Book description
Your Successful Project Management Career answers all the questions new project managers typically have, giving them advice and information about entering and excelling in the field
The book clarifies important terminology, discusses how project management got started and where it's heading, and provides a run-down of necessary certification and training.
This is the only project management book to focus on the career aspect.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
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I. Understanding Project Management Today
- 1. Understanding What Project Management Is All About
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2. Introducing the Principal Organizations
- Australian Institute for Project Management (AIPM)
- Association for Project Management (APM)
- American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm)
- International Project Management Association (IPMA)
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- American Management Association (AMA)
- Standards Organizations
- Technical Standards Organizations
- Notes
- 3. Considering the Project Management Organizations
- 4. Speaking the Language
- II. Acquiring Project Management Skills
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III. Improving Your Project Management Abilities
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7. Expanding Your Knowledge
- Assessing Your Capabilities
- Expanding Your Knowledge
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Expanding Your Education
- Where Are You Now in Your Education?
- What Level of That Career Field Do You Want to Enter?
- In What Location Do You Want to Go to School?
- What Particular School Do You Want to Attend?
- Do You Want to Go to School Full-Time, Part-Time, Day, Night, Correspondence, Via E-Learning?
- How Will You Pay for Your Schooling?
- Expanding Your Training
- Certification
- 8. Improving Your Abilities
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7. Expanding Your Knowledge
- IV. Applying Your Skills to Projects and Programs
- V. Making Your Career Moves
- VI. Keep the Momentum Going
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Your Successful Project Management Career
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2004
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: None
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