Making things happen : mastering project management / Scott Berkun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkun, Scott.

Contributor:

Berkun, Scott.

Series:

Theory in practice (Sebastopol, Calif.)

Theory in practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (438 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Based on his nine years of experience as a program manager for Internet Explorer, and lead program manager for Windows and MSN, Berkun explains to technical and non-tec

Contents:

A brief history of project management (and why you should care)

The truth about schedules

How to figure out what to do

Writing the good vision

Where ideas come from

What to do with ideas once you have them

Writing good specifications

How to make good decisions

Communication and relationships

How not to annoy people : process, email, and meetings

What to do when things go wrong

Why leadership is based on trust

Making things happen

Middle-game strategy

End-game strategy

Power and politics

Appendix: A guide for discussion groups.

Notes:

Updated edition of: The art of project management, O'Reilly, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Related Work:

Berkun, Scott. Art of project management.

ISBN:

9780596522247

059652224X

9780596555399

0596555393

OCLC:

609841033