Print Book $39.95
By Meri Williams
March 2008
Publisher: SitePoint
Pages: 224
ISBN 10: 0-9802858-6-0 |
ISBN 13: 9780980285864
Press Release
(Average of 1 Customer Reviews)
A full color guide for anyone who finds themselves responsible for executing projects and needs some guidance on how to get the job done!
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Short, and to the point, this book aims to do to provide a solid foundation for anyone who finds themselves responsible for executing projects.
From the Back Cover
Every project you manage will be unique. Scope, budgets, team dynamics, and timeframes will differ. As a project manager, the most important factor in achieving project success will be your understanding of The Principles Of Project Management.
This book will show you that project management isn't rocket science: using the information contained in this book, you'll deliver projects on time and on budget, again and again.
With The Principles Of Project Management you'll:
- Learn how to start every project on the right foot.
- Master the planning, execution, and control of your projects.
- Discover the secrets of effective communication and change management.
- Identify project warning signals and learn to keep your projects on track.
- Understand the benefits of using the right tools, resources, and people.
- Learn how to give a superstar project handover.
- And much, much more
Featured customer reviews
short, but to the point, May 30 2008
This is a short book, but it's packed with useful information about project management. It neatly avoids getting bogged down with PM jargon, instead cutting to the core concepts. It's not designed to get you through a project management qualification (though it might help!), but will certainly help you to become more efficient at managing projects, which at the end of the day is what *really* matters. Aimed at people who want to get projects done, even if they're not officially 'project managers' within their organisation.
The book is broken into five sections - what project management is (and just as importantly, what it isn't), getting started with projects (covering the who, what, where, why and when of project initiation), getting the project done (tools, best practice, project control), the essentials of good project communication, and finally following through - closing off the project.
Rounded off with appendices covering essential project tools, templates, and links to useful software apps, this is a great book for people starting out in project management. And whilst not strictly aimed at experienced project managers, I'm sure that everyone will find something useful to take away.
Great stuff.
Media reviews
"If you are an experienced PM you owe it to yourself to read this quick book and if you are newbie this should be required reading. Great content and ideas + a great design make for an outstanding effort and book!! "
-- Daniel McKinnon, Amazon.com
"Overall, I think it's a great introductory text, particularly for people who are moving from doing to managing, or who are working on larger projects by themselves. The tone is friendly, professional, and constantly encouraging, making for a slim volume of helpfulness."
-- Elaine Nelson, Amazon.com
"You don’t need to sit through months of boring lectures, painstakingly work your way through 1,000 page plus monstrosities, or take an exam to become project manager. Learn only what really matters with The Principles of Project Management...If you are sick and tired of "project managing" by being shackled to specific PM software, get this book. It puts the focus back on what is important."
-- Dr. Eric Flescher, Mac Companion
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"If you are an experienced PM you owe it to yourself to read this quick book and if you are newbie this should be required reading. Great content and ideas + a great design make for an outstanding effort and book!! "
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