Suitable for both beginners and more experienced project managers, The Definitive Guide to Project management is the essential companion for anyone looking to develop and master the techniques of effective project management skills.

Inside you will find key exam questions, templates and action checklists to help you at each stage of your well-executed project.

The steep rise in demand for good project managers in recent years has been mirrored by the publication of book after book setting out the formal processes and mechanics of project management. whether they are textbooks or books aimed at the practitioner, they all usually cover the same ground - the aBCs of project management.

But anyone who has ever managed a project or overseen the management of a project in the real world knows that there is a significant difference between mastering the ABCs and mastering the practice of project management itself.

It's not that the formal methodologies don't work, but rather that it's only half of the picture. To go from good to great in project management, you need to shift your focus back to the real basics of management.