PMFORUM Breaking News

RMC Publications, the publishing arm of RMC Project Management, has announced that Jerry Manas' highly anticipated leadership guide Managing the Gray Areas, Essential Insights for Leading People, Projects and Organizations has been released. The book, officially released on January 15th, examines the perils of black and white thinking, and offers valuable tools for making better decisions from broader perspectives. It supports these themes with insights from today's business leaders as well as sources from the fields of philosophy, science, history, and more.

Jerry Manas, a highly visible contributor in general management and project management circles, regularly provides leadership and project management consulting to Fortune 500 companies across the globe. He helped lead over 400 volunteers in the creation of the Project Management Institute's global standards for Program and Portfolio Management, and also contributed to the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3). As one of the most popular and creative authors and speakers in the leadership space, Manas' first book, Napoleon on Project Management (Nelson Business, April of 2006), has been a huge success within project management and general management circles.

RMC Publications placed an initial order for 5,000 printed copies of Managing the Gray Areas, but readers quickly snapped up much of the first print run during the preorder period in late December and early January. "Although orders slowed just a bit at times, early on we were averaging nearly one preorder per minute," Eric Rudolf of RMC Publications noted. "And we have yet to really get into the heart of our promotional efforts now that the book is released."

Rudolf also mentioned that RMC Publications is in discussions with a number of other experts and published authors, and hopes to make at least one more major signing by the end of the year.

Parties interested in reviewing the Table of Contents for Managing the Gray Areas, or placing an order at a significant discount from List Price may visit the RMC Website at www.rmcproject.com for more information. Authors looking to make a book submission to RMC Publications are encouraged to contact Eric Rudolf directly, using the contact information attached to this release.

Founded in 2001, RMC Publications is one the largest publishers of project management titles, resources and ancillary products in the world. In addition to traditional books, the company offers value-added project management resources like software, audio books, flash cards and desktop calendars. RMC Publications works directly with such innovative, knowledgeable and best-selling authors as Rita Mulcahy (PM Crash Course™, PMP® Exam Prep, CAPM® Exam Prep, Risk Management Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers), Jerry Manas (Napoleon on Project Management, Managing the Gray Areas) and several others. For more information, visit www.rmcproject.com.