Project Management For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

The tools you need for successful project management

In today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. Now with 25% new and updated content, Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition introduces you to the principles of successful project management and shows you how to motivate any team to gain maximum productivity.

You'll learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects efficiently and effectively. You'll also discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risks, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project managers.

• The latest methods to manage resources and stay on track and within a budget
• New coverage of the pros and cons of virtual teams
• Fresh tactics for team motivation and the hottest risk management strategies
• Explanations of concepts tested in the PMP certification exam with study tips and practices to help you pass

Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives professionals like you everything you need to be successful project managers.

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Canning and Preserving For Dummies

Everything you need to know to can and preserve your own food

With the cost of living continuing to rise, more and more people are saving money and eating healthier by canning and preserving food at home. This easy-to-follow guide is perfect for you if you want to learn how to can and preserve your own food, as well as if you're an experienced canner and preserver looking to expand your repertoire with the great new and updated recipes contained in this book.

Inside you'll find clear, hands-on instruction in the basic techniques for everything from freezing and pickling to drying and juicing. There's plenty of information on the latest equipment for creating and storing your own healthy foods. Plus, you'll see how you can cut your food costs while controlling the quality of the food your family eats.

• Everything you need to know about freezing, canning, preserving, pickling, drying, juicing, and root cellaring
• Explains the many great benefits of canning and preserving, including eating healthier and developing self-reliance
• Features new recipes that include preparation, cooking, and processing times
• Amy Jeanroy is the Herb Garden Guide for About.com and Karen Ward is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals

If you want to save money on your grocery bill, get back to basics, and eat healthier, Canning & Preserving For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your ideal resource!

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Freemason Symbols and Ceremonies For Dummies

Your key to understanding Freemason symbols, rituals, and ceremonies

Are you intrigued by the aura of secretiveness and mysteriousness surrounding the Freemasons? Freemason Symbols & Ceremonies For Dummies opens the door to this age-old Fraternal organization dispelling commonly held myths and revealing the mysteries and meanings behind its elaborate rituals, cryptic rites, and curious symbols.

• With an insider's view, you will get the scoop on what goes on in a Masonic meeting, what's behind that secret handshake, and why Masons really wear aprons.

• You'll understand the true purposes of Masonic secrecy and philosophy and discover related organizations like the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite, and other York Rite Bodies.

• Explore the controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around the Freemasons and discover the cool Masonic sites at the center of Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Lost Symbol.

Learn to:

• Understand the meaning behind Freemason rituals, cryptic rites, and symbols

• Appreciate what goes on in a Masonic meeting, what's behind the secret handshake, and why Masons wear aprons

• Dispel commonly held myths about the secretiveness of Freemasons

• Explore the controversies and conspiracies that swirl around this Fraternal organization

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