Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in on Time and on Budget, Fifth Edition: The Ultimate Hand

In my humble opinion, this edition brings it all to the head: a truly "hands-on" guide. Full of examples, case studies, and very well laid out. As far as most project management books go, they can be very dry. This is witty and insightful. Don't let the 500 pages fool you: you'll be referring to this text over and over again. I wouldn't be surprised if this book becomes the standard college text book for project management.

James P Lewis and his books are great for any project manager practitioner. It has a wealth of information and I have every one of his books. I studied from oen of his first books and passed the PMP exam as well as use his books to teach project management classes at a couple of universities. It is easy read, full of ideas and reference information for everyday use.

This is an excellent book for all project managers. The concepts are presented with lots of examples which makes it easy to read. The chapter on EAV is great!!Recommended for all new to PM and a reference book for all practicing PMs. It should serve as a handy reference book for all level of PM's.

If more project people read, practised and internalized the principles in this book, fewer projects would be out of control. I've been through the text completely, twice, and refer to the sample forms and checklists, often. Have recomended the text to client project leaders who are new to the concept. The Checklist for Managing Projects in the Appendix is a must have for the PM controlling the team. The first few chapters speak to the people side of project management. The middle section is devoted to the computations, PERT, and other statistical measures of project tracking. The final chapters ease back into the management styles needed, dealing with resistence, how to mold the team, and leaves the reader fairly optimistic that the project can be had on time and on budget.

I thought so much of this book that I recommend it to all new project managers in my company. Considering both the human and technical sides of project management, the book provides a great step by step approach to the subject. It is this direct applicability to the work of a project manager that makes the book so good. The Project Management Institute's Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) gives information about all aspects of project management - James Lewis's book brings this to life by showing you how to actually execute many of the processes. If I was ever to write a book about project management, which I might, it would probably look like this book, so it saves me the effort!