The Practitioner's Guide to Project Management: Simple, Effective Techniques That Deliver Business Value - Softcover

Carter, Lynda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990354911 ISBN 13: 9780990354918

Publisher: Competitive Edge Consulting Inc., 2014

Synopsis

The Practitioner's Guide to Project Management provides simple, effective techniques
in a way that encourages collaborative conversations with key resources and delivers
business value. Book highlights include:
* Foundational techniques - the value they provide and the questions they help answer
* Role and responsibility clarity for key project players across the life of a project
* Explanation of project management deliverables - their purpose, content and tips on how to create them
* Recommendations for collaborative planning workshops
* Answers to common questions about applying project management techniques

About this title

About the Author

Lynda Carter has a BA in Marketing, BS in Computer and Information Sciences from Cleveland State and an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College. Lynda has extensive experience designing and delivering project management training programs as well consulting with senior project management leaders on all aspects of the projects from methodology design and implementation to advanced applications of project management, including: Project Management Essentials, Project Management for Executives, Project Teams, Applied Risk Management, Stakeholder Management and Project Management Maturity Assessments.
In addition, Lynda has consulted in areas of: Total Quality Management (TQM), Business Analysis, Process Mapping, Process Improvement, and JAD Facilitation.

From the Back Cover

"The Practitioner's Guide to Project Management: Simple, Effective Techniques

that Deliver Business Value is the most comprehensive book I've read on project

management. Lynda Carter's writing style makes you feel as if you are standing side-by-

side with her as she walks you through the steps required to ensure your project is a

success and delivers a product that exceeds your sponsor's expectations." ~From the

foreword by Gary Slavin, author of Plan Your Success: Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

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"Ms. Carter provides practical, useful techniques for deriving maximum business

value out of basic project management in this concise and easy-to-read guide.

The Practitioner's Guide to Project Management is a great add to any project

manager's library." ~Carrie Brainerd, PMP, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Project

Management Office

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"Lynda Carter has been a dynamic and insightful instructor with Baldwin Wallace

University Professional Development for over ten years, and has routinely received

impressive reviews and feedback from course participants in both public sessions and

custom training. A few examples are: 'Lynda is very knowledgeable and brought realworld

experience to the material.' And 'I have been a project manager for over ten

years, but I received valuable reminders and new tips [in this training course].' Lynda

brings practical, valuable, and real-world experience to all her project management

applications; she is a consummate performer and valued member of our instruction

team." ~ Connie King, Director of Professional Development, Baldwin Wallace University

Edition details

• Publisher: Competitive Edge Consulting Inc.
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0990354911
• ISBN 13: 9780990354918
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Balan David
• Number of pages: 276