What Functional Managers Need to Know About Project Management

Discover how functional managers can apply the KerznerApproach to project management As a functional manager today, you need to become more involvedin project management. That doesn't mean you need to become aproject manager, but rather you need to know how to performspecific project-related tasks, work with project team members, understand each other's priorities and problems, and resolve issuesjointly. Now here's the book that gives you everything you need toknow about your role in project management clearly andsuccinctly. Based on principles set forth in the bestselling ProjectManagement: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, andControlling, Tenth Edition, this easy-to-follow guide focuseson the pivotal role you play as an executive in project management. It introduces the acclaimed Kerzner Approach, demonstrating how itempowers functional managers with the skills needed to ensure thatprojects are completed successfully, on time, and on budget. The International Institute for Learning/Wiley Series inProject Management features the most innovative, tested-and-provenapproaches to project management, all explained in clear, straightforward language. The series offers new perspectives onsolving tough project management problems as well as practicaltools for getting the job done. Each book in the series is drawnfrom the related IIL course and is written by noted projectmanagement experts.