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97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

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If the projects you manage don't go as smoothly as you'd like, 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know offers knowledge that's priceless, gained through years of trial and error. This illuminating book contains 97 short and extremely practical tips — whether you're dealing with software or non-IT projects — from some of the world's most experienced project managers and software developers. You'll learn how these professionals have dealt with everything from managing teams to handling project stakeholders to runaway meetings and more. While this book highlights software projects, its wise axioms contain project management principles applicable to projects of all types in any industry. You can read the book end to end or browse to find topics that are of particular relevance to you. 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know is both a useful reference and a source of inspiration. Among the 97 practical tips:

  • "Clever Code Is Hard to Maintain...and Maintenance Is Everything" — David Wood, Partner, Zepheira
  • "Every Project Manager Is a Contract Administrator" — Fabio Teixeira de Melo, Planning Manager, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
  • "Can Earned Value and Velocity Coexist on Reports?" — Barbee Davis, President, Davis Consulting
  • "How Do You Define 'Finished'"? — Brian Sam-Bodden, author, software architect
  • "The Best People to Create the Estimates Are the Ones Who Do the Work" — Joe Zenevitch, Senior Project Manager, ThoughtWorks
  • "How to Spot a Good IT Developer" — James Graham, independent management consultant
  • "One Deliverable, One Person" — Alan Greenblatt, CEO, Sciova

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    Publisher: O'Reilly Media

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: October 6, 2009

    OverDrive Read

    • ISBN: 9781449379568
    • File size: 2721 KB
    • Release date: October 6, 2009

    EPUB ebook

    • ISBN: 9781449379568
    • File size: 3280 KB
    • Release date: October 6, 2009

    Formats

    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook

    Languages

    English

    If the projects you manage don't go as smoothly as you'd like, 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know offers knowledge that's priceless, gained through years of trial and error. This illuminating book contains 97 short and extremely practical tips — whether you're dealing with software or non-IT projects — from some of the world's most experienced project managers and software developers. You'll learn how these professionals have dealt with everything from managing teams to handling project stakeholders to runaway meetings and more. While this book highlights software projects, its wise axioms contain project management principles applicable to projects of all types in any industry. You can read the book end to end or browse to find topics that are of particular relevance to you. 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know is both a useful reference and a source of inspiration. Among the 97 practical tips:

  • "Clever Code Is Hard to Maintain...and Maintenance Is Everything" — David Wood, Partner, Zepheira
  • "Every Project Manager Is a Contract Administrator" — Fabio Teixeira de Melo, Planning Manager, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
  • "Can Earned Value and Velocity Coexist on Reports?" — Barbee Davis, President, Davis Consulting
  • "How Do You Define 'Finished'"? — Brian Sam-Bodden, author, software architect
  • "The Best People to Create the Estimates Are the Ones Who Do the Work" — Joe Zenevitch, Senior Project Manager, ThoughtWorks
  • "How to Spot a Good IT Developer" — James Graham, independent management consultant
  • "One Deliverable, One Person" — Alan Greenblatt, CEO, Sciova

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    • Details

      Publisher:
      O'Reilly Media

      Kindle Book
      Release date: October 6, 2009

      OverDrive Read
      ISBN: 9781449379568
      File size: 2721 KB
      Release date: October 6, 2009

      EPUB ebook
      ISBN: 9781449379568
      File size: 3280 KB
      Release date: October 6, 2009

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    • Formats
      Kindle Book
      OverDrive Read
      EPUB ebook
    • Languages
      English