Chapter 18
Using Newer Methods and Resources to Enhance Your Project Management
IN THIS CHAPTER
Looking at Agile project management
Recognizing software’s role in project planning and control
Supporting project management with social media
A major part of project management is information — getting it, storing it, analyzing it, and sharing it. But the key to successful project management is using this information to guide and encourage people’s performance.
Today’s technology provides easier and more affordable ways to handle information. For example, computer software allows you to enter, store, and analyze information and then present the results in professional formats. In addition, different types of social media provide vehicles for quickly sharing project information with a wide range of audiences. However, technology alone can’t ensure focused and committed team performance. In fact, if not used appropriately, excessive reliance on today’s technology can actually result in decreased morale, confused and disorganized team members, and reduced performance.
In this chapter, we discuss the Agile approach to project management, one of the newer entries in the marketplace of project ...
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