Project Management: 24 Lessons to Help You Manage Any Project
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“Project Management” gives you proven guidance in both the science and art of becoming an effective project manager, from coordinating and documenting the work to leading people to developing (and trusting!) your own judgment. Filled with action steps, this practical guide helps you get comfortable with the tools of project planning as well as cultivate smooth working relationships with people inside and outside your organization in order to achieve your goals.You’ll see how to: understand exactly what is required of you in your role; develop a logical plan of action; lead and motivate a team while actively managing your communication channels; make the best decisions for the project-and seek acceptable solutions rather than perfect ones; perform financial analyses and terminate unworthy projects in order to meet a bottom-line, long-term objective; and, manage all project stakeholders through consistent measuring against a pre-announced baseline for produc… More >>
Project Management: 24 Lessons to Help You Manage Any Project
June 29th, 2010 at 3:14 PM
This is a basic PM book with little insight towards growth of your PM skills. Too much is not covered like SOWs, Activity Charts and such and very little is really touched in depth. Another downside is the Brad story is so simplistic as to be boring. Pass by.
Rating: 2 / 5
June 29th, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Gary Heerkens’ Briefcase Book: “Project Management is informative and excellent reading whether you’re a novice project manager or an executive. Gary leads you step by step through the experiences, tools, methods and expectations of good project management. Included in the following of Brad the “mythical pm”, are many helpful hints, good tips drawn from experience and checklists to keep your project on track.
Rating: 4 / 5
June 29th, 2010 at 6:32 PM
I am a fan of the Briefcase Series; this is my fourth or fifth book from the series. However, I am a little disappointed with this book because it did not offer practical advice on a particular problem I am facing, inheriting a troubled project / turning around a troubled project. To my surprise, Project Management for Dummies, which was one of my first books on PM several years ago, actually dealt with this topic. So perhaps I had an expectation gap. If you are new to Project Management and need a good overview of the fundamentals, this is probably a “5 star” book for you. If you are already a practicing, experienced PM, then this likely won’t be very valuable to you.
Rating: 3 / 5
June 29th, 2010 at 7:13 PM
I have managed several projects, but have never received any formal training in project management. This book came in handy for giving me helpful techniques and a good overall perspective of project management. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to polish their project management skills.
Rating: 5 / 5
June 29th, 2010 at 9:53 PM
I too have read a lot of project management books, and found this one to be one of the best. It is written clearly and simply and is helpful to both new and experienced project managers. It is a good book overall. I might recommend a certain chapter from book X and a different chapter from book Y to someone, but I would recommend this whole book.
Rating: 5 / 5