Effective Project Management
, Effective Project
Management
Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid
Eighth Edition
Robert K. Wysocki
,Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid, Eigth Edition
Published by
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Indianapolis, IN 46256
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, About the Author
Robert K. Wysocki, Ph.D., has more than 50 years of
combined experience as a project manager, business analyst,
business process consultant, information systems manager,
systems and management consultant, author, and training
developer and provider. He has written 26 books on project
management and information systems management. One
book, Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive,
Extreme, 7th ed. (2014, John Wiley & Sons), has been a best-
seller and was recommended by the Project Management
Institute (PMI) for the library of every project manager.
In addition, he has written articles for more than 30 professional and trade
journals, and made more than 100 presentations at professional and trade con-
ferences and meetings. He has developed more than 20 project management
courses, and trained more than 10,000 project managers, worldwide. From 1963
to 1970, he was a systems consultant for one of the world’s largest electronics
components manufacturers. In that capacity, he designed and implemented
several computer-based manufacturing and quality control systems. From 1970
to 1990, he held a number of positions in state supported and private institu-
tions in higher education as MBA Director, Associate Dean of Business, Dean
of Computers and Information Systems, Director of Academic Computing, CIO,
and Senior Planner.
In 1990, he founded Enterprise Information Insights (EII), Inc., a project
management consulting and training practice, specializing in project management
methodology design and integration, business process design, project support
office establishment, development of training curriculum, and development
of a portfolio of assessment tools focused on organizations, project teams, and
individuals.
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, Effective Project
Management
Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid
Eighth Edition
Robert K. Wysocki
,Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid, Eigth Edition
Published by
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
www.wiley.com
Copyright © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
ISBN: 978‐1‐119‐56280‐1
ISBN: 978‐1‐119‐56278‐8 (ebk)
ISBN: 978‐1‐119‐56273‐3 (ebk)
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108
of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization
through payment of the appropriate per‐copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers,
MA 01923, (978) 750‐8400, fax (978) 646‐8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Per-
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or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
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respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including
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promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work
is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional
services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Nei-
ther the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Web site
is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author
or the publisher endorses the information the organization or website may provide or recommendations it may make.
Further, readers should be aware that Internet websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between
when this work was written and when it is read.
For general information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within the
United States at (877) 762‐2974, outside the United States at (317) 572‐3993 or fax (317) 572‐4002.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019934646
Trademarks: Wiley and the Wiley logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its
affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trade-
marks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor
mentioned in this book.
, About the Author
Robert K. Wysocki, Ph.D., has more than 50 years of
combined experience as a project manager, business analyst,
business process consultant, information systems manager,
systems and management consultant, author, and training
developer and provider. He has written 26 books on project
management and information systems management. One
book, Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive,
Extreme, 7th ed. (2014, John Wiley & Sons), has been a best-
seller and was recommended by the Project Management
Institute (PMI) for the library of every project manager.
In addition, he has written articles for more than 30 professional and trade
journals, and made more than 100 presentations at professional and trade con-
ferences and meetings. He has developed more than 20 project management
courses, and trained more than 10,000 project managers, worldwide. From 1963
to 1970, he was a systems consultant for one of the world’s largest electronics
components manufacturers. In that capacity, he designed and implemented
several computer-based manufacturing and quality control systems. From 1970
to 1990, he held a number of positions in state supported and private institu-
tions in higher education as MBA Director, Associate Dean of Business, Dean
of Computers and Information Systems, Director of Academic Computing, CIO,
and Senior Planner.
In 1990, he founded Enterprise Information Insights (EII), Inc., a project
management consulting and training practice, specializing in project management
methodology design and integration, business process design, project support
office establishment, development of training curriculum, and development
of a portfolio of assessment tools focused on organizations, project teams, and
individuals.
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