A Project Manager‘s Book of Forms: A Companion to the PMBOK Guide

This source book of forms and procedures for using them follows exactly the content of the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide, 4E. It provides a road–map approach so readers know exactly where they are and what forms precede and follow their current position on a project. The volume contains forms in hard copy for reproduction as well as in an accompanying CD for use and customization by a wide variety of project managers, consultants, and other associated professionals.

From the back cover:

A handy compendium of ready–made forms for managing every project

This valuable companion to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fourth Edition presents project managers with a comprehensive and practical set of forms and reports that help them apply the concepts and practices described in the PMBOK® Guide.

Written by the project manager of the team that updated PMI‘s PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition, A Project Manager‘s Book of Forms is designed specifically to help both new and experienced project managers handle all aspects of a project. The forms cover all the Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing. It even includes some forms not mentioned in the PMBOK® Guide, which you will find helpful in managing your project.

Use the forms as a guide in collecting and organizing project information, or as a template for ensuring a set of consistent data on all projects. The forms can also be adopted on an organizational level to enable a repeatable approach to project management.

For your convenience, completely editable electronic versions of all the blank forms, in Microsoft® Office compatible format, are on the included CD–ROM. You may use them as is or tailor them to your own needs.

The PMBOK® Guide covers the processes for managing a project; this book gives you a handy road map of forms to use to make every project just a bit smoother from start to finish.

About the Author:

Cynthia Snyder Stackpole is a well–known project management consultant and was the project manager for the team that updated PMI‘s Project Management Body of Knowledge—Fourth Edition.