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The Project Managers MBA: How to Translate Project Decisions into Business Success

by Dennis Cohen and Robert Graham

both former university professors and experienced project management consultants, provide the skills that, until now, could only be gained through a graduate degree and years of hands-on experience. Cohen and Graham walk project managers through basic business concepts such as value creation, accounting and finance, strategy, and marketing. They connect these concepts to the decisions project managers face every day. And they make it easy to apply the resulting solutions on the job through a unique business systems calculator. Readers can use the online calculator in conjunction with the book to understand how different project variables affect business outcomes, to determine the overall impact of proposed project changes, and to evaluate the economic results of many decisions they make.


About the Authors

Dennis Cohen

Dennis Cohen is a Senior Consultant with SMG, Inc, a BTS company, leading its Project Leadership Practice. He is also the founder and President of Optimal Performance Network, an SMG global partner. He works with clients to improve business performance by aligning and optimizing their strategic execution process to convert strategy into action.

Robert Graham

Robert J. Graham is an independent project management consultant and was a senior associate with the Strategic Management Group. He taught at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is coauthor of The Project Manager’s MBA, from Jossey-Bass.