ABSTRACT
Few people realise how many projects people actually manage. Or how many of the theoretical approaches to Project Management do not meet the test of the real world.
This intensive look at Project Management teaches people what they need to know to lead, or be a member of, a project team. Most Project Management texts deal predominantly with technical areas, leaving readers ill-prepared for the real world. Managing Projects Well looks closely at the behavioural aspects of project management and project team participation.
Managing Projects Well shows:
What happens when your boss decides the project's schedule and budget, and you have to work backwards to make things fit
How to communicate and present effectively within and beyond the team
How to cope when you do all the work, and have to manage multiple projects and non-project time as well
How to organise people for success , and develop ideal methods for team member motivation
How to change your own bad habits quickly
What to do when things go wrong
More traditional areas of project management, such as planning, organising, leading, and controlling a project, are also covered.
Stephen Bender has many years experience managing projects, both small and large. He specialises in teaching professional, technical and clerical staff the techniques of workflow management and project management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section |37 pages
About projects and quality
chapter |17 pages
A new view of concepts
chapter |19 pages
Building the product right
section |51 pages
Getting your own house in order
chapter |13 pages
Managing time, a new way
chapter |6 pages
Changing habits and NLP
chapter |4 pages
Planning your day
chapter |8 pages
Dynamics of change
chapter |7 pages
Your real, ideal and expected self
chapter |11 pages
Handling stress
section |100 pages
Getting other's houses in order
chapter |46 pages
One on one dynamics
chapter |3 pages
Written communication
chapter |27 pages
Working with groups
chapter |23 pages
Handling negotiations, conflict, and criticism
section |26 pages
What they don't teach you in project management school