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Reader' Reviews

Excellent Book about Managing IT Projects / / 2010-08-24
IT project management is tough but this book was great in presenting the IT project management. Many project managers like me have problems managing information technology. This book revealed ideas and information that go beyond standard project management. I love the integration of theory and practice. The author wrote this book in an easy to read manner. Great book for IT project managers.

Good wor4k / / 2010-07-18
Book was everything seller listed. Very happy with fast service and not disappointed in the book.

Kindle version not a bargain / / 2010-07-12
I read the sample content and assumed that purchasing the Kindle version would be the equivalent of purchasing a new book. This is not true. The Kindle version is akin to a used book, in that it does not come with the access code required to access the premium content. This content includes "informative links from the end notes, lecture notes, interactive quizzes, templates, additional running cases, suggested readings, podcasts, the new Jeopardy-like game, and many other items to enhance your learning." If you purchase the Kindle edition, you must then purchase this other access separately for $35. The dead tree edition is a better bargain -- cheaper, and comes with both the website access and the Project CD-ROM.

Not consice, not to the point, to much verbosity / / 2010-07-02
I am a database administrator & developer, programmer, and occasionally - a project manager. I require data that is short, to the point, and gets the information across in a highly efficient manner -and this book fails to do this on all points. Schwalbe was a requirement for a class I took and I did not enjoy reading it. It had all the hallmarks of a book that has been revised, revamped and re-titled (1st edition, 2nd edition, 3rd edition, 4th edition, etc) entirely too many times; it is entirely TO verbose, provides excruciating ad-nauseam detail on the same subject matter multiple time in different sections of the book, and simply fails to get to the point. If you want a book that provides a short and informative "this is what you really need to know about project management" then avoid Schwalbe and buy something else.

Good buy / / 2010-06-12
The book arrived as expected, in the condition that was advertised. I was very happy with the prompt service.