Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP Skills

Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. Whether you are a Project Management Professional (PMP) seeking to update your skills, or are a novice project management practitioner, this book walks you through every step of managing a project, including:Defining and stating the scopeDeveloping a project charterBuilding a master project management planCreating and managing the work breakdown structureObtaining approval and resourcesMeasuring personnel and project performanceClosing out contracts as well as the projectThe Street Smarts s

Go to book on PM basics GF in IL This is a very good book to explain the PMBOK standards. It provides clear scenarios, asks questions to ensure you understand, and has many good examples. It helps the reader see how to apply the standards to real projects and explains why each standard is important. I used it to supplement in a class on Project Management; I likely could have simply used this as the text. I am not sure that you'd be able to pass a PMBOK certification after this, but I'd guess you could.. Francisco said Highly recommend this book for entry and mid-level PMs. Highly recommend this book for entry and mid-level PMs. The step-by-step details with use cases, exercises, and templates makes this book a must have. Even for advanced pros' the book is also useful due the number of templates and ideas that may have been forgotten. Well worth having as an instructional guide or as a resources.. 3rd portion of a great trio for PMP The Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP Skills book that completes a trio from ybex PMP Exam Prep, I was half expecting to be the clunker of the collection. Again much to my surprise it well exceeded my expectations. Street Smart is not just an endless list of tips without context as may other books that label themselves street smart turnout to be. The book is rich with job aids, templates and guides that make actually doing the job of project management easier.If you think a PM's role is just filling in task names and durations into Microsoft Project, tracking and printing schedules. This series is not for you.

Hands-on practice for the most common-and most difficult-project management tasksBreaking into the field of project management is difficult, and the Project Management Institute requires that Project Management Professionals (PMPs) have on-the-job experience before earning their certification. This handy, task-based resource addresses the most common and the most challenging tasks Project Managers face and demonstrates how to perform these tasks.The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks.Aimed at anyone looking to gain hands-on experience in the field of project management by offering a unique look at the daily routine of a project managerOffers a variety of real-world scenarios, covering everything from the most common tasks to the most demandin

. Linda Kretz Zaval, PMP, is owner and managing member of 20/20 Solutions, LLC. An active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), she is an internationally sought-after public speaker, project management instructor, and consultant. She has taught project management in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. Terri Wagner, PMP, is President and founder of Mentor Source, Inc