Project Management Survival: A Practical Guide to Leading, Managing and Delivering Challenging Projects - Softcover

Jones, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749453915 ISBN 13: 9780749453916

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2008

Synopsis

Richard Jones, a technology consultant, gives advice on managing real projects – those projects where resources are scarce, time is short, and things may already be going wrong.  He gives an overview of basic project definitions and types of teams, then shows how to quickly diagnose problems in an existing project.  He describes how to start a new project from scratch or rebuild a troubled existing project, focusing on creation of a realistic plan for managing the project.  A final section gives advice on getting the right information to make decisions and updating the plan to reflect changing situations.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Jones is a founding partner of Ventura Team LLP.  He has spearheaded technology development and implementation projects for major companies including Shell, Universal Studios, British Steel, and British Telecom.

Review

"There's no shortage of guides to surviving in the business jungle, but this one knows where the watering holes are." -- Engineering Management

"[A] valuable tool that can help project managers at any stage in a project establish a realistic view of the project... This one belongs on the bookshelf." -- PM Boulevard

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0749453915
• ISBN 13: 9780749453916
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256