14 August 2009

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August's Featured Items at PMI.org/Marketplace

Project Management: A Managerial Approach – Seventh Edition
Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel, Jr.

At one point or another, all project managers have discovered that no project has ever been completed exactly as planned. Project Management: A Managerial Approach – Seventh Edition will enable you to be better prepared to select, initiate, operate, and control all types of projects while managing risks and uncertainties.

You can also learn how to apply computer software packages to project management problems, thanks to software screenshots and end-of-chapter exercises. Project managers will gain the quantitative skills, knowledge of organizational issues and insights needed to do project management effectively.

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Managing Complex Projects: A New Model
By Kathleen B. Hass, PMP

Discover a new model for managing today’s complex projects.

For organizations to survive and thrive in today’s global economy, you must find ways to dramatically improve the performance of large-scale projects. The concepts of complexity theory can complement conventional project management approaches, and enable you to adapt to the constant changes around you.

Managing Complex Projects: A New Model offers an innovative way of looking at projects and treating them as complex adaptive systems. Applying the principles of complexity thinking will enable project managers and leadership teams to manage large-scale initiatives successfully.

1. Explore how complexity thinking can be used to find new, creative ways to think about and manage projects
2. Diagnose complexity on a wide range of projects — from small, independent short projects to highly complex, longer projects
3. Understand and manage the complexity of the business problem, opportunity, solution and other dimensions that come into play when managing large-scale efforts

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