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LMPM-597: Manufacturing Project Management Report a Broken Link

Companies are increasingly realizing that managing projects is a vital part of every manager’s job. In this course, learners will explore what makes projects different from “business as usual” work, examine the tools and techniques of project management available both within one’s own manufacturing organization and in general, consider the critical steps and tools in managing a project to completion, develop an understanding of critical success factors, and acknowledge the importance of setting a project up for success.
 

Lesson 1

Reading 1: Maylor, H. (2012). Chapter 1: Introduction: Project management in practice: Three project managers with distinctly different roles. In Project management (4th ed.) (pp. 18–21). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Lesson 2

Reading 2: Portny, S. E. (2013). Project management for dummies: Cheat sheet. In Project management for dummies (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/project-management-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html  

Lesson 3

There are no readings this week.

Lesson 4

Reading 3: Project Management Solutions Inc. (2011). Strategies for project recovery: A PM solutions research report. PM Solutions
Reading 4: Lukas, P. (2011). 9.10 There’s been a serious crisis. Beyond the scope of my project! In D. Garrett. Project pain reliever: A just-in-time field guide (pp. 385–389). J. Ross Publishing. [E-book].

Blogs and Web Resources

ProjectManagement.com
A Rebel’s Guide to Project Management
Productivity Land
Capterra Project Management Blog
Yodiz Project Management Blog
PMStudent.com
The Lazy Project Manager
IT PM School – Project Management Blog
The Tao of Project Management