Projects and Teams
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
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Author: | Jim Collins |
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Publisher: | HarperBusiness |
Released: | October 2001 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 300 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
The Challenge:
You are running a project that is supposed to improve the organization to leap out in front of the competition, yet you have had little formal training on what that means. Project managers need lessons in how world class business runs to drive projects to make that happen.
Built to Last, Collins' first book and defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.
But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?
The Study:
Rescue the Problem Project
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Author: | Todd C. Williams |
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Publisher: | AMACOM |
Released: | March 20, 2011 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 277 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
Back from the brink... the first fail-safe recovery plan for turning around troubled projects and keeping the problems from reoccurring.
When budgets are dwindling, deadlines passing, and tempers flaring, the usual response is to browbeat the project team and point fingers of blame. Not helpful. For these situations, what is needed is an objective process for accurately assessing what is wrong and a clear plan of action for fixing the problem.
In Rescue the Problem Project Todd Williams, President of eCameron, describes how projects go wrong and what to do to fix them. It focuses on people first, then process , and finally technology. By doing this it helps you find the root cause of the failure and helps you prevent it from happening again.
Gower Handbook of People in Project Management
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Author: | Dennis Lock, Lindsay Scott |
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Publisher: | Gower |
Released: | September 28, 2013 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 908 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
Modern projects are all about one group of people delivering benefits to others, so it's no surprise that the human element is fundamental to project management. The Gower Handbook of People in Project Management is a complete guide to the human dimensions involved in projects. The book is a unique and rich compilation of over 60 chapters about project management roles and the people who sponsor, manage, deliver, work in or are otherwise important to project success.
The Handbook is 63 chapters written by 50 different authors (Todd Williams, President of eCameron, contributing Chapter Two: Successes and Failures of People in Projects) giving the reading breadth of views from numerous experts in the world of project management.
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Strategies for Project Sponsorship
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Author: | Vicki James, Ron Rosenhead, Peter Taylor |
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Publisher: | Management Concepts Press |
Released: | May 22, 2013 |
Type: | Softcover |
Pages: | 204 |
ISBN: | 978-1567264067 |
The project sponsor is critical to project success, yet it is a role that is often assigned to a member of the organization with little knowledge or training in project management practices. This creates challenges not only for the sponsor but for the project manager. The organization suffers too if key members of the project team are not fully utilized, as valuable resources are wasted. In Strategies for Project Sponsorship, the authors address this challenge from all three vantage points that of the project manager, the project sponsor, and the organization. Based on their practical experience and solid research, they offer practical methods that project manager s can use to optimize the participation of the sponsor. They also offer clear and straightforward guidance for project sponsors on how to properly execute their duties and contribute to project success. Executives will gain valuable perspective on the organization s projects and key players. From defining the roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor to suggesting specific practices that maximize the working relationship between the sponsor and project manager, this book is the ultimate guide. Examples from real-world sponsor experiences, as well as tips, techniques, and tools, enhance its applicability and practicality. This book should be given to every newly assigned project sponsor, read and referred to by every project manager, and on the desk of every organizational executive as a reference.
Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
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Author: | Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton |
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Publisher: | Harvard Business Review Press |
Released: | February 2004 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 454 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
Projects build capabilities to meet corporate goals. If you are a CEO, you need to make sure your employees and vendors know what those goals are and how they fit in to the plan. If you are a project manager, you need to know the bounds of you project. If you are anywhere in between, you need to understand how all the pieces fit together and keep it all aligned.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
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Author: | Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling |
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Publisher: | Free Press |
Released: | April 24, 2012 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 352 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
This is a non-project management book that discusses how to achieve results in the execution of a plan. The four disciplines are great change management tools that get results and keep people focused. Where it is valuable to a project manager is in its education on how to keep people focused on a goal. It can you used to help your team on short term progress or on driving your project's customer to focus on what they need to achieve success. If you plan to make the move from project management to any other operational mode--even to the PMO--this book gives a number of good tools.
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
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Author: | Roger Fisher, William L. Ury |
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Publisher: | Penguin Books |
Released: | May 2011 |
Type: | Softcover |
Pages: | 240 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
One of the primary tasks of a project manager is to negotiate—negotiate scope, negotiate for resources, negotiate for money, negotiate end dates, etc.—there is almost nothing that a project manager has as a give. Even in your personal life, negotiation skills are essential for dealing with everything from your kids' bedtime, to the price of your next car. Understanding the art and science of negotiation is critical. This book, especially in conjunction with one of our classes, is a great way to get you down the road to improving you negotiation skills. Don't be fooled though, negotiation takes practice.
Critical Chain Project Management, by Lawrence P. Leach
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Author: | Lawrence P. Leach |
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Publisher: | Artech House |
Released: | 1st Ed: 1998 2nd Ed.: December 2004 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 276 |
ISBN: | 978-1580539036 |
This book is an excellent work on Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). It is the best book I have read on the topic. Extremely thorough and complete. It is not as exciting as other "business novel" formats, but can be used as a reference when mid stream on a project. This is well worth the price.
The Seven Arts of Change: Leading Business Transformation That Lasts
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Author: | David Shaner |
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Publisher: | Union Square Press |
Released: | November 2010 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 184 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
This book is currently under review, more details will be added when available
In my opinion, as a project manager, you cannot read too many books on handling change. Each gives you a different perspective on how to effectively deliver a project whose product is valuable. This is a lesser known book, but has a great perspective.
Many businesses try to change, but few succeed. At best, a few buzzwords and new reports become part of the company's structure. At worst, programs crash and burn, and the members of the organization become irreparably disillusioned with the revolving door of new-mission statements. According to David Shaner-a business consultant with a 100% success rate of change at companies including Duracell, Frito-Lay, Caesars Palace and Gillette-the problem is that those changes don't address either individuals or the corporate culture. They're only on the surface.
Primal Teams: Harnessing the Power of Emotions to Fuel Extraordinary Performance
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Author: | Jackie Barretta |
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Publisher: | AMACOM |
Released: | October 2014 |
Type: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 240 |
ISBN: | 978-0201835953 |
This book is currently under review, more details will be added when available
Teams are the center piece of any project. Without a team you will most likely fail at meeting any criteria for a successful project. Jackie, a personal friend of mine, has written a great book that will open your mind on a different approach to teams.
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