The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

by Tom Kendrick

Book Overview

This results-oriented resource is a must-have strategic partner for project managers of every industry.Shifting priorities, budget cuts, unexpected interruptions....the obstacles that project managers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814408109
• ISBN13: 9780814408100
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Essential

As the other reviews reflect, this is an absolutely essential addition to the PMBOK. My only complaint is it should be 200 Tips. I long ago templatized the PMBOK inputs and outputs; mostly in Excel, but when it comes to refinement and implementation I refresh from this book. It's about the perfect level of cookbook - not another 'how to', but a very good condensation of essential points. I don't have time to re-invent, and feel like my time is better spent dealing with project issues than with project management process. This gives me warm and fuzzies that I've done the process right, and if I've missed something a good quick quide on how to fix it.

A great reference work

This is a very useful reference work which delivers exactly what it promises: every tool in the project manager's toolkit is defined concisely and precisely. It was easy to find concepts and techniques which I could apply to current projects. The ability to cross-reference related tools and subject areas is particularly helpful. Perhaps most valuable for the experienced project manager are the detailed checklists which highlight issues to be considered and tasks to be performed when applying each tool.

good practical techniques that really work

This book provides a great overview on proven techniques and approaches that really work. This is exactly what project managers are looking for after reading the PMBOK®! It shows the "how to ..." which is missing in the PMBOK®. The tools are easy to grasp, and the approach goes far beyond the pure technical and methodological stuff to the human side--which is the essential part in most projects

Quick and Concise.

Excellent reference tool! Having practiced PM for over 20 years I know that, due to projects' unique elements, no project manager uses all their skills and tools all the time. This book is great to have to go to for a quick, easy to get to, no-nonsense refresher for those skills that may be a little rusty.

A practical handbook

This is a down to earth handbook that that describes in concise, accessible format 100 essential project management tools and concepts drawn from Mr. Kendrick's considerable experience. This book will save any new project manager the many years that it would take to accumulate this knowledge on their own. For experienced project managers, it offers a consolidated ready reference. Keep it in your project management library.Al DeLuciaPhiladelphia, PAAuthor of Recipes for Project Success