Project Management (Briefcase Books Series)

By Gary R. Heerkens

Book Overview

ON TIME, ON BUDGET . . . MANAGE EVERY PROJECT LIKE A PROIn today's environment of tight turnarounds and even tighter budgets, the effective project manager is often considered the most valuable member... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071379525
• ISBN13: 9780071379526
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Practial Project Mgt!!!

I've been in the field for roughly 10 years and I find this book to be provide sound theortical and practical advice. There are a lot books that explain the theory/science of project management (pm), but few that also deal with the art of pm. Yes, advanced theories and methods are useful, but 80% of your time is spent on the basics, which most PM get wrong, at least part of the time, during a project. The book's focus in on-track. It provides the author's personal perspective and advice based on "war wounds." I use it as a primier reference for day-to-day issues on projects and serves as a useful reminder on issues we take for granted.

From a Performance Consulting Perspective

This book is a down-to-earth, hands-on guide for new project managers as well as for those who are experienced, but still struggling with attaining successful implementaiton of projects in their organization. It provides a very "grounded" approach--the author's extensive "real life" experience was obvious. The book 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. I also liked how it mixed the strategic and tactical elements of project management into a kind of "best practices" guide to project managers. The layout and storyline are designed to be a quick, easy reference and a fun read. From the perspective of both consulting and project management within my own firm, but also in my experience of working with clients who struggle with understanding and implementing successful projects, this is an excellent resource for them

From a Performance Consulting Perspective

This book is a down-to-earth, hands-on guide for new project managers as well as for those who are experienced, but still struggling with attaining successful implementaiton of projects in their organization. It provides a very "grounded" approach--the author's extensive "real life" experience was obvious. The book 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. I also liked how it mixed the strategic and tactical elements of project management into a kind of "best practices" guide to project managers. The layout and storyline are designed to be a quick, easy reference and a fun read. From the perspective of both consulting and project management within my own firm, but also in my experience of working with clients who struggle with understanding and implementing successful projects, this is an excellent resource for them.Judith H. BarnesVice President & Senior ConsultantStrategic Management Group, Inc.

Nice PM Reference Book

As an experienced project manager, I've read many of the popular books on project management. This book ranks with the best of them because it contains a broad range of experience-based practical ideas. Best yet, it's very easy to read and full of thought provoking information that's easy to apply. I haven't found this in many other PM books. I recommend it.

Outstanding Project Management Reference

As someone who is new to project work, I was looking for a book that would be somewhat easy to read, yet informative. This book definitely did it! It is very well organized and tells the story of a project manager who was introduced to project management by accident. 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. If you're an experienced project manager, this book may seem a bit basic, but would still be a good review.