Book description
The perfect workbook for project managers and PMP exam candidates
seeking practical experience
New project managers and students pursuing the Project Management
Professional certification are looking for practical experience to
solidify their skills. The step-by-step tasks presented in this book
offer them an opportunity to practice the common tasks project
managers face in the real world. The authors, both expert project
management trainers and consultants, explore each phase of project
management: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control,
and closing the project, with in-depth instructions for handling the
tasks associated with each phase.
- New project managers and exam candidates need practical
experience to perfect their skills; this book helps them learn
through real-world scenarios
- Explores each phase of project management, offering step-by-step
instructions to many of the tasks project managers confront each day
- Covers all phases of project management, including initiating
the project, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and
closing the project
- Looks at defining scope, developing a project charter, creating
a plan to manage change, breaking down the work, managing resource
allocation, measuring performance, and releasing resources
- Fully updated to cover everything required for the 2011 PMP exam
PMP exam candidates and anyone new to project management will benefit
from the hands-on exercises in this book.
Linda Kretz Zaval, PMP®, is owner and managing member of 20/20
Solutions, LLC, and an internationally sought-after public speaker and
consultant. An active member of the Project Management Institute
(PMI®), she has taught many seminars and programs on project
management, finance, and other topics. Terri Wagner, PMP®, is owner
and managing member of Mentor Source, Inc. She provides consulting,
coaching, mentoring, and training in project management, business
leadership, and business acumen to domestic and international
government, corporate, and university clients.
