Manager's Guide to Project Management

by Gary R. Heerkens

This reader-friendly series is a must read for all levels of managers All managers, whether brand-new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little brushing-up now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books Series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations. Project Management reviews the steps in organizing and managing projects, from how to build a realistic schedule to how to measure both success and failure. A concise and accessible, yet authoritative, guide to a topic in which books are more often lengthy and technical, Project Management discusses team building, timing, the planning process, estimating project costs, managing project interfaces, the four stages of risk management, and more.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management, Reference

250 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 1899

Reviews

[Jeffrey Ning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to project management with 24 lessons that help you avoid blunder, answer what and why, and dish out brief solutions. Easy read that causes you to find out more if you are new to project management and consolidate your grasp if you are existing project manager. You also might gain new perspective or a-ha moment whilst reading it.

[Beyond9K]

meh

[Tony Vynckier · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find this book to provide sound theoretical and practical advice. It focuses largely on the technical aspects of projects, but also very nicely brings to light the key human elements (effective team leadership, stakeholder management and communication) that are critical for project success.

The topics are introduced in easy to read chapters that unfold in the same order as projects do - very helpful in understanding how things "fit". A lot of good information is provided on planning, team-building, budgeting, scheduling, communication, documentation and project close-out.

The book is loaded with tips on how to do things better or smarter. This book helped me really understand project management and gave me a number of the tools I need to be able to manage my projects successfully.

I especially liked the mention of the unofficial job duties of the project manager which made me conscious that these are in fact my strong points to be cherished and improved.

For me one of the most revealing and challenging topics was how to build and maintain an effective team and how to use a flexible leadership style during the teams project lifecycle.

This is an excellent text for individuals new to project management as well as experienced project managers.

Tony VYNCKIER

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

How many stars this book gets really depends on what you are looking for in a project management book. I read this for a course in UC Berkeley Project Management Certification Program. It was the text book for the intro level course along with the PMBOK (a very long and encyclopedia like book on project management). This book was easy to read and interesting, and since I didn't know much about the subject matter, informative. However, it may be very repetitive for people in the field. And for people not interested in becoming or are currently a Project Manager, it is almost useless.

[Nolo Vinestrike · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book provides a pretty basic introduction to Project Management. If you are looking for something that will help you break the ice on the subject, start here. On the other hand, if you are used to more academic works on business or have any experience as a project manager, you might want to find a more in depth manual.

[Arish]

it would be the best book

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is about as exciting as it sounds and meant to be used as a tool, not to read cover-to-cover. The chapters that pertained most to my job provided good ideas.