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Mastering Project Management: Results Through People: A Competency-Based Guidebook Focused on Project Leadership—Includes PM Test Prep Questions
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- 2023 Global Book FINALIST / Organizational Change
Mastering Project Management is a three-part book series designed for individuals such as technical specialists, apprentices, frontline leaders, engineers, managers, and project stakeholders who manage or anticipate managing workplace projects.
This Book 2, Results Through People , focuses on the leadership and people side of project management and the importance of managing people in the project management process. It suggests that project success depends on the ability to effectively lead, motivate, and communicate with project team members.
The book covers topics such as building and leading effective project teams, managing conflict, and communicating with stakeholders. It also discusses how to motivate team members, how to resolve issues that may arise during the project, and how to foster a collaborative and supportive work environment. By mastering the skills and techniques discussed in this book, you can effectively lead your teams and achieve better results through their people.
This book also focuses on the competency areas of Oral and Written Communication, Active Listening, Interpersonal Relationship Building, Conflict Management, Influencing and Negotiating, Teamwork and Cooperation, Leadership and Coaching, and Managing a Diverse Workforce, which are incorporated into the four chapters outlined below.
Book 2 Results Through PeopleEnhancing Project CommunicationDeveloping Interpersonal Project RelationshipsBuilding High-Performance Project TeamsLeading and Managing ProjectsWhat users say …Before reading this interactive series, I thought I knew the fundamental principles for assembling project teams and being a successful project manager. I realize now that there’s much more to creating results than I realized. This book has helped me create highly effective teams leading to faster and more productive results for the company, and team skills confidence for the employees.The examples opened my eyes to the types of information a project manager must communicate and the need to be more open, honest, and up front with people about project changes and scope creep.The materials cover real world scenarios and situations and allow you to participate in the learning process. They provide a comprehensive resource to build, develop, and strengthen project management skills.The two companion books, Planning for Performance , and Controlling Time, Money, and Risk , are focused on the technical and business management sides of project management, respectively.
Although the series is directed toward individuals, faculty teaching in universities and community college programs, as well as trainers in organizations will find it useful as a text or guide to bridge theory and practice.
People in organizations who just want to learn and study more about project management can use the self-paced guidebooks for workshops and seminars or learn-at-lunch programs.
As you proceed through the content and associated learning activities, apply what you learn to your projects.
Structured Learning
All our books and workbooks align with the Centrestar research-based Competency Model.
Mastering Project Management is a three-part book series designed for individuals such as technical specialists, apprentices, frontline leaders, engineers, managers, and project stakeholders who manage or anticipate managing workplace projects.
This Book 2, Results Through People , focuses on the leadership and people side of project management and the importance of managing people in the project management process. It suggests that project success depends on the ability to effectively lead, motivate, and communicate with project team members.
The book covers topics such as building and leading effective project teams, managing conflict, and communicating with stakeholders. It also discusses how to motivate team members, how to resolve issues that may arise during the project, and how to foster a collaborative and supportive work environment. By mastering the skills and techniques discussed in this book, you can effectively lead your teams and achieve better results through their people.
This book also focuses on the competency areas of Oral and Written Communication, Active Listening, Interpersonal Relationship Building, Conflict Management, Influencing and Negotiating, Teamwork and Cooperation, Leadership and Coaching, and Managing a Diverse Workforce, which are incorporated into the four chapters outlined below.
Book 2 Results Through PeopleEnhancing Project CommunicationDeveloping Interpersonal Project RelationshipsBuilding High-Performance Project TeamsLeading and Managing ProjectsWhat users say …Before reading this interactive series, I thought I knew the fundamental principles for assembling project teams and being a successful project manager. I realize now that there’s much more to creating results than I realized. This book has helped me create highly effective teams leading to faster and more productive results for the company, and team skills confidence for the employees.The examples opened my eyes to the types of information a project manager must communicate and the need to be more open, honest, and up front with people about project changes and scope creep.The materials cover real world scenarios and situations and allow you to participate in the learning process. They provide a comprehensive resource to build, develop, and strengthen project management skills.The two companion books, Planning for Performance , and Controlling Time, Money, and Risk , are focused on the technical and business management sides of project management, respectively.
Although the series is directed toward individuals, faculty teaching in universities and community college programs, as well as trainers in organizations will find it useful as a text or guide to bridge theory and practice.
People in organizations who just want to learn and study more about project management can use the self-paced guidebooks for workshops and seminars or learn-at-lunch programs.
As you proceed through the content and associated learning activities, apply what you learn to your projects.
Structured Learning
All our books and workbooks align with the Centrestar research-based Competency Model.
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February 16, 2023
Essential reading for seasoned and aspiring project managers...
Project management is a difficult task. You must have the essential abilities, expertise, and, of course, the appropriate project management tools to help you. Mastering Project Management: Results Through People: A Competency-Based Guidebook Focused on Project Leadership by Dr. Wesley Donahue covers a wide range of issues, including how to develop and lead effective project teams, how to manage conflict, and how to communicate with stakeholders. Additionally, it explains how to encourage team members, how to manage conflicts that may develop while working on the project, and how to cultivate a working atmosphere that is collaborative and helpful. You will be able to effectively lead your teams and accomplish greater outcomes through the individuals on those teams if you implement the skills and tactics that are described in this book and put them into practice. Your projects will more likely be finished on schedule, within budget, and up to the appropriate quality standards if you do this.
Project management is one of the most in-demand jobs in the world today. Project managers with demonstrated abilities and experience can find rewarding, well-paying, and high-potential jobs in a variety of fields. However, today's job market and companies are more demanding, as they would expect and seek a PM certification for anyone they would like to hire as a project manager. This book includes PM Test Prep Questions. The relevance of the credential demonstrates the requisite mastery of projects on the job.
Dr. Wesley Donahue’s “Mastering Project Management” is essential reading if you are interested in building a career as a project management professional. Highly recommended.
Project management is a difficult task. You must have the essential abilities, expertise, and, of course, the appropriate project management tools to help you. Mastering Project Management: Results Through People: A Competency-Based Guidebook Focused on Project Leadership by Dr. Wesley Donahue covers a wide range of issues, including how to develop and lead effective project teams, how to manage conflict, and how to communicate with stakeholders. Additionally, it explains how to encourage team members, how to manage conflicts that may develop while working on the project, and how to cultivate a working atmosphere that is collaborative and helpful. You will be able to effectively lead your teams and accomplish greater outcomes through the individuals on those teams if you implement the skills and tactics that are described in this book and put them into practice. Your projects will more likely be finished on schedule, within budget, and up to the appropriate quality standards if you do this.
Project management is one of the most in-demand jobs in the world today. Project managers with demonstrated abilities and experience can find rewarding, well-paying, and high-potential jobs in a variety of fields. However, today's job market and companies are more demanding, as they would expect and seek a PM certification for anyone they would like to hire as a project manager. This book includes PM Test Prep Questions. The relevance of the credential demonstrates the requisite mastery of projects on the job.
Dr. Wesley Donahue’s “Mastering Project Management” is essential reading if you are interested in building a career as a project management professional. Highly recommended.
January 25, 2023
This book is part two of a three-part series called Mastering Project Management. Book 2 is Results Through People, and the focus is leadership and people skills. Book 1 is Planning for Performance, about the technical side of project management, and book 3 is Controlling Time, Money, and Risk and is about the business management aspect of project management.
I am not a project manager, but I found this book to be a great guide to improving my communication skills and people skills in general. The parts about listening skills are of course useful for anyone. I also think the lessons on communication are valuable for anyone, particularly nonverbal communication such as body language and paralanguage, which refers to vocal characteristics other than words.
I would recommend this book to people who want to better their relationship with employees or even co-workers. Topics covered would be useful for improving workplace relations in general, and they include teamwork, employee contribution, the importance of trust, and emotional intelligence. The entire series would be useful for someone who wants to get in to project management, or wants to improve their project management skills. The book is organized as a workbook, with exercises and quizzes and also YouTube links to videos to further the lessons, and so might even be of use in a classroom setting.
I am not a project manager, but I found this book to be a great guide to improving my communication skills and people skills in general. The parts about listening skills are of course useful for anyone. I also think the lessons on communication are valuable for anyone, particularly nonverbal communication such as body language and paralanguage, which refers to vocal characteristics other than words.
I would recommend this book to people who want to better their relationship with employees or even co-workers. Topics covered would be useful for improving workplace relations in general, and they include teamwork, employee contribution, the importance of trust, and emotional intelligence. The entire series would be useful for someone who wants to get in to project management, or wants to improve their project management skills. The book is organized as a workbook, with exercises and quizzes and also YouTube links to videos to further the lessons, and so might even be of use in a classroom setting.
January 30, 2023
Mastering Project Management by Dr. Wesley E. Donahue is the name of the series of the Competency Based Guidebook. This book is the second installment called "Results Through People", in which it focuses on is how to project your own leadership towards your employees in particular projects and how to time manage it.
Understanding how and what you want to communicate to your team or partners, emotional intelligence and enhancing team problem-solving capabilities are some of the many aspects to learn from this book. The book helps to comprehend as a professional how you can achieve good result through people; this means how to understand your employees and where they can be the most productive in the corporate projects.
I thought the concepts learned were fascinating and absorbing, offering a great perspective to the modern-business world.
I highly recommend this book!
Understanding how and what you want to communicate to your team or partners, emotional intelligence and enhancing team problem-solving capabilities are some of the many aspects to learn from this book. The book helps to comprehend as a professional how you can achieve good result through people; this means how to understand your employees and where they can be the most productive in the corporate projects.
I thought the concepts learned were fascinating and absorbing, offering a great perspective to the modern-business world.
I highly recommend this book!
January 26, 2023
Author Wesley Donahue presents Mastering Project Management, a series made up of three books for technical specialists, apprentices, frontline leaders, engineers, managers, and project stakeholders who manage or anticipate managing workplace projects.
In this first installment, "Mastering Project Management: Planning For Performance", the author explains and defines the scope of a project, the creation of a project schedule and the management of its resources.
One of the things that I liked the most in this book were the graphics that the author used to highlight the proposed themes. In addition, the fact that it leaves room, at the end of each chapter, to be able to make notes is very useful.
In this first installment, "Mastering Project Management: Planning For Performance", the author explains and defines the scope of a project, the creation of a project schedule and the management of its resources.
One of the things that I liked the most in this book were the graphics that the author used to highlight the proposed themes. In addition, the fact that it leaves room, at the end of each chapter, to be able to make notes is very useful.
January 28, 2023
“Planning For Performance: A Competency-Based Guidebook Focused on Technical Project Management” is the first book in the “Mastering Project Management” collection.
It is a very interesting book for all those who are entering the business world.
Project planning and management involves a lot of organization and proper administration by managers and managers of companies, this book helps to grow and improve these techniques. I have started reading it slowly and carefully to make the most of its advice. It has really been very useful to me and has helped me a lot in the workplace.
Without a doubt, I will continue reading the next issues of this collection and I will read more by this author.
It is a very interesting book for all those who are entering the business world.
Project planning and management involves a lot of organization and proper administration by managers and managers of companies, this book helps to grow and improve these techniques. I have started reading it slowly and carefully to make the most of its advice. It has really been very useful to me and has helped me a lot in the workplace.
Without a doubt, I will continue reading the next issues of this collection and I will read more by this author.
January 28, 2023
As soon as I saw this book, its full title attracted my attention - “Mastering Project Management: Results through People: A Competency-Based Guidebook Focused on Project Leadership. Includes PM Test Prep Questions”- it may be long but it is absolutely important because it provides a much-needed systemic and sustainable approach to the topic, covering project teams, conflicts, and communication.
The experienced author, Wesley E. Donahue, takes one on a journey using his knowledge and wisdom to explain in simple ways which are the best options as regards leadership.
Each chapter has good short summaries and the author provides activities which I found exquisite in order to put into practice the learning process.
The experienced author, Wesley E. Donahue, takes one on a journey using his knowledge and wisdom to explain in simple ways which are the best options as regards leadership.
Each chapter has good short summaries and the author provides activities which I found exquisite in order to put into practice the learning process.
January 30, 2023
Mastering Project Management: Results Through People written by author Wesley Donahue, is the second book of the series. This book focuses more on the people defining a project's prospect and success. It discusses various prerequisites that must be ensured by the team while working on a project. Right motivation, communication, and leadership go a long way. People constituting the team are the most significant building blocks of an avenue, hence managing all the forefronts harmoniously is extremely important. This book will surely guide you along the path and uplift your vision among your peers and subordinates.
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