The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management - Softcover

Verzuh, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471692840 ISBN 13: 9780471692843

Publisher: Wiley, 2005

Synopsis

An updated and revised edition of a bestselling guide to project management
The first edition of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management sold over 100,000 copies and has been widely adopted in university courses and corporate training programs around the world. The book teaches the basic methods for defining, planning, and tracking a project, as well as techniques for leading and building strong project teams.

This new edition includes:

• Downloadable, customizable project management forms
• Study aids for passing the popular Project Management Professional certification exam
• Guidelines for building high-performance project teams
• New examples of project management at work in the 21st century

Eric Verzuh (Seattle, WA) is certified by the Project Management Institute and is President of The Versatile Company, which delivers project management training and consulting services to such companies as Adobe Systems, Inc., GE, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom, and the United States Postal Service. He is also the author of The Portable MBA in Project Management (0-471-26899-2), from Wiley.

About this title

About the Author

ERIC VERZUH is President of The Versatile Company, which provides project management training and consulting to such major corporations as Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Adobe Systems, Inc., and the U.S. Postal Service.

From the Back Cover

The bestselling introduction to project management—now with downloadable forms and worksheets!

This practical, easy-to-use guide gives you instant access to the cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of today's leading experts on project management, Eric Verzuh. Using real-world examples, it delivers all the information you need to navigate complex project management issues. This revised Second Edition also includes downloadable, customizable forms to help you plan your project. You'll learn how to build and coordinate teams, set realistic schedules and budgets, design a plan step-by-step, and manage the expectations of customers and management.

As the business world has changed, so has project management—and so has this bestselling, comprehensive resource. Keeping up with the state of project management today, this edition includes entirely new information on building project teams and enterprise project management. For the best practices and the latest advice on project management, this is the only resource you need.

From the creators of the bestselling Portable MBA series comes The Fast Forward MBA . . .

• A quick way to brush up on new ideas
• An easy-to-use format that fits in any briefcase
• Real-world information that you can put to use now!

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471692840
• ISBN 13: 9780471692843
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416