Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management"O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2008. gada 25. marts - 410 lappuses In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new edition now adds more value for leaders and managers of projects everywhere.
Coming from the rare perspective of someone who fought difficult battles on Microsoft's biggest projects and taught project design and management for MSTE, Microsoft's internal best practices group, this is valuable advice indeed. It will serve you well with your current work, and on future projects to come. |
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... Individual programmers and testers, or other contributors to projects. This book will improve your understanding of what you're contributing to, and what approaches you can use to be effective in doing so. If you've ever wondered why ...
... individual topic-focused essays, as a single extended narrative, and as a reference for common situations. Each chapter takes on a different high-level task, provides a basic framework, and offers tactics for successfully completing the ...
... individuals, and at the same time lives on the line. There is science in what we do, yes, but also habit, intuition, and sometimes plain old guessing. The gap between what we know and we aim for persists. And this gap complicates ...
... individual biases and interests can derail the directions of the team. Strong adversarial factions may develop around engineering and business roles, slowing progress and frustrating everyone involved. Consider that in hospital ...
... individual, programming-centric activities. While I think many of the best programmers understand enough about project management to do it themselves, they also recognize the unique value of a good, dedicated person playing the role of ...
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Where ideas come from | 89 |
What to do with ideas once you have them | 113 |
Part Two | 133 |
What to do when things go wrong | 213 |
Part Three | 239 |
Why leadership is based on trust | 241 |
Making things happen | 259 |
Middlegame strategy | 279 |
Endgame strategy | 301 |
Power and politics | 329 |
A guide for discussion groups | 353 |
Writing good specifications | 135 |
How to make good decisions | 155 |
Communication and relationships | 175 |
process email and meetings | 193 |
index | 373 |
About the Author | 393 |