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Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leadership
"This is the project management book I've been waiting a decade for! . . . The new world is the Project World, and this book gloriously shows the way."-Tom Peters
How to get beyond the formulas and succeed in real-world project management
Project Management Success Stories begins where most books on project management leave off-with the real-world experiences of professional project managers working without a net. From these stories and the lessons they teach, project managers emerge not as bureaucrats or technicians clinging to rules and formulas but as champions who challenge the status quo, set goals that extend the limits of their teams' capabilities, rely more on judgment and intuition than calculation, and are not afraid to take risks when necessary.
Based on a comprehensive, NASA-sponsored research project, this practical guide takes readers beyond textbook management systems and articulates the field-proven tacit knowledge that these veteran leaders have accumulated through years of experience under fire. These stories contain lessons that extend far beyond the field of engineering; they apply in any environment, from the government task force to the corporate boardroom to the shop floor. This remarkably unconventional how-to book:
* Features 70 firsthand project management success stories
* Presents actionable lessons demonstrated by these success stories
* Inspires and energizes readers to reach new heights in their own performance
* Conveys leadership principles and intangibles in a simple, nontechnical format
* Provides resources for creating success stories within any organization
* Includes profiles of five "star" project managers
Project management is not just for engineers anymore, and Project Management Success Stories is for anyone-engineer or generalist, project manager or team member-who wants to turn the tacit knowledge of proven professionals into hands-on solutions to the recurring challenges of a dynamic and constantly changing business and technological environment.
How to get beyond the formulas and succeed in real-world project management
Project Management Success Stories begins where most books on project management leave off-with the real-world experiences of professional project managers working without a net. From these stories and the lessons they teach, project managers emerge not as bureaucrats or technicians clinging to rules and formulas but as champions who challenge the status quo, set goals that extend the limits of their teams' capabilities, rely more on judgment and intuition than calculation, and are not afraid to take risks when necessary.
Based on a comprehensive, NASA-sponsored research project, this practical guide takes readers beyond textbook management systems and articulates the field-proven tacit knowledge that these veteran leaders have accumulated through years of experience under fire. These stories contain lessons that extend far beyond the field of engineering; they apply in any environment, from the government task force to the corporate boardroom to the shop floor. This remarkably unconventional how-to book:
* Features 70 firsthand project management success stories
* Presents actionable lessons demonstrated by these success stories
* Inspires and energizes readers to reach new heights in their own performance
* Conveys leadership principles and intangibles in a simple, nontechnical format
* Provides resources for creating success stories within any organization
* Includes profiles of five "star" project managers
Project management is not just for engineers anymore, and Project Management Success Stories is for anyone-engineer or generalist, project manager or team member-who wants to turn the tacit knowledge of proven professionals into hands-on solutions to the recurring challenges of a dynamic and constantly changing business and technological environment.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published March 24, 2000
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December 1, 2018
An excellent resource for anyone involved with corporate projects. 70 short stories from 36 program and project managers involved with public projects in the early to mid nineties.
Each story has a few lessons to take away. I found this book much easier to read and absorb than a weighty project management textbook. It certainly helps contextualise the theoretical issues those textbooks touch on.
Chapter titles:
1. Adopt a will to win
2. Challenge the status quo
3. Take measures risks
4. Foster flexible systems and behaviour
5. Legitimise judgment-based decisions
6. Create and maintain a focus
7. Involve the customer
8. Develop teamwork
9. Build trust
10. Profiles of successful project leaders.
It’s only ~210 pages, and it’s an enjoyable read.
Each story has a few lessons to take away. I found this book much easier to read and absorb than a weighty project management textbook. It certainly helps contextualise the theoretical issues those textbooks touch on.
Chapter titles:
1. Adopt a will to win
2. Challenge the status quo
3. Take measures risks
4. Foster flexible systems and behaviour
5. Legitimise judgment-based decisions
6. Create and maintain a focus
7. Involve the customer
8. Develop teamwork
9. Build trust
10. Profiles of successful project leaders.
It’s only ~210 pages, and it’s an enjoyable read.
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