Acquisition and Contracting

Understanding Government Contract Source Selection, by Margaret G. Rumbaugh. Provides straightforward guidance for developing a firm foundation in all aspects of government contract source selection. Includes a source selection glossary, an extensive case study, and sample proposal preparation instructions. Comprehensive instructor’s guide available.
Acquisition Management, by Marshall Engelbeck. Covers the entire federal procurement process, from pre-award procurement planning to post-award contract closeout.
Guide to Contract Pricing, Fifth Edition, by John Edward Murphy CPA, CPCM. Explains how the government conducts business and walks through every step of the contracting process. Includes a CD-ROM with sample forms, templates, and tools to facilitate the cost and price analysis process.

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Project Management

Project Management Fundamentals: Key Concepts and Methodology, Second Edition, by Gregory T. Haugan, PMP. Presents a user-friendly and detailed approach to project management fundamentals, focusing on how essential PM methods, tools, and techniques can be put into practice immediately. Updated with a new chapter on agile project management and new case studies. Instructor’s guide available.
A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, Second Edition, by Charles I. Budd, PMP, and Charlene S. Budd, PhD, PMP. Offers an overview of basic project management best practices and provides detailed information on EV metrics and criteria, EV reporting mechanisms, and the 32 criteria of EV management systems (EVMS). Includes new material on EV metrics, implementing EVMS, government contracts, time-based earned schedule metrics, and critical chain methodologies. Instructor’s guide available.
Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program, and Project Managers, by Ginger Levin, DPA, PMP. Provides practical and proven tools and methods for developing interpersonal skills and meeting the challenges of today’s competitive professional environment. Instructor materials available.
Introduction to IT Project Management, by Cynthia Snyder, PMP, and Frank Parth, PMP. An introductory text on maintaining daily operations and managing multiple IT projects. Instructor’s guide available.
Pragmatic Project Management: Five Scalable Steps to Success, by Dave Pratt, PMP. Helps project managers select the methodologies and tools that will enable the team to expend minimum effort to achieve maximum gain on a project. Supplemental workbook available.

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Public Administration

COMING SOON! Practical Ethics in Public Administration, 3rd edition, by Dean Geuras and Charles Garofalo. Uses real-world examples to illustrate ethical issues faced by public administrators. Includes new chapters on hybrid organizations and moral agency as a key facet of good governance, as well as new case studies.
Strategic Public Management: Best Practices from Government and Nonprofit Organizations, by Howard Balanoff and Warren Master. Presents the solutions that today’s public administrators are putting into practice to address a variety of challenges, including planning and managing core mission functions, integrating new technology, and pursuing measurable results. Instructor’s guide available.

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Financial Management

Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Management, by Charles K. Coe, Ph.D. Covers essential governmental and non-profit financial management topics and all related subfields. Instructor’s guide available. Instructor’s guide available.
Managing Nonprofit Financial and Fiscal Operations, by Dale Swoboda, DPA, and Georgalu Swoboda, MAM, MS. Shows how an effective and efficient fiscal and financial system contributes to a truly successful nonprofit organization, focusing on techniques and principles of budgeting, finance, and decision making. Instructor’s guide available.
Appropriations Law: Principles and Practice, by Steven Tomanelli. A comprehensive overview of appropriations law with practical illustrations, discussion problems, and practice exams. Instructor’s guide available.

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