The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management (2nd Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
• Published by: Alpha; 2Rev Ed edition June 7, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0028639200
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0028639208
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Amazon
Do you recognize the business value of "execution"--the critical ability to deliver what you promise, under budget and on time--but aren't quite sure how to get there consistently? The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management, by marketing and business-development specialists Sunny and Kim Baker, outlines proven ways to apply this key skill to various situations. In typical Idiot's Guide fashion, it explains all of the steps necessary to plan a project, assemble and lead teams, monitor progress, and bring resultant efforts to a successful conclusion. Tips on resolving conflict, handling change, using software, and keeping in touch with those involved are among the highlights. In a chapter called "Making Your Communications Count," for example, the Bakers examine numerous methods for distributing information that will "get your message across." They first look at the pros and cons of nine forms of interchange, from telephone and e-mail to memo and presentation; they then offer guidelines for creating effective messages and selecting appropriate delivery vehicles. Similar treatment also is given to other relevant topics, such as assembling adequate resources, launching projects in ways that motivate participants, and moving team members to other roles once their current job is finished. --Howard Rothman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
You don't have to be an MBA to learn the principles of project management! This book gives you comprehensive, easy-to-understand guidelines for getting your projects done on time and under budget.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to PROJECT MANAGEMENT (The Complete Idiot's Guide) (Paperback) I've acquired two books on project management this year "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management" and "The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management" by Eric Verzuh (also available through Amazon--at exactly the same price!). The "Fast Forward MBA in Project Management" was far more comprehensive and far better organized than the "Idiot's" book. I had no difficulty following the "Idiot's" book but I didn't learn anything. The chapters were logically sequenced but what happened within the chapters often had no rhyme or reason whatsoever. I like the Dummies/Idiot's books for software but this time it didn't gel (which surprised me because Kim and Sunny Baker are well known in project management circles). I don't feel as negative about this book as some of the other reviewers (it's better than nothing if you are a complete "newbie" to Project Management) but there are much better books out there and the best I've seen in a long time is "The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management". It turns out there is an entire series of "Fast Forward MBA" books and they are published by John Wiley and Sons (which is about the most respectable publishing house around). Comment | | (Report this)