PM Crash Course, Premier Edition: A Crash Course in Real-World Project Management Review

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(More customer reviews)Rita Mulcahey is one of the leading training providers in the project management profession, not to mention one of the most engaging lecturers. The book shares these features: engaging, interesting, full of information, and a good companion if you are planning on taking a PM test any time soon.Several of my staff members have benefited from the effectiveness of her programs.

If you are a semi-skilled project manager who has not yet taken the PMI Certifiying exam, or who doesn't want to wade through the encyclopedic and difficult PM Body of Knowledge, then this is a very good, very easy to read overview of pretty much everything that a high-speed project manager would want to know and do.

However, in my initial impression, I would assume that a "crash course" is intended for someone who does NOT have the required skills and needs to get some results in a hurry.

What this book is not, is a useful guidebook for someone who is getting started in the role of project manager.It is just too complete.The new PM will despair, and those who resist PM as "overhead" will have plenty of new evidence.Mulcahey makes the point over and over that PM is about planning ahead in order to avoid failure down the road, when corrective action is expensive.This is absolutely true, yet it may be lost on a neophyte PM or their process-resistant manager who will see project management processes as just another straw on the camel's back.But who other than a new PM would _need_ a crash course as opposed to the more deliberate and thorough training that an experienced PM would need?

Short version of the PMBOK - definitely.
Review book for trained PMs - definitely.I will probably be buying some for my office for this very purpose.
"Crash course" for people unfamiliar with the practice of project management: this baby's too hot for you to handle.Remember, the project managers you see succeeding around you are trained professionals.

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Every year, thousands of people are thrust into projects or project management roles at their companies. In fact, many project managers are assigned to or even placed in charge of high-profile projects, potentially worth millions of dollars to their organizations with no tools, no direction, and little structured training. This book is the first resource specifically designed to help these people!This revolutionary Course in a Book in real-world project management is perfect for people who are looking to get projects back on track, and who want easy-to-use tools that can make an immediate impact.Are you looking for project management tools and techniques that you can start using TODAY? Do you coach, mentor or manage project managers? Do you teach project management part-time or as a career? If so, Rita Mulcahy's latest book, PM Crash Course, Premier Edition, can help you!

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