Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management

If you want a concise distillation of all the essential tasks an effective project manager should be executing, The Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management is the book for you. The author presents a performance support system based on the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge. It reflects the best practices in the emerging field of project management. The Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management is a set of worksheets, guidelines, checklists, and other tools for use by novices to perform specific project management tasks in a step-by-step fashion. It's not necessary to read through the entire book to apply a particular tool. The Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management allows those new to project management to quickly acquire broad knowledge and skills related to the project management processes, terminology, tools, and techniques.

About the Author

For over a decade, Michale Greer has helped new project managers become more effective. He is the author of The Project Manager's Partner, also by HRD Press. For many years Greer managed teams of contractors as they worked with new product developers to create training and performance improvement systems for major corporations such as AT&T, Apple Computer, The American Red Cross and others. Recently, Mr. Greer has focused on providing workshops and consulting support for individuals and organizations who need to improve their project management processess as well as on the publication of materials to support these processes. Through his books, articles, workshops, and frequent public speaking appearances, he has sought to demystify the field of project management and make it accessible to new and part-time project managers.