Book Description

From the beginning. The Project Manager's Survival Guide was intended as a list of ideas and thoughts--reminders about the things that are easy to forget but which always seem to come back and bite even the most experienced project manager. Many of these reminders come from executives, line managers, and project managers interviewed about their real-world experiences in project management. At the conclusion of each interview, they were asked to list the primary ways that projects, and project managers, get in trouble. Several chapters conclude with excerpts from these interviews. This new second edition of The Project Manager's Survival Guide is filled with checklists, quick assessment tools, and reminders that will prove valuable to even the most experienced project manager. Many of the chapters include a must read section, How To Get in Trouble, which identifies pitfalls common to project management. The book also includes self-evaluation exercises designed to help you think about your own effectiveness. Messages From the Brass lists top-management expectations and provides insights into project management from the perspective of the project manager's boss. New in this updated edition are a critical chapter on some of the unique aspects of dealing with international projects plus a revised team leader assessment instrument. Contents: Getting Started, The Project Manager's Role, Vision, Defining Goals and Objectives, Ownership, Planning, Organizing and Staffing, Team-Building, Running the Project, Reporting and Closedown, International Projects, A Self Assessment of Team-Oriented Leadership, The Project Manager's Checklist, Messages from the Brass