FranklinCovey Releases Updated Edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager, Based on FranklinCovey’s Popular Course, Available Through The FranklinCovey All Access Pass

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC), one of the most trusted leadership companies in the world, today announced the release of an updated edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager, one of its bestselling books, published by BenBella Books and available at book retailers everywhere.

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Book Blends the Best Practices of Agile and Waterfall Project Management and Educates “Unofficial Project Managers” on How to Lead and Manage Products Successfully (Graphic: Business Wire)

The book is based on content from one of FranklinCovey’s most popular courses, Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager, which is available to organizations as part of The FranklinCovey All Access Pass. FranklinCovey has taught thousands of project managers a proven formula for project success, and the authors are now sharing with readers what they’ve learned. The book, like the course, blends the best practices of Agile and Waterfall project management and educates “unofficial project managers” on how to lead and manage projects successfully to meet the demands of the agile project economy.

In addition to FranklinCovey’s insights about what makes projects successful, the book is aligned with the robust principles and processes from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), seventh edition, produced by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Kory Kogon, co-author of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager, and FranklinCovey vice president of Content Development said, “Today’s knowledge workers are paid to think, innovate, create, and execute projects. They’ve slipped into being unofficial project managers with little or no training at all, which is why it’s not surprising that 65 percent of projects fail each year.* They not only struggle in finding and following a doable project management process, but in leading matrixed project teams that don’t formally report to them.”

That struggle results in low employee morale and in mistakes which cost organizations millions of dollars in wasted time and desired results. To be successful, they need practical, up-to-date skills to execute high-value projects on time and with quality.

“There are hundreds of books written about project management, most of which are written in the official, formal voice of 'real' project management and are full of intimidating, complicated processes, and specialized language,” said Kogon. “This book differs because it’s based on current principles and practices of project management that are easy to understand and apply.”