Insightful, practical and straight to the point. Project Management QuickStart Guide is an essential read for anyone that needs to hit the ground running with effective and efficient project management.

If you are new to project management, I can’t recommend this book enough. This is a simplified, concise guide that serves as an excellent resource of project management fundamentals. From early planning to minimizing risks to keeping deliverables on track and on time, this book has it all. Useful tools and templates are also included!

Chris Croft's "Project Management QuickStart Guide" is a brilliant piece of writing and organization of a critical topic. Project Management doesn't have to be as complex as other manuals would make it. I hope that the plan is to publish this as an eBook, because the resources that one needs are easily available by the tap of a finger, and even the videos with come right up on your eBook reader screen. The templates can be downloaded and printed out.
I began reading this book out of general interest, and then part-way through, I realized that the described Gantt chart was just what I needed to redo my blog "The Halleson Post." (Start out by charting your project with Post-it Notes, and finish it by using Microsoft's Excel to create a Critical Path that can be monitored every step of the way.) Chris Croft doesn't leave anything out including how to use Excel. I won't need everything in this handbook, but I can use most of it. To see my progress, please check in to http://halleson.net/ from time to time and leave a comment. I loved reading this book. It is engaging, cleverly done, and sometimes funny. Chris Croft is a gem!