Shailesh Mehta

In today’s business world getting profitable and staying there is a really big challenge. The climb to being a profit making company is often a long and arduous one. While there are really no shortcuts to becoming a profitable and viable company, there is a tried and tested technique, regretfully all too often ignored, that will help make this journey a more comfortable, and less trial and error one. Project management is key in making any project undertaken by your company a successful one. Multiple successful projects in turn, are key to becoming a profitable and viable company and staying there. In this material Shailesh Mehta, has explained the scope of project management in simple, lucid and easy to implement terms. If any project can be easily decomposed into a definite set of measurable attributes, then simply paying close attention to these attributes, especially how they are performing on a day to day basis, will empower anyone to determine the success ( or failure ) of the project being undertaken. Hence, understanding and applying project management techniques is crucial to project success, Shailesh Mehta, delivers simple, but very sound concepts in this book. I believe that it’s a great read and a useful addition to any library. Ivan Bayross (CMD – Silicon Chip Technologies) (Renowned Technical Author) Shailesh Mehta has made an excellent effort to bring wide variety of topic in a single book. The author covers both traditional software development cycle and more modern agile methodologies. The author has given significant stress on project estimation and metrics - foundation for successful project execution and continuous improvement. The chapter on personal excellence is a bonus for those readers who want to take their competence to the next level. Saiprasad Muzumdar (Head of Application Management - Global Financial institution) This book covers all the aspects of project management for project managers who are beginners as well as those who are experienced. These concepts are well described and explained. Section on ‘Tools and Techniques’ covers different technologies used in various projects which gives good insight for the project managers. It is a great mix of theory, concepts, practice and perspective. Sujata Lovalekar (AtoS India Private Limited - Sr. Project Manager) Also recommended from same Author I.T. Quality Concepts and Quality Models – An overview By – Shailesh Mehta The book comprises of twenty chapters grouped into multiple sections like – Quality Concepts , Quality Awards , ISO Standards , CMM Concepts , Software Testing Standards , Security Standards, Six Sigma Concepts and BPO Standards.