Bringing the PMBOK® Guide to Life – A Companion the Practicing Project Manager

FRANK P. SALADIS, PMP, is a senior consultant and trainer for the International Institute for Learning Inc. (IIL) and is the originator of International Project Management Day, a day of recognition for project managers held during November each year. Mr. Saladis is the author of a popular series of articles entitled "Positive Leadership in Project Management" and was awarded the 2006 Linn Stuckenbruck Person of the Year Award by the Project Management Institute. He is a past president of the PMI New York City Chapter and was the Chair of the PMI Education and Training Specific Interest Group (EdSIG) through 2008. HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director for Project, Program and Portfolio Management at International Institute of Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global learning solutions company that conducts training for leading corporations throughout the world.

Forward. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter One: Why Do Project Managers Need This book? Chapter Two: The Big Picture. Chapter Three: Project Plan SWOT Analysis. Chapter Four: Developing a Project Methodology. Chapter Five: Defining Project Success. Chapter Six: Developing Performance Measures. Chapter Seven: Monitoring and Control Simplified. Chapter Eight: The Change Control Process. Chapter Nine: Establishing Roles and Responsibilities. Chapter Ten: Risk Management - A Project Imperative. Chapter Eleven: A Strategy for Success. Chapter Twelve: Rapid Knowledge Development (RKD) for Project Managers: Tips, Tools, and Techniques. Chapter Thirteen: Bringing The PMBOK - Guide To Life Through Templates. References. Index.