Essentials of Project Management

the long version

"The Business Literacy for HR Professionals series, developed in cooperation with the Society for Human Resource Management, helps HR professionals do exactly that. Covering essential areas such as negotiation, decision making, change management, finance, and more, these highly practical books help HR professionals in their goal to be true strategic partners who bring additional bottom line value to their organizations. Thanks to accelerating change and intensifying competition, more and more organizational work takes the form of projects--large and small, complex and straightforward. This hands-on book provides the guidelines and tools you need to enhance this core competency, including assembling a project team, keeping projects on schedule and within budget, and mitigating project risk."--Publisher's website.