Fast Track to Success: Project Management

Brings together the latest business thinking, cutting edge online material and all the practical techniques you need to fast track your career.

Practical Focus- illustrates how to adapt traditional project management tools and techniques for modern business teams in areas such as marketing, finance or operations.

Shows you where to start- too many project managers start by asking 'what are we going to do'? The real starting point should be to ask 'what are we going to achieve-what are our objectives'.

Unique combination of practical business tools, real life case stories and thought leadership.

Goes beyond skills development to link directly to personal career development.

Project management is no longer the preserve of the specialist. Effective managers now recognise that most operational activities aimed at achieving key team objectives can and should be considered projects and managed accordingly. Typically these projects will range from:complex operational tasks, one off initiatives such as moving office or installing a new IT system, to the development of new products and services. However, whilst many of the traditional project management principles still apply, most tools and techniques need to be adapted and simplified to make them relevant to modern businesses. For those that master these new skills, exciting career opportunities lie ahead that accelerate functional managers into new areas. Fast Track to Success- Project Management presents an integrated approach that will accelerate your project management skills, not just in getting tasks done, but in planning complete projects and managing your team to deliver the best possible outcomes.