Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management by Greg Horine

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management by Greg Horine

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 078973821X ISBN-13: 9780789738219   You've just been handed your department's biggest project and you probably aren't sure where to even begin. Whether you have 6 months or 6 weeks to complete it, being an effective project manager can make all the difference to the end result. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management can help you quickly become an effective and efficient project manager when time matters most. Through topics such as "building a project budget and schedule" to "managing vendors," this book will guide you through what works and what doesn't based on tried and true practices. Your learning will be focused on the skills and qualities of effective project managers, leadership styles and project trends, including information technology, outsourcing and virtual teams. Let Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management help you take your project from start to finish.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project ManagementAbout the Author

Gregory M. Horine is a published author (PMP Exam Cram 2) and certified project management and business technology professional (PMP, CCP) with more than 16 years of consulting experience across multiple industries. His primary areas of professional expertise include

• Project management and leadership

• Complex application development

• Enterprise solution development

• Business process analysis and improvement

• Data analysis and transformation

• Package implementation and integration

• Vendor and procurement management

• Regulatory and process compliance

• Project management tools

• Computer systems validation

• Testing processes

• Quality and risk management

In addition, Mr. Horine holds a master's degree in computer science from Ball State University and a bachelor's degree in both marketing and computer science from Anderson College (Anderson, IN).

Through his "servant leadership" approach, Mr. Horine has established a track record of empowering his teammates, improving project communications, overcoming technical and political obstacles, and successfully completing projects that meet the targeted objectives.

Mr. Horine is grateful for the guidance and the opportunities that he has received from many mentors throughout his career. Their patience and influence has resulted in a rewarding career that has been marked by continuous learning and improvement.

You can access a recent interview of Mr. Horine by the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and the Networking Professionals Association (NPA) at these respective websites:

• http://www.npanet.org/public/interviews/careers_interview_121.cfm

  http://www.stephenibaraki.com/cips/feb04/ghor.asp

When not engaged in professional endeavors, Mr. Horine hones his project management skills at home with his lovely wife, Mayme, and his five incredible children: Michael, Victoria, Alex, Luke, and Elayna.

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ISBN 13	9780789731975
ISBN 10	0789731975
Title	Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management
Author	Greg Horine
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2005-05-19
Number of pages	336
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