Your ability to manage projects well is crucial to your organization's success. The work world is becoming increasingly projectized. More and more of what we do these days is project work. There was a time when projects were what people did in addition to their primary work responsibilities. Today it is the reverse; non-project work is what we do when not working on projects. As a result, success in business increasingly depends on one's ability to manage projects. There is a wide assortment of approaches to managing projects; success depends on applying the right tools to the right projects in the right way. Given the amount of money currently spent on projects, it is imperative that organizations learn to manage them effectively and efficiently-on time and on budget. In this concise and readable handbook for today's project managers, you'll learn how to: · Develop a realistic project plan that maximizes the probability of success · Create a workable project schedule that maximizes the use of project resources · Develop an effective project team · Keep projects on time and on budget · Make meetings work · Ensure that the project results meet customer requirements · Wrap up a project so there are no loose ends Suitable for individual reference or classroom instruction, On Time, On Budget will be a valued resource for project managers in any field. John Shoemaker has extensive practical and academic experience in project management. He has managed projects in the advertising, marketing, and marketing research industries and worked as a corporate trainer and seminar speaker throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. His client list includes small businesses, not-for-profit organizations as well as many Fortune 500 companies. John has taught courses in project management, public administration, quality management systems, statistics, research methodology, and marketing research at a number of colleges and universities. He holds a B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University and an M.A. from Western Washington University, and received his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky after completing his doctoral research at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. www.pmprof.online