/UCWE/ - In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced business world, every organization is engaged in projects that will make the difference between survival and catastrophe. Most organizations will not manage those critical projects well enough, and consequently, risk going out of business.

To help organizations develop the capacity to deliver projects on time, on budget and with the necessary functionality, Babbage Simmel is announcing the publication of its guidebook for organizations, titled "The Project Management Imperative: Mastering the Key Survival Skill for the 21st Century Organization."

The book, written by Babbage Simmel Principal Consultant David Wirick with Gretchen Bond, provides a comprehensive set of solutions to help organizations increase their capacity to manage projects effectively. It is focused on the needs and roles of senior managers, human resource managers, those who manage project management offices, and those project managers who understand that the entire organization must be empowered and aligned if project management is to realize its full potential.

In his book, Wirick presents a dynamic and scalable model for applying project management in an organization and a guide to the organizational change that this new capacity introduces to the organization. Not a book about how to manage a project, but rather how to increase an organization’s capacity to successfully manage projects, the book also examines determining readiness and then how to move up to an Enterprise Project Management solution through that increased organizational capacity.

According to David Hansen, PhD, PMP, "The Project Management Imperative promises to become a reference book for project managers, organizations and authors for years to come."

Additionally, The Project Management Imperative is required reading as part of the Ashland University Master’s Certificate in Project Management, which is delivered through Ashland University’s Corporate Services Partner, Babbage Simmel. Furthermore, the book is required reading for the Specialization in Project Management one may pursue while earning an MBA from Ashland University.

The book is published and now available for order directly from the Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0595372260/qid=1136557079/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2203146-1001652?s=books&v=glance&n=283155] or Barnes and Noble [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=pK8vMdkCgN&isbn=0595372260&itm=1] websites. Additionally, you may contact Babbage Simmel directly for ordering quantities of 25 or more at a discount for management or project teams.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and founded in 1983, Babbage Simmel is an award-winning, innovative, respected and nationally-recognized solutions firm with an established track record and diversified portfolio of successfully increasing organizational and individual capacity. Babbage Simmel’s offerings include learning solutions and consulting services in Information Technology, Project Management and Business Process Management.

Babbage Simmel’s project management solutions for business and government organizations include learning solutions, customized project management curriculum, project-based education, consulting, mentoring, and project management staffing. Babbage Simmel is a Global Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute, affiliated with Boston University for the delivery of its project management curriculum, and, through its affiliation with Ashland University, is able to offer undergraduate and graduate credit for its project management courses.

For more information about Babbage Simmel Learning’s solutions for business and technology needs, please call (614) 481-6555 (or 800-288-5937), or visit www.babsim.com.