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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... look at the topics listed in the Table of Contents , you'll find a solid overview of everything project leaders and managers actu- ally do . Each chapter provides coverage of the common mistakes even experienced people make , with ...
... look at the underlying challenges involved in project management and how they can be overcome. Although these points will be useful later on, they are not required to understand the following chapters. So, if you find the approach in ...
... look at how I went about leading project teams in a new way . However , these inquiries didn't always provide obvious answers . I can't promise that you'll ship sooner or plan better specifically because the advice in this book was ...
... look for medicine to be an orderly field of knowledge and procedure . But it is not . It is an imperfect science , an enterprise of constantly changing knowledge , uncertain information , fallible individuals , and at the same time ...
... look for ways to capitalize on your unique perspective of the team and project. Exercises. A. Pick your favorite friend who works in or studies a field other than yours. How does he manage his projects? Is there a special job for the ...
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Where ideas come from | 89 |
What to do with ideas once you have them | 113 |
Part Two | 133 |
Writing good specifications | 135 |
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 |
How to make good decisions | 155 |
Communication and relationships | 175 |
process email and meetings | 193 |
index | 373 |
About the Author | 393 |