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RMC Project Management offers a complete line of best-selling and award-winning professional development products for new project managers, experienced project managers and those seeking an internationally-recognized certification. All products are developed by Rita Mulcahy—the Founder and CEO of RMC Project Management and an Internationally-recognized project management trainer and speaker. The products outlined below are used by project managers in nearly 50 countries, and distributed locally in 13 countries across the globe—as well as within the United States and Canada.
The Art of Managing Projects, Volumes 1 & 2
An Audio Q&A Series for Solving Real-World Project Problems
The Art of Managing Projects, Volumes 1 & 2 (Audio CD)
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Are you looking for new ways to approach old project problems? Do you want to learn to apply project management in the real world and be entertained while doing it? Are you interested in the challenges other project managers face?
The Art of Managing Projects is not a course in project management, but rather a guide about what to consider, what to research, and how to approach your most pressing issues on projects. So sit back, relax, and expand your abilities as a project manager, program manager, project sponsor, or team member! And for a limited time, receive Rita's Volume 2 CD for free with the purchase of Volume 1!
PM Crash Course™ for IT Professionals
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PM Crash Course™ for IT Professionals
Published by Cisco Press and RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy and Martha L. Young
PM Crash Course™ for IT Professionals is full of project management tools that you can apply immediately to your IT projects—to deliver them on time, on budget, and with fewer headaches. Authored by world-renowned project management trainer Rita Mulcahy and technology business expert Martha Young, this book will help you get your IT projects back on track using proven, real-world project management tools and techniques.
This book will cover dozens of real-world IT project management issues, including the following:
- Understanding why IT projects fail—and preventing failure.
- Defining effective IT project charters and requirements.
- Organizing IT roadmaps into manageable projects.
- Capturing, creating, and using historical data.
- Establishing "soft" and "hard" project metrics and milestones.
- Defining project scope, and avoiding scope creep.
- Identifying and managing stakeholders and expectations.
- Choosing the right PM tools for your needs—including in-house, hosted, and cloud-based solutions.
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Book + Audio Bundle: Purchasers of PM Crash Course™ for IT Professionals in hard copy may add the Audio Book to their purchase for only $19—and no extra shipping! Click here to purchase this bundle and save $20. |
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NEW—Interactive e-Book: Also available in an e-Book format, designed specifically as a desk reference for PC and Mac computers, laptops and Netbooks (not compatible with standard e-Book readers like Sony, Kindle, etc.). Try this book for free today! |
The Project Management Tip-a-Day Calendar . . . Volume 2
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Rita Mulcahy's Project Management Tip-a-Day Calendar, Volume 2
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Remember the neat little desk calendar that 10,000 of you managed to get your hands on last year? It's back—in a brand new, Volume 2 Edition! Like last year's version, each calendar day will provide you with project management tricks, ideas, and facts that will stimulate your thoughts, make you laugh, and help you become a better PM. And this year, the calendar is PERPETUAL—meaning you can start using it whenever you wish! If you want to improve your project management skills every single day, you need this calendar on your desk. Bundle packs also available.
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Project Management Tools and Fundamentals
PM Crash Course™ Premier Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
Every year, thousands of people are thrust into projects or project management roles at their companies. In fact, many project managers are assigned to or even placed in charge of high-profile projects, potentially worth millions of dollars to their organizations—with no tools, no direction, and little structured training. PM Crash Course™, Premier Edition, is the first book specifically designed to help these people!
This revolutionary Course in a Book® in real-world project management is perfect for people who are looking to get projects back on track, and who want easy-to-use tools that can make an immediate impact.
Also Available in Audio CD and Downloadable iTunes Format!
Rita's Exam Prep Systems and Components
Fully Updated for The PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition (2008)
CAPM® Exam Prep Book – Second Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
From the author of the best-selling PMP® exam preparation book in the world, CAPM® Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy is the worldwide standard for people studying for the CAPM exam. In addition to 12 comprehensive lessons, this innovative book includes games, exercises, Tricks of the Trade® and common pitfalls and mistakes—as well as enough sample test questions for nearly a full CAPM exam.
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PMP® Exam Prep Products – Sixth Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
Own the best-selling PMP® exam preparation book in the world! In addition to study material, games, exercises, Tricks of the Trade® and common pitfalls and mistakes, this book offers over 80 pages of new material—and enough test questions for two full PMP® exams.
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PMP® Exam Prep, Sixth Edition—Audio Book (Abridged)
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
Throughout its six editions, the best-selling PMP® exam preparation guide in the world has NEVER been available in an audio format—until now! Over the course of this 10+ hour audio CD set, world-renowned author Rita Mulcahy will take listeners through the most critical concepts in her worldwide best-seller, including:
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* Note: This product is an Abridged version of Rita's best-selling book, PMP® Exam Prep (above), meaning the audio book is designed to be a supplement to—not a replacement for—the hard copy book. For various reasons, some of the learning-based games, exercises, exhibits and sample exam questions found in the hard copy book could simply not be translated to an audio format.
Hot Topics PMP® Exam Flashcards – Sixth Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
If you are looking for a way to prepare for the PMP exam that fits into your busy schedule, these flashcards are it. Now you can study at the office, on a plane or even in your car with RMC's portable and extremely valuable Hot Topics PMP® Exam Flashcards—in hard copy or audio CD format.
Over 300 of the most important and difficult to recall PMP® exam-related terms and concepts are now available for study as you drive, fly or take your lunch break. Order them both!
PM FASTrack® Exam Sim Software for the CAPM® Exam
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
How would you like to know you are going to pass the CAPM exam before you take it? PM FASTrack® for the CAPM Exam is an exam simulation software program containing more than 600 questions and three testing modes.
Utilizing the same testing and evaluation engine as our best-selling PMP exam software, PM FASTrack® for the CAPM Exam features automatic question bank updates (for people with Internet connections), as well as comprehensive grading and reporting capability.
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Windows 7 Compatibility Note The PM FASTrack® software is compatible with Windows 7. When installing the PM FASTrack® software on Windows 7, please install to the default directory (C:\Program Files\PM FASTrack v6) and do not alter any program settings. If you have technical issues while attempting to install the PM FASTrack® software on Windows 7, please send us an email at pmfastrack@rmcproject.com or call us at 952-846-4484 (option 0). |
PM FASTrack® PMP® Exam Simulation Software – V 6
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
Created with the assistance of a psychometrician (just like the actual exam) PM FASTrack® is designed to simulate the actual exam in every detail. The program's database of 1,400+ questions allows you to take exams by knowledge area, process group, keyword/concept, PMP and Super PMP simulation.
Features for version 6 include automatic question bank updates (for people with Internet connections), upgraded exam reporting and archiving, and more "wordy" questions that more closely match the actual exam. In addition, all questions are cross-referenced with RMCs PMP® Exam Prep textbook, so you may quickly and easily go back and work on your weak areas. Why be surprised when you take the actual exam? Find your gaps before the exam finds them for you!
This product is available in CD ROM version or a downloadable version. Please make the appropriate selection from the buttons on the left.
Windows 7 Compatibility Note The PM FASTrack® software is compatible with Windows 7. When installing the PM FASTrack® software on Windows 7, please install to the default directory (C:\Program Files\PM FASTrack v6) and do not alter any program settings. If you have technical issues while attempting to install the PM FASTrack® software on Windows 7, please send us an email at pmfastrack@rmcproject.com or call us at 952-846-4484 (option 0). |
CAPM® Exam Prep System – Second Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
The CAPM Exam Prep System by Rita Mulcahy contains one of each of three products—a CAPM® Exam Prep textbook, a copy of PM FASTrack Exam Simulation Software for the CAPM Exam, and one copy of Hot Topics Flashcards (audio or flip book—your choice).
This system will begin shipping during the week of September 28, but until then friends of RMC may preorder as many as they wish at a 30% discount.
Note: Once this product is officially released in late September, preorder pricing will no longer be available—so please order soon.
PMP® Exam Prep System – Sixth Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
This is Rita's PMP Exam Prep System, and contains one of each of the three products outlined above—a PMP Exam Prep textbook, a copy of PM FASTrack Exam Simulation Software and one copy of Hot Topics Flashcards.
Note: If you are already registered for or plan to register for a 2-day or 4-day PMP® Exam Prep course from RMC, you will receive the standard PMP® Exam Prep System for FREE on the first day of class.
Rita Mulcahy's Pocket PMP® Exam
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
This 3½" x 5¼" pocket guide contains a complete, properly structured PMP® exam simulation that can go where computers and Internet connections cannot. In addition to 200 of Rita Mulcahy's best PMP® exam sample questions, this pocket guide includes an answer key with full explanations of each question, page references to Rita's worldwide best-selling book PMP® Exam Prep, and a supplementary index with questions organized by Process Group.
Make no mistake, this is NOT just a book full of practice questions—this is a comprehensive study tool designed by the worldwide expert on passing the PMP® exam.
Other Books and Guides
100 Things Project Managers Should Do Before They Die – Premier Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy, PMP
With all of the craziness that projects usually entail, sometimes we forget to have fun! Did it ever cross your mind to do something a little wacky? Between creating schedules and holding meetings, it is important to make time to enjoy the experiences suggested in this very different kind of to-do list. Take a moment to see the humor in projects again! Written by best-selling PM author Rita Mulcahy, this must-have resource covers the following topics:
- Getting Your Point Across
- Minding the Details
- Shaping Your Success
- Leading with a New Perspective
- Creating Teamwork
- Taking Care of You
- And More!
Order this book today for only $14 with a flat fee of $3 for shipping. (Direct ordering of this book is not yet available outside of the U.S. and Canada. Please consult our official non-U.S. distributors for delivery to other regions.)
* Ordering Currently Available for U.S. and Canada Residents Only
Also Available in Audio CD and Downloadable iTunes Format!
Managing the Gray Areas – Premier Edition
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Jerry Manas
This groundbreaking book by best-selling author Jerry Manas touches on topics such as principles, values, ethics, decision-making, incentives, staffing, critical thinking, and communication—pulling ideas from a wide variety of knowledge areas. Managing the Gray Areas explores typical challenges that many leaders of people, projects and organizations struggle with, and offers a set of guidelines, principles, and tools that can help navigate these murky waters. Challenges and issues covered in this groundbreaking new book include the following:
- Ensuring accountability without micromanagement
- Implementing the right level of internal processes
- Balancing individual needs with organizational goals
- Communicating with simplicity and context
- Assembling teams and team makeup
- Creating positive images for organizations, teams and products
- Creating flexible, yet integrated organizations
- And More!
Review The Table of Contents and Executive Summary
Also Available in Audio CD and Downloadable iTunes Format!
PMBOK® 4th Edition (2008)
Published by The Project Management Institute, Inc.
The PMBOK® Guide, 4th Edition (2008), is the International standard for project management from the Project Management Institute (PMI). This is a new and improved version, complete with new processes, procedures and standards for project management excellence. This 2008 edition is the version that all certified project managers (PMPs,) project offices and project managers should be using on their projects going forward.
E-Learning Courses and Online Tools
PM Crash Course™ Online
Rita Mulcahy, world-renowned project management expert and author of the best-selling book PM Crash Course™ Premier Edition, has been teaching her innovative PM tools and techniques to project managers since 1991. Now, the thousands of development hours that went into her 1-day intensive classroom-based course are available online—24 hours a day, 7 days a week—to project managers around the globe!
CAPM® Exam Prep Online
Aligned with The PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition (2008)
Rita Mulcahy, world-renowned PM expert and best-selling author, has been teaching her innovative techniques for passing the PMP® exam on the first try since 1991. Now, she has turned her extensive knowledge of international project management standards into a comprehensive, e-Learning based course for the CAPM® exam—available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—to project managers around the globe!
PMP® Exam Prep Online, Sixth Edition
Aligned with The PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition (2008)
Rita Mulcahy, world-renowned PM expert and best-selling author, has been teaching her innovative techniques for passing the PMP® exam on the first try since 1991. Now, the thousands of development hours that go into her 2-day intensive classroom-based course each year are available online—24 hours a day, 7 days a week—to project managers around the globe!
PM Crash Course™ for Improving Project Estimating
Are time and cost estimates for your projects rarely accurate? Do you have trouble identifying WHY your estimates never hold up? Do you need real-world techniques for estimating time and cost on your projects? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, Rita Mulcahy and RMC Project Management can help you find real-world solutions to your project estimating problems!
PM Crash Course™ for Handling Unrealistic Schedules
Has your boss given you a project deadline that you believe is unrealistic? Did your sales team sell a project with a due date that you simply cannot meet? These might be common situations in the project management world, but they should NOT be happening… and now you can do something about it! In only four hours, this new and innovative online course from Rita Mulcahy will help you understand why this situation occurs, and will present real world solutions that you can implement immediately.
Common Risk Management Errors That Can Ruin Your Career – Online Workshop
This unique 4-hour online workshop, developed by world renowned PM trainer and award-winning Risk Management author Rita Mulcahy, will provide you with a real-world, step by step approach to using risk management and give you the Tricks of the Trade® from around the world—tricks that that you can begin using as soon as you return to your project. In addition to a complete overview of the risk management process, Rita will review common mistakes that others make—and teach you how to avoid them.
Risk Management Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers – Online Course
This world-class online course will provide attendees with the Tricks of the Trade® from around the world for understanding and applying risk management. Risk management helps senior managers, project managers, team members and stakeholders be more proactive, prevent project problems instead of just dealing with them, and eliminate up to 90% of the things that can go wrong on projects.
15 Attributes of the Most Successful Project Managers
Imagine a course that benefits from 15 years of research, hundreds of presentations and infinite updates—and you will begin to realize the valuable insights you will receive in this course. What exactly makes the best project managers "the best?" Not for the faint of heart, this intensive e-learning course designed by Rita Mulcahy will answer these questions, and help you acquire the skills of the most successful project managers. This course is designed for experienced and trained project managers, team members and senior managers with at least 5 years of full-time project management experience, who want to know what it takes to put themselves in a group with the best project managers in the world.
Tricks of the Trade® for Senior Managers
Created by one of the world's foremost experts in project management, this course deals with Tricks of the Trade® for project management from a Senior Manager's point of view. Not only will you learn what project management is, but also hear what project managers feel are the things that are getting in their way and causing project failure. Be prepared to walk away with a project management methodology, and learn in a short period of time what really makes a difference.
Risk Management Products
Risk Management, Tricks of the Trade® + PMI-RMP® Exam Prep Guide
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
Developed by Rita Mulcahy
Who has time to waste? If you want to make a big difference on projects, Risk Management is the key! This practical and easy-to-use Course in a Book® is based on years of project experience and teaching risk management to IT, IS, construction, new product development, aerospace, manufacturing, e-business, pharmaceutical, and utility professionals. It contains:
- Tricks of the Trade® from 141 worldwide contributors
- Subjects and innovative tricks that no one else has written about
- A methodology that prevents many of the problems faced on projects
- Over a thousand sample risks and risk categories
- Risk management templates to adapt to your projects
- Games and exercises to increase your knowledge in fun ways
- An entire chapter, plus bonus material, to help you prepare for the PMI-RMP® exam
Very different than anything else available, this book is a must-have as the primary text for risk management courses, for people who want a clear and effective way to apply risk management to projects, and for people looking to become PMI-RMP® (Risk Management Professional) certified. Learn things you can apply NOW to your projects today—and earn a certification in the process!
SIRK-Kit Risk Analysis Kit
Published by RMC Publications, Inc.
A fast and FUN way to collect and sort risks, this kit provides you with the materials and the method for determining the probability and impact of 100 risks in around 10 minutes.
The SIRK-Kit Risk Analysis Kit includes:
- One copy of Risk Management Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers, including instructions for using the rest of the Kit
- A 6' X 6' Risk Analysis Chart to sort and qualify risks
- 10 packages of 50 each of RMC Risk Notes to use to record identified risks and relevant information about the risk for use in the entire risk management process
SIRK-Kit Risk Analysis Chart
Copyright © RMC Publications, Inc.
Purchase the Risk Analysis Chart as part of the Kit above, or separately. This is a 6′ X 6′ chart to sort and qualify risks.
Instructions for its use are included in the book Risk Management Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers.
RMC Risk Notes
Copyright © RMC Publications, Inc.
These sticky notes make risk management fast and fun. RMC Risk Notes are used throughout the risk management process. Instructions for their use are included in the book Risk Management Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers. Purchase 10 pads of 50 notes.