Introduction to Project Management, Second Edition

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Introduction to Project Management, Second Edition
by Kathy Schwalbe
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Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Downunderdog
  POSITIVE: The book was in very good condition for a used book and priced right.
  NEGETIVE: Seller took sweet time getting to post office and didn't provide tracking number. I did pick cheapest mailing choice, but does that mean you wait a week before going to the post office? I would have had it in 3-days if the seller mailed it as fast as he took my money. All in all; I'm not displeased, just dishearted...

• very hands-on
  We (International business school, University applied science, Netherlands) decided to start a new major and one of the new modules was to be: project management, a 7-weeks' 5 ECTS introduction course.
  This book (1st edition, but 2nd edition is pretty much the same) is very suitable for this purpose: it offers a very structured approach to PM (based on the US PMI standards). It's straight forward, lots of examples, lots of extra teaching materials, uses an on-going case (for all PM-phases, not like... more info

• Excellent PM Foundation Textbook for the classroom
  I found this to be an excellent project management foundation textbook. It covers all the areas at a good pace for the PMP exam which is why I use it for project management introductory courses. The PMP Prep courses I have taught for many years tend to have a high dropout rate as the students become overwhelmed with learning the language of the PMBOK. Since using this book in a foundation course the students have been more successful in achieving their PMP goals. Good pace and excellent practical steps. more info

• Good for beginners
  With the title of "Introduction to Project Management", this book does exactly that. It provides an introductory overview of the various phases in projects.
  The thing missing from this book is any discussion of 'soft' skills needed by project managers...but perhaps that is outside the scope of the text.

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