The MBA Distilled for Project and Program Professionals

Bradley D. Clark

ISBN 10: 1637421257 / ISBN 13: 9781637421253

Published by Business Expert Press, US, 2021

Certifications in project management are like birthdays: everybody has one. You need something more to distinguish yourself in this profession.This book is a practical guide for project and program managers who want to increase their skills by incorporating relevant theory, formulas, and tools from Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum. The book provides an overview of core classes taught in most MBA programs, but in a way that makes the material practical for project practitioners. Readers will learn new tools to improve critical decision making, formulas and techniques for making recommendations to leadership, and an assortment of theories and techniques for up leveling their project management skills. The book concludes with a fresh and honest look at whether the reader would benefit from pursuing and MBA themselves. Seller Inventory # LU-9781637421253

Synopsis:

Certifications in project management are like birthdays: everybody has one. You need something more to distinguish yourself in this profession.

This book is a practical guide for project and program managers who want to increase their skills by incorporating relevant theory, formulas, and tools from Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum. The book provides an overview of core classes taught in most MBA programs, but in a way that makes the material practical for project practitioners. Readers will learn new tools to improve critical decision making, formulas and techniques for making recommendations to leadership, and an assortment of theories and techniques for up leveling their project management skills. The book concludes with a fresh and honest look at whether the reader would benefit from pursuing and MBA themselves.

About the Author: Bradley D. Clark, MBA, PMP has been managing projects, programs, and people for nearly 25 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He has been project management certified since 2008. His program management career has included work at small start-ups, rapidly growing mid-sized companies, and large, multinational companies where his work impacted tens of thousands of employees. He has managed the project management function at three different companies, and he has hired dozens of project and program managers over his career. Brad's professional passion manifests at the junction of business and technology where he can apply his learnings from his MBA to real-world technology challenges faced by companies. Brad lives in Springville, Utah with his wife Colleen, to whom he's been married for more than 25 years. They have four daughters and one son.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The MBA Distilled for Project and Program ...
Publisher: Business Expert Press, US
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New