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I agree with the 5 stars for the other reviews! - Rated
Just to say, I've done my Prince2, read up on Scrum and Agile methods etc etc, but this book filled in the gaps - not just theory, but *practice* !!!
Practical, concise, and in my view essential.
A very clear and useful book - Rated
A colleague recommended this book to me and I've used it to help me with a bit of a runaway project I was landed with. The chapter on planning really hit home, it made me sit down and think again. I could see myself falling into the all pitfalls they described. It's given me a list of points to work through and some confidence that I'm going in the right direction now.
I've also used a lot of the ideas in the chapter dedicated to risks and issues. I've had plenty of these to deal with! I smiled and nodded my head when I read about people who see dealing with r&i as a boring administrative exercise. The book provides simple ways to turn this into a very useful exercise, how to get them under control and how to deal with the problems that matter.
I was in firefighting mode when I first read the book so I tended to dip into certain chapters. But now things are back on track I'm taking a more leisurely stroll through the book again. The advice on people management is paying dividends now, especially as I was coming close to making one of classic mistakes they described. Reading the chapter on lessons learned was very useful too, yet another area I paid very little attention too previously.
As a general point, the book helps you to think ahead and try to avoid storing problems up for yourself. The book has got loads of check-lists and "top tips" - which are practical and make the advice easy to take on board. Whilst there's nothing on project management tools (e.g. PRINCE) this is probably a plus point. You know that the advice comes from experience rather than trotting out dry theory.
Why it worked for me - Rated
I found this book particularly useful having been away from Project Management for about a six months as it gave me a quick overview of all the main areas of Project Management.
I was about to be given a new project and the handover to me was looming..... the chapter on planning was very helpful as it provided me with a healthcheck to run through when the project was handed over to me and a thorough checklist re what should be included in a project plan.
The book is easy to read as it concentrates on practise rather than theory, which is my biggest complaint with other project management books.
I would thorougly recommend this book to fellow project managers as a useful reminder of art of project management to dip in and out of as required.
Brilliant concept - a must buy! - Rated
Ive been a project manager for a good few years and accumulated plenty of books on project management - many of which I confess are gathering dust on my bookshelves. There's a lot of stuff out there and some of it is fairly useful but I've never been tempted to recommend anything before. This book is differnt from most of the books I have bought. It's mainly about giving practical advice - and has lots of useful check - lists. It's also been written with a bit of humour, which makes it easy to digest. I also liked the idea of having some chapters on the people side of the job - eg facilitation and running meetings. I think there's plenty here that I can put to good use. Like the previous reviewer says, It's easy to dip into and I can't remember laughing at a book on project mangement before - I particularly liked the war stories. Nice one guys, highly recommended.
Best Book on Project Management I've Read - Rated
Great book that's very easy to read and full of useful advice. Style of the book makes it an ideal travel companion. I wish I'd had the benefit of working with such professional project managers on my past assignments.
