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A role-playing, scenario based text that provides the basics of earned value management. Reading like a novel, this text attempts to provide the EVM student an easy-to-learn environment to guide them through the tools, techniques and processes that are used in managing projects of less than $1M which are the majority of projects today.

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9781467928052

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Jeff Tyler is a semi-retired Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years of extensive experience in systems management and managing projects, programs, and products in the IT, Telecom, DoD, Transportation, and Space industries. Jeff has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in project management, systems management and bioastronautics since 1993 for Webster University, Colorado Technical University and Kaplan University and has developed curriculum for these universities as well as Jones International University and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is one of the contributing authors to the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Jeff is called on to develop training, curriculum and test material for PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and he's been a PMP since the late 1990's. Jeff has extensive PM experience with virtual and international projects as well as in-house programs and has referred publications, a book and presentations in project management. Jeff is working with Kaplan to posture as a leading institution for developing future project managers on a global scale. Jeff's background in project and program management is a result of his years as a military project and program manager for major systems acquisition in both aviation and space systems. This was further refined as an IT project and program manager in both the telecommunications industry and in the transportation industry. The author of two books on project management, Jeff is writing his third book on Earned Value Management. Jeff lives in Colorado where he enjoys photographing the great outdoors and consulting with different organizations on developing good project management tools, techniques, and processes.

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