Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager

Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager introduces readers to project-based information technology, manufacturing, and research and development business environments. Giving them both business and industry vocabulary, this text assists readers in preparing for CompTIA's Project+ certification examination and the Certified Associate Certificate in Project Management offered by the Project Management Institute. The text helps prepare readers to step into a new profession with an understanding of their employer's expectations. Other topics include project management organization, management concepts, project planning, time management, estimation, cost, communications, quality, risk, tracking, reporting, and procurement. Other features include: The text views professional organizations through the eyes of a project manager, creating a balanced approach. It familiarizes readers with ethical issues that arise in both business and industry. End-of-chapter questions help to promote discussions and serve to sensitize readers to the moral dimensions of an organization's issues. A free CD containing a 120-day trial version of Microsoft Project 2002 is enclosed.Hoffman, Harvey F. is the author of 'Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130339713 and ISBN 0130339717.