Improving Your Project Management Skills

Richman draws on thirty-plus years of teaching and a long AMA seminar career to produce a concise, practical handbook that covers project management from scope definition through closeout — work breakdown structures, scheduling, performance measurement, team leadership, the works. Alignment with the PMBOK guide gives it credibility in professional contexts, and the checklists and real-world examples make it genuinely usable rather than just theoretical. A second edition in 2011 signals continued relevance. The honest limitations: the 2006 first edition predates agile and modern hybrid methodologies, which are now standard in most organizations, and the book doesn't go deep enough to serve advanced practitioners. For someone new to project management looking for a solid, industry-aligned foundation, it's a reasonable and concise starting point.