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Now the perfect companion for anyone sitting the PMI’s PMBOK exams THE DEFINITIVE 2ND EDITION PROJECT MANAGEMENT THE FAST TRACK TO GETTING THE SEBASTIAN NOKES AND SEAN KELLY GUIDE TO JOB DONE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET the definitive guide to project management In an increasingly competitive world, we believe it’s quality of thinking that gives you the edge – an idea that opens new doors, a technique that solves a problem, or an insight that simply makes sense of it all. The more
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