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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... 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 projects change directions so often or seem to be poorly managed , this book will help you understand ...
... understand the following chapters. So, if you find the approach in this first chapter too wide for your liking, feel free to move on to Chapter 2 and the core of this book. Using. history. Project management, as an idea, goes back a very ...
... understand enough about project management to do it themselves, they also recognize the unique value of a good, dedicated person playing the role of manager. Program. and. project. management. at. Microsoft. Microsoft had a problem in the ...
... understanding and communicating ideas face to face. The larger the organization or the project is, the more important ... understand the subtleties of what's involved. The balancing act here is to recognize which view of the project is ...
... understand the business view of the project as well as the technical view, and he'll help the team translate between them when necessary. That wider perspective makes it possible to deliver critical nuggets of information to the right ...
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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 |