Project Management, Program Management, Agile Scrum, Management and Leadership Questions and Answers

by Suresh Basandra

Many folks become leads, project managers, program managers, scrum masters, or functional managers by chance. Someone assigns them the management of a group, team, product, project, program, or scrum because of their area of expertise while not taking into account they have never had any management education or training. And without the specific skills and techniques necessary to clarify objectives, avoid serious errors of omission, and eliminate costly mistakes, the whole enterprise can quickly become a recipe for disaster. But for those without the formal background who want to become acquainted with the discipline of Project Management, Program Management, Agile Scrum, Management and Leadership, help has indeed arrived. You would have probably realized that managing or leading is not as easy as telling other people what to do, then sit back to watch things get done. You need to be able 1. hire, motivate and retain great people 2. communicate clearly with them 3. train, mentor and coach them often with limited resources and time 4. evaluate their performance and take necessary steps to improve it 5. manage office politics 6. juggle a full load of your own responsibilities at the same time Your ability to lead and get work done by others can always be improved. Even the most confident, experienced leaders are facing challenges they could not have imagined a few years ago. Without new skills to meet those challenges, it is next to impossible to get ahead or sustain business success. But, this book covers every challenge you are likely to face on releasing the individual and collective performance potential of your employees or team members. The questions here reflect the information you need to be the best that you can be in your position. Fundamentals on delegation, influencing, job descriptions, scope of responsibility and authority, performance reviews, and giving directions, plus many others are described in an easy to understand format. Key Topics covered include in about 1,250 Questions and 1. Project Management Overview 2. Project Scope and Requirements Management 3. Project Estimation 4. Project Planning 5. Cost Management 6. Time Management 7. Project Control 8. Human Resources Management 9. Project Management Organization 10. Risk Management 11. Change Management 12. Effective Communication 13. Meetings Management 14. Conflict Management 15. Quality Management 16. Process 17. Project Evaluation 18. Program Management 19. Managing Multiple Projects 20. Project Management Tools 21. Software Development 22. Extreme Programming 23. Dynamic Systems Development Method 24. Agile Scrum 25. Agile Project Management 26. Project Management and Agile Scrum 27. Functional Management and Agile Scrum 28. Project Management Templates 29. Project Management Screening Questions 30. Management and Leadership 31. Vision, Mission and Values 32. Roadmap 33. Empowerment 34. Effective Delegation 35. Influencing People 36. Negotiation 37. Emotional Intelligence 38. Team Building 39. Recruitment, Hiring, Orientation, and Retention 40. Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring 41. Motivation 42. Managing Up and Across 43. Managing Managers 44. Office Politics 45. Performance Management 46. Discipline and Termination 47. Stress Management 48. Management Templates 49.

1863 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 24, 2013