Project Management Survival by Richard Jones
This book is written for the person who finds themselves handed a major corporate project and is wondering how to see it through successfully without ending up on the candidacy list for the sack. Written from a real-world perspective, this book provides you with a template for success based on project management techniques from the school of corporate hard knocks. Author Richard Jones shows you how to avoid project killers, such as inheriting an incompetent, scared, or doomed team. He also gives practical advice on getting to the truth of a project, getting the right initial plan, developing a genuinely workable plan, and reveals how to manage people so the project stays on track. If you are tasked suddenly with managing a project in-house, the likelihood is that you will find that you are dumped in an impossible situation. This book shows you how to control the situation and come out on top.
"this is an excellent book: pragmatic, thorough, and full of good counselthis book could help make your career - or save you from horrendous mistakes." rupert baines, vice president, picochip "richard jones has produced a clear, comprehensive and insightful guide to successful project management. this book should be of equal interest to those who have responsibility for significant projects and senior managers anxious to ensure the success of a major project." hans kuropatwa, former vodafone ceo "full of techniques that can be applied straight away and memorable anecdotes to illustrate the key points, this is a very practical guide to successfully delivering projects in the real world." richard wilson, head of optimise products, cable & wireless "what's useful about this book is that it assumes that most projects have already gone wrong before they're off the ground and that resources and times are not just limited, but inadequate - welcome to real world project management." cnbc european business "if you have been landed a tricky project, you may well want to consult 'project management survival' to help you stay on top of things." start your business "welcome to read-world project management. high readable and lacking in tedious jargon." cnbc european business news "sets out a clear value system in a no-nonsense fashion. there's no shortage of guides to surviving in the business jungle, but this one knows where the watering holes are." engineering management
Richard Jones is a founding partner of Ventura Team LLP. He has managed projects for major companies including Shell, Universal Studios, BNFL, British Steel, Pilkington Glass and British Telecom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749450106 |
| ISBN 10 | 074945010X |
| Title | Project Management Survival |
| Author | Richard Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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