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Business Skills and the Great Project Manager: Two New Resources

Posted by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Deborah Bigelow Crawford has more than 20 years of experience in business management and handles the operational and administrative functions of PM Solutions. Ms. Bigelow Crawford also serves as Co-CEO of the PM College®, PM Solutions' training division, where she is responsible for the fiscal management and quality assurance of all training and professional development programs. Prior to joining PM Solutions, she served as the Executive Director of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and was instrumental in providing the foundation and infrastructure for the exponential growth that the Institute has maintained over the last 10 years. In addition, she served as the Executive Director of the PMI Educational Foundation. Over the last decade, she has authored numerous articles in PM Network, Chief Project Officer, and Optimize magazines. Ms. Bigelow Crawford is also co-author of the book Project Management Essentials. She has presented a variety of papers as a speaker at international symposia and conferences, and is a member of the National Association of Female Executives and the Project Management Institute.

What brings projects into closer harmony with the business side? The Business-Savvy Project Manager.

Something that has been absorbing a good deal of our thought and energy at PM College the past several months has been discovering what role business acumen plays in project manager success.

You can learn what we've discovered through research and interviews by downloading our free on-demand webinar, "An Organization's Best Competitive Weapon: Business Savvy Project Leaders," which aired on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Or, download our new white paper on the subject: The Business-Savvy Project Manager: Building the Skills the Market Demands.

Either way, you will be joining us on the journey to prepare tomorrow's project managers for closer relationships with executive management, more input into strategic decisions, and a better grasp of the organizational and market forces that affect projects.

I'll be speaking on this topic at the PMI Global Congress next week in Vancouver, BC, as well. Come join the discussion!

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