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9781591399247: Essentials of Project Management (Business Literacy for HR Professionals)
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ISBN 10: 1591399246 ISBN 13: 9781591399247
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2006

Synopsis

Thanks to accelerating change and intensifying competition, more and more organizational work takes the form of projects—large and small, complex and straightforward. This hands-on book provides the guidelines and tools you need to enhance this core competency—including assembling a project team, keeping projects on schedule and within budget, and mitigating project risk.

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Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Press has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders.

From the Back Cover

HUMAN RESOURCES

The HR professional’s guide to achieving great results through savvy project management

You’re leading crucial HR projects—everything from designing employee mentoring programs and facilitating cultural change to conducting legal compliance audits and identifying activities for outsourcing. How do you ensure that your projects deliver their promised benefits? This book offers potent strategies, including ways to:
  • Assemble a talented project team
  • Break complex projects into manageable tasks
  • Get derailed projects back on track
  • Mitigate the risks inherent in every project
The Business Literacy for HR Professionals Series

The Business Literacy for HR Professionals Series educates HR professionals at all levels in the principles, practices, and processes of business and management. Developed in cooperation with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and drawing on rich content from Harvard Business School Publishing and SHRM, these books provide a comprehensive overview of the concepts, skills, and tools HR professionals need to be influential strategic partners in their organizations.

Series Adviser: Wendy Bliss, J.D., SPHR, author of Legal, Effective References: How to Give and Get Them,; coauthor of The Employment Termination Source Book: A Collection of Practical Samples; and contributor to Human Resource Essentials (all published by the Society for Human Resource Management), is an expert on human resource issues. She provides HR consulting, executive coaching, and corporate training to clients nationally.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:

The Essentials of Managing Change and Transition
The Essentials of Finance and Budgeting
The Essentials of Negotiation
The Essentials of Power, Influence, and Persuasion
The Essentials of Strategy
The Essentials of Corporate Communications and Public Relations

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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1591399246
ISBN 13 
9781591399247
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
326
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