Project Rescue: Avoiding a Project Management Disaster - Softcover

Purba, Sanjiv; Zucchero, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072255374 ISBN 13: 9780072255379

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

Synopsis

Follow the exact steps the experts have successfully taken to rescue a project from failure. This informative and concise book will guide you step-by-step through an effective intervention, allowing you to salvage more than you might think of a project’s deliverables and goals. Recognize the early warning signs of decline, then develop swift strategies to handle communication and consensus, research, diagnosis, and timing. Proven techniques, along with case studies and sidebars, help you understand exactly how to save your project--and possibly your career.

About this title

About the Authors

Sanjiv Purba, PMP, (Mississauga, Ontario) is an IT executive with more than 15 years of industry and consulting experience. He has written over 10 books and hundreds of articles for such organizations as the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.

Joe Zucchero has over 24 years of solid experience in project and program management and the execution of highly complex IT engagements. He was named Executive Vice President of The Casey Group in December 2002 when NetigrateZ, a company he founded in April 2001, was merged with The Casey Group. Prior to founding NetigrateZ, Mr. Zucchero held executive positions with IBM, Ernst & Young LLP, and Keane, Inc. He is recognized as an industry leader in e-business, IT governance, program and project management, and IT services management. Mr. Zucchero, who has qualified to sit for the Project Management Institute’s PMP (Project Management Professional) exam, began his career in information technology at AT&T. His work has been published in Wall Street & Technology, CFO IT, and Financial Executive. Mr. Zucchero holds a B.S. in Education from Villanova University.

From the Back Cover

“A must-read for anyone involved in managing complex projects.” --David Brassor, Sr. Manager, Technology Integration, Deloitte

“The insight in this book will turn good managers into superior ones.” --Fayek Bastowros, Project Manager, PMP

Follow the exact steps the experts have successfully taken to rescue a project from failure. This informative and concise book will guide you step-by-step through an effective intervention, allowing you to salvage more than you might think of a project’s deliverables and goals. Recognize the early warning signs of decline, then develop swift strategies to handle communication and consensus, research, diagnosis, and timing. Proven techniques, along with case studies and sidebars, help you understand exactly how to save your project--and possibly your career.

• Recognize warning signs in external events, strategies, behaviors, and infrastructures
• Manage an effective rescue--learning and adjusting along the way
• Examine the detailed processes and deliverables within each phase of a project intervention
• Monitor and retain control over the direction of the rescue effort
• Use the project rescue framework to realign your project with PMI principles
• Maximize team competencies, skills, experience, and attitude
• Construct a risk management strategy that can deal with unforeseen events
• Provide fact-based proof that a successful turnaround is possible for your project
• Manage conflict, build cooperation, and employ a strong project management discipline
• Improve the success of off-shore and near-shore projects
• Use the forms, checklists, and templates in this rescue toolkit to assist in your intervention

Sanjiv Purba is an IT executive with more than 20 years of industry and consulting experience with organizations such as Deloitte Consulting, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Microsoft, Blast Radius, and TD Waterhouse. He has rescued projects that range from small six person teams to those that include hundreds of employees, dozens of vendors, and hundreds of consultants. He has written more than 12 books and hundreds of articles for such organizations as The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. Joseph Zucchero is an IT executive with more than 24 years of IT program and project management experience with firms like IBM, Ernst & Young, and The Casey Group. He is recognized as an industry leader in IT organizational effectiveness and rescuing runaway projects. His work has been published in Wall Street & Technology and Financial Executive.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072255374
• ISBN 13: 9780072255379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384