HUMAN RESOURCES The HR professional's guide to achieving great results through savvy project management You're leading crucial HR projects-everything from designing employee mentoring programs and facilitating cultural change to conducting legal compliance audits and identifying activities for outsourcing. How do you ensure that your projects deliver their promised benefits? This book offers potent strategies, including ways to: Assemble a talented project team Break complex projects into manageable tasks Get derailed projects back on track Mitigate the risks inherent in every project The Business Literacy for HR Professionals Series The Business Literacy for HR Professionals Series educates HR professionals at all levels in the principles, practices, and processes of business and management. Developed in cooperation with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and drawing on rich content from Harvard Business School Publishing and SHRM, these books provide a comprehensive overview of the concepts, skills, and tools HR professionals need to be influential strategic partners in their organizations. Series Adviser: Wendy Bliss, J.D., SPHR, author of Legal, Effective References: How to Give and Get Them,; coauthor of The Employment Termination Source Book: A Collection of Practical Samples; and contributor to Human Resource Essentials (all published by the Society for Human Resource Management), is an expert on human resource issues. She provides HR consulting, executive coaching, and corporate training to clients nationally. OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: The Essentials of Managing Change and Transition The Essentials of Finance and Budgeting The Essentials of Negotiation The Essentials of Power, Influence, and Persuasion The Essentials of Strategy The Essentials of Corporate Communications and Public Relations