The Complete Idiots Guide to Project Management 2000 executes one of the first principals everyone should know about Project Management. Move slow in the beginning to ensure speed and forward progress in the execution phase. This is how this book is written.

Not only have I read this book from cover to cover, but it also serves as a good reference for future projects. I can't wait for your next release.

Michael Savoie

"Taking the 'Fear' out of Project Mgt. & Creating Balance"
Ron Black has succeeded where many have failed. He has taken the complexities of using MS Project 2000 and turned them into an easy-to-understand format that blends the tool side of PM with the people side.

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and PM trainer, I intend to recommend this book to both to beginners and 'experts' alike. With a fun-loving, obvious sense of humor, Ron Black explains the underlying principles upon which this type of software was developed. Additionally, he has NOT neglected the all important aspect of how to use the tool to motivate, inform, and build a cohesive project team.

He does what folks need - shows them that they CAN do it, that project management and the PM software really isn't as terrifying as it may seem when you first get thrown into it.

The book is informative, thorough, and motivating. Buy it. Read it. Use it. Open it often to remind yourself of the all important basics that we often lose sight of when we are caught in the middle of a busy project day.

"Finally a good Project book"
Finally, somebody wrote a book that steers you around the frustrating quirks in Microsoft Project. It's obvious that the author knows project management and computers and can tell you how to really get things accomplished. I was surprised to see that he even tells you which features of Project you shouldn't use. The book isn't just about how to use all the features in the software, it's about getting projects done!

"Excellent tool for project management"
This book is the best I've found for understanding Microsoft Project. But Ron Black goes beyond that, he explains what all the 'charts and graphs' are for. Whether or not you have ever used project management software, this book gives you invaluable tools on how to manage a project.