The Business Savvy Project Manager : Indispensable Knowledge and Skills for Success

Valuable business skills from a leading project management expert

To make the leap from average to superior, you must develop the skills to manage each project like a small business. The Business-Savvy Project Manager thoroughly explains key concepts, principles, and tools for project managers to provide organizations with superior return-oninvestment and top performance. From portfolio management and strategic alignment to calculation of economic metrics and effective use of both financial and nonfinancial criteria in project proposals, it gives you the business savvy for top-level performance and certain career success.

Gary Heerkens is president of Management Solutions Group, which specializes in providing unique project management educational solutions and comprehensive organizational development support. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Project Manager (CPM), and a Certified Business Manager (CBM), Heerkens is a regular speaker at project management conferences around the world. He is an active member of the Project Management Institute and the International Association of Program and Project Management (IAPPM), and is author of the bestselling book Project Management (McGraw-Hill).