Managing Multiple Projects - Softcover

Michael Tobis; Irene Tobis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071388966 ISBN 13: 9780071388962

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2002

Synopsis

THE BRIEFCASE BOOKS SERIES

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All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations.

Today's workplace is often complex and unpredictable, yet most project management books address only the topic of managing individual projects and solving specific problems. Managing Multiple Projects presents a realistic method for developing the individual and group skills needed to cope with competing demands. It shows readers how to develop a reliable system for taking on multiple projects, work with others to allocate conflicting workloads, cope with the stress that comes from managing multiple projects, and more.

About this title

About the Authors

Irene and Michael Tobis are founders and partners of Ducksin-a-Row¿ Organizing Consultants, a firm that specializes in organizing and managing multiple projects.

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

From the Back Cover

Proven Techniques for Keeping Simultaneous Projects On Course­­and Ensuring Their Successful Completion

As a manager today you must be a master juggler, responsible for keeping several balls in the air even as new balls are randomly tossed in from all sides. Managing Multiple Projects provides the organizational skills and management strategies you need to tackle multiple projects, roles, and responsibilities­­and get the results you want. Turn to this latest addition to McGraw-Hill's skills-based Briefcase Books series for hands-on techniques you can use to:

• Develop a reliable, repeatable system for addressing competing demands
• Work with others to effectively allocate workloads
• Handle the emotional demands­­both for yourself and others­­of project overload

While numerous books have addressed specific project management issues, few­­until now­­have contained proactive strategies for consistently achieving multiple objectives. Managing Multiple Projects draws on skills from time management, task completion, organizational psychology, and more to provide a proven system for easily managing concurrent projects, and guiding each to its successful completion.

Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:

• Clear definitions of important terms, concepts, and jargon
• Tips and tactics for facilitating multiple projects
• Proven how-to hints for addressing specific situations
• Practical advice for minimizing unexpected project errors
• Warning signs that new activities and initiatives are going awry
• Case studies of effective multiple project management in action
• Procedures, techniques, and tactics for implementing this book's ideas

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071388966
• ISBN 13: 9780071388962
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180