George T. Edwards

Project Management Fundamentals: a Practical Overview of the Pmbok George T. Edwards 1st edition

"Project Management Fundamentals" provides a quick overview of the Project Management Body of Knowledge and covers the critical aspects of project management.

Every effort has been made to present a straight to the point description of project management and as such is and easy to read alternative to the "Guide to the Project Management body of knowledge."

By providing a fast and practical overview of the Project Management Body of Knowledge, this book will quickly have the reader applying efficient project management practices.

The book is specifically orientated to people who wish to rapidly grasp the concepts of Project Management and to those that are preparing for a PMP certification.

Readers will learn :
Project management best practices
Development of project charters and writing of status reports
Planning and scheduling Projects
Managing issues and risks
Managing and motivating team members
Contracting
Earned value analysis
Microsoft project
If you want to know what the principles of sound project management are without having to read extensive books or enduring project management war stories, then this book is for you.