Synopsis
This is a guide to project management for success, designed for project managers of all levels in every industry. The project management handbook combines elements of the simplest and most complex project management approaches and processes, including those contained in Pmi®'s Pmbok®.
This handbook provides guidance through a simple seven-step approach called Success:
Step One - Set-up the Project
Step Two - Understand the Requirements
Step Three - Create the Team
Step Four - Construct the Plan
Step Five - Execute the Plan
Step Six - Sign-off and Close the Project
Step Seven - Salute the Team
Employing this seven-step approach results in efficient and effective project management with certain results. With the purchase of the project management handbook, the reader has access to a downloadable file containing all templates referenced in the handbook.
About the Author
Rod Baxter, author of Operational Excellence Handbook, Strategy Driven for Success Handbook, Project Management for Success Handbook, Problem Solving for Success Handbook, and Workshop Facilitation for Success Handbook, is principal and cofounder of Value Generation Partners, headquartered in Naples, FL. In his thirty-year career, he has led operational excellence and continuous improvement efforts for organizations such as ACI Worldwide, Diebold, The Hoover Company, The Timken Company, GOJO Industries, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Kent State University. Through these experiences, he traveled around the globe, facilitating teams in China, Singapore, UAE, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Poland. As a Value Generation Partners principal, Rod is the subject matter expert, facilitating its Operational Excellence training, consulting, coaching, and project mentoring.
Rod holds a bachelors of science degree from Kent State University and an MBA from the University of Akron, and has earned the following professional certifications:
Certifications include:
▪ Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute
▪ New Product Development Professional from the Product Development and Management Association
▪ Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from the International Society for Six Sigma Professionals
▪ Six Sigma Black Belt from the American Society for Quality
▪ Manager of Operational Excellence from the American Society for Quality
Rod is a distinguished alumni of Kent State University's College of Technology, published guest writer to Quality Progress magazine, and has served as a member of the board of examiners for Ohio Award for Excellence and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
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