101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them: Practical Advice for Handling Real-World Project Challenges

by Tom Kendrick PMP

In this helpful how-to, author Tom Kendrick reveals field-proven principles for navigating high-pressure situations, so you can overcome any obstacle. Even with a terrific project management program in place, problems can arise to derail your team’s hard work. This book explores a wide range of challenging scenarios and practical solutions and is packed with insightful answers to over 100 of your most urgent project management questions. In 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them , you’ll learn how The last thing you need in the heat of battle is to dive into project management theories. While there’s no one right answer to the challenges you face as a project manager, 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them has a plethora of actionable guidelines that help you troubleshoot quickly so you can get back to doing what you do best.

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Dan B]

Temperament of project manager not bad to be slightly extroverted
Be willing to be interrupted
Nice if you can be a subject matter expert in what project you manage
Able to delegate
Includes responsibility (for the project), processes (of organizing and your goals), leadership (via trust), solid relationships, having people care about the project
PRINCE is an acronym for Projects IN Controlled Environments
Waterfall (medium to large) and cyclic (small) life cycles
Escalating problems quickly on short projects
Have heavier process familiarity earlier rather than later
Know the benefits of delivering and the consequences if you don't
Aggressive plans must always be tracked with high discipline

[Larashi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Handy tips to strengthen your ability managing group projects. Very well written

[Wengkien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading the project management help in the works

[Ivo Stoykov · Rating 3 out of 5]

One could use this as a reference in different situations, just to be sure there isn't something missing. Worth to take a look.

[Muhammad Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seemed too basic, some incidents.

[Glenn Burnside · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference to have on hand. Would make a great Q&A section in an online wiki