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'Project Management Battlefield' Applies Wisdom of ‘Art of War’ to ProjectManagement Practices, Available Worldwide March 5, 2013

Puneet Kuthiala provides valuable insight into contemporary business practices through acomparison of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” with the recognized global standard for projectmanagement, PMBOK®.

Zurich, Switzerland (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 -- In tough economic times, the modern global marketplace hasbecome a battlefield where decisions can lift or destroy a company in a matter of weeks. As commanders, theproject managers marshal teams through strategy execution to gain market share and win the war.

In his thoughtful new book, “The Project Management Battlefield: Sun Tzu’s Wisdom on ProjectManagement,” author Puneet Kuthiala takes an extraordinary and innovative approach to explain how today’sproject manager can adapt Sun Tzu’s lesson to win the battle for dynamic project results.

Throughout “The Project Management Battlefield,” Puneet draws parallels between the ancient Chinesemilitary philosophy of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” with the Project Management Institute’s standards forprocesses, guidelines and terminologies used while managing projects, “A Guide to the Project ManagementBody of Knowledge®,” or PMBOK®.

“The similarities between ‘The Art of War’ and the philosophy of PMBOK® are striking,” said Puneet. “Byapplying the wisdom hidden in ‘The Art of War,’ the project manager stands to improve his strategic skills aswell as his business’s bottom line.”

In the first portion of the book, Puneet, a veteran quality management and project management professional,analyzes key facets of PMBOK®, such as Cost Management and Risk Management, through the lens of “TheArt of War.” Puneet notes the similarities while thoroughly discussing how the applications of “The Art ofWar” can benefit project managers.

As an example, Puneet explains that just as a military strategist needs to watch for signs of discouragement,lack of resources and weakness in the enemy, a project manager must watch for the similar risks. Puneet showsthe project manager how to think like a warrior by developing a strategy of perpetual vigilance. By identifyingrisks, implementing and monitoring response plans and scanning for changing, new and outdated risks, theproject manager can achieve victory over his rivals while minimizing conflict.

Readers will be able to see the parallels for themselves because Puneet includes, at no extra cost, a completecopy of Sun Tzu’s work in the “The Project Management Battlefield.” Puneet, who is currently developing aframework for the project manager based on the “The Art of War,” says that after absorbing and applying thelessons in “The Project Management Battlefield,” the reader will be able to decipher Sun Tzu’s teachings in twomore books in the series that will complete the trilogy he is working on.

“A warrior’s strategic thinking is crucial to project managers, yet it has not been discussed in other books,” saidPuneet. “With my book and those to come, project managers now have the strategic insight to handle thepressure related to profits, market share and competition that increasingly affect us.”

“The Project Management Battlefield: Sun Tzu’s Wisdom on Project Management” is available worldwide at

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Amazon at www.puneetkuthiala.com/books. A paperback copy on Amazon sells for less than $30 and isavailable for a special price in India on country’s premier book stores.

About Puneet KuthialaPuneet Kuthiala has been a student of quality and project management for decades. He holds IT andmanagement certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the Information Systems Audit andControl Association (ISACA®) as well as the American Society of Quality (ASQ®). Puneet contributes toPMI® publications and volunteers with the ASQ®. Puneet was born in Yamuna Nagar, a town in Haryanaprovince in Northern India, and graduated from Pune University, in Western India. After working on fourcontinents and in five countries, he currently resides in Uetikon am See, a village in Zurich canton inSwitzerland.

Learn more at http://www.puneetkuthiala.com

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Contact InformationPuneet KuthialaAuthorhttp://www.puneetkuthiala.com0041762578117

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