Addison-Wesley Professionals New Project Management Video LiveLesson Now Available

Business Wire, August 9, 2007

Comprehensive Video Training Course Led by Project Management Expert

INDIANAPOLIS -- Project Management for Mere Mortals[R]: The Tools, Techniques, Teaming and Politics of Project Management LiveLessons video by project management guru Claudia Baca is now available from Addison-Wesley Professional. Project Management is the third video product from LiveLessons, self-paced, personal video instruction from the world's leading technology experts at Pearson Education. LiveLessons are DVD-based videos, and are comprised of full-motion video, audio, sourcecode samples and screenshots.

NEWS FACTS

* Project Management for Mere Mortals[R]: The Tools, Techniques, Teaming and Politics of Project Management LiveLessons video includes a DVD featuring 3-4 hours of instructor-led classroom sessions divided into 15-20 minute step-by-step hands-on labs and a printed study guide.

* Teaches the basics of project management, the role of project manager, and how PMBOK[R] (Project Management Body of Knowledge) fits into the equation.

* Helps users understand the basics of building a team and balancing team dynamics.

* Describes how to create project plans, schedules and budgets.

* Explains advanced skills such as estimating, cost budgeting, baselining, and change control.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Claudia Baca, PMP, PMI Certified OPM3[R] Assessor/Consultant is an independent project management consultant, trainer and lecturer. She has lectured at private venues and PMI chapters across the world. She has more than 20 years of project management experience and serves on the leadership team that produced the Project Management Maturity OPM3 standard. Baca contributed to Kim Heldman's best-seller PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide, and also served as its technical editor. In addition to her LiveLessons video, She also authored the book, Project Management for Mere Mortals[R], and is co-author of the PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide Deluxe Edition.

USEABLE QUOTE

"The LiveLessons video format makes it perfect for you to learn about one topic at one time and then come back at a later time and view a different subject," said author Claudia Baca. "My LiveLessons DVD is a great, inexpensive way to learn project management visually with real hands-on instruction."

ABOUT PEARSON EDUCATION

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