The Project Manager's MBA: How to Translate Project Decisions into Business Success

  • 5h 28m
  • Dennis J. Cohen, Robert J. Graham
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2001

An Instant Business Degree for Today's Project Managers

This book provides a crash course in the business basics that every project manager needs to understand. The authors--former instructors at the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania--teach readers skills that can ensure that their projects not only meet their technical objectives but their company's business objectives as well. And they introduce a unique online calculator that makes it easy to anticipate the effect each project decision will have on the bottom line. Filled with vital lessons for real-world situations, The Project Managers MBA will quickly have project managers acting like entrepreneurs and thinking like CEOs.

About the Authors

Dennis J. Cohen is senior vice president and managing director of the Project Management Practice at Strategic Management Group.

Robert J. Graham has developed a consulting practice in prject management and is the author of Project Management as if People Mattered and Creating an Environment for Successful Projects.

In this Book

  • The Project Manager’s MBA—How to Translate Project Decisions into Business Success
  • An Entrepreneurial Approach To Managing Projects
  • Accounting And Finance Basics For The Project Management Entrepreneur
  • Business Strategy—Where Are We Going And How Are We Going To Get There?
  • Project Management Processes For Business Results
  • Marketing And The Project Manager—Understanding The Customer And The Competition Too
  • Project And Post-Project Costs
  • Why Finance Matters For Project Managers
  • Decision Making And The Business Systems Approach
  • The Project Venture Development Process