The Project Management Pocketbook is a practical, step-by-step guide to managing a project through to completion. It looks at each key stage and identifies the management techniques that can be applied. From objective-setting through to implementation, the book stresses the importance of good communication, teamworking and influencing skills. All too often, books on this subject cover the process of project management and not the people aspects. This Pocketbook addresses both. "Project management requires a multitude of skills - from vision and planning, to monitoring, communication, leadership and, of course, delivery. This pocketbook pulls together best practice from these diverse areas into one simple, easy-to-read booklet. Refreshingly, it has been written from a general business perspective (rather than I.T.), and is therefore applicable to anyone managing change."Adrian Guttridge, Vice President UK & Ireland, EDS "A lively guide based on real events that any of us may encounter in our everyday life at work or (as I found out after reading this) at home."Johann de Waal, Director, International SOS Insurance Services Ltd

Keith Posner LLB Hons, FCIPD ACIM FlnstLM began his professional training career over 20 years ago at Nationwide Building Society. He then joined Allianz Cornhill Insurance and managed the specialist training function on their business process re-engineering project team. Keith and his wife Sian formed Positive Perspective in 1995. Their team of consultants specialises in one-to-one executive coaching, and designing and delivering a wide range of individually tailored training programmes, including: Business Planning and Project Management, Stress Management, Life Balance, Leadership & Motivation, Selling & Negotiation Skills, Management of Change, Team Building, Career Development Centres and Communication & Empowerment. Positive Perspective's client base includes managing directors, partners and senior managers from prominent global and national companies, notably within the utilities, financial and service sectors. With Mike Applegarth he has written two other pocketbooks, on empowerment and call centre customer care. Mike Applegarth Chartered FCIPD is a trainer and consultant with over 30 years' experience. His assignments have involved him in projects within a range of industries from insurance to petrochemicals, and his clients are within the private and public sectors and amongst charitable institutions. Aside from leadership and sales training, Mike trains in project management and has helped organisations identify their own processes and documentation appropriate to all scales of project. In particular, participants learn just how much the day job benefits from scoping, planning, implementing and evaluating.