The Sterling Planning Group has published "How To Plan Any Project: A Guide For Teams (And Individuals)," 2nd Edition, written by Thomas C. Belanger. Foreword by David I, Cleland. Cartoons by Gary Kirby, (ISBN 0-9631465-1-3, 230 pages)
This How-to Guide is a standalone planning tool for projects, a companion to any project management software package and a companion to Project Management textbooks. The Guide uses sample projects from sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing, as well as a plan for a departmental summer outing to demonstrate a proven, step-by-step process for planning projects of all sizes. Also included are sample Gantt charts, task networks and various other charts and checklists necessary for detailed project planning, Included are examples from Microsoft Project, Milestones Etc., Project Scheduler 6, CA SuperProject, Primavera Project Planner and TeamFlow. The closing chapter provides a control cycle worksheet to plan for project control.
Thomas C. Belanger authored "Successful Project Management", published by the American Management Association in March 1995, and "How To Plan Any Project, published by DMSI in 1991. He has worked with clients in Aerospace, Banking, Computer Hardware and Software, Consumer Products, Health Care, Utilities and in the Public Sector to plan and manage hundreds of projects since 1981.
For more information contact Tom at the Stearling Planning Group (508) - 422 - 6611, or planner@tiac.com