In the mid-1980s, many organizations began conducting their business by means of projects. What began as experiments in a number of best practice organizations in the 1980s has become a dominant way of doing business today.

In this CD, Tom Block talks about what it takes to establish and run a project office. He describes the rationale for establishing them and highlights their strong points. He also addresses their weaknesses and offers suggestions about how to overcome them.

This CD showcases the world's Number One authority on project offices.

CD-ROM Contents

This CD contains a 50-minute long video playable on Windows Media Player that covers:

• What are project offices?
• Project offices arise to reduce project failure
• What project offices do
• Setting up and selling the project office
• Building competent project office staff
• Tips for success

Tom Block

Tom Block is a leading authority on project offices. He established one of the first commercial project offices in the 1980s while at Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He is a leading consultant, lecturer and author on establishing and maintaining project offices. He is author of the book The Project Office: A Key to Managing Projects Effectively (San Francisco: Crisp Publications, 1998). Mr. Block is on the faculty of the University of Management and Technology.

How to Obtain this CD-ROM

There are two ways to obtain this CD-ROM:

1. Purchase a copy for only $14.95 at UMT's secure Online Payment page.

2. Register for UMT's self-paced, online course, Establishing a Project Office. In addition to the CD-ROM, you will receive the following:

• Course textbook: The Project Office, by Tom Block and J. Davidson Frame
• Course modules
• Think and Review sections for each module
• Answers to the Think and Review sections
• Final exam
• Certificate of Completion.

If you successfully complete the course, you are eligible to earn 15 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from the Project Management Institute.