplement to Lewis's bestselling PM bible, <i>Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control</i>, <i>The Project Manager's Desk Reference</i> provides you with the foundation you need to manage any project to its successful completion.</p>