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No-Drama Project ManagementAvoiding Predictable Problems for Project SuccessAuthors:

• Bart Gerardi
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ISBN: 978-1-4302-3990-1 (Print) 978-1-4302-3991-8  (Online)



Avoiding Predictable Problems for Project Success

Gerardi, Bart

2011, 264 p.

A product of Apress

About this book

• Counsels project managers about the ways projects can fail, and how to avoid them in the first place      Teaches project managers how to avoid the kinds of problems that will get them fired      A project management book that’s fun to read, more like a novel than a manual      Will help readers get a better job      Author has a blog and contributes to a high-traffic Web site
  

No-Drama Project Management: Avoiding Predictable Problems for Project Success is a book for project managers who want or need to be more effective. Having a project crash and burn is never a great situation, author Bart Gerardi explains, but it’s not a career buster—unless the failure appears on the short list of recurring, avoidable problems that can and will pop up during any project. If your project fails due to a lack of planning, for example, expect a trip to the woodshed. Why? Your “unexpected problem” was actually both predictable and avoidable.

This book is an exploration of the preventable problems that cause project failures and how to steer clear of them. It includes far more than simple rookie mistakes like trying to please the wrong stakeholder or misunderstanding your role on the team. Those who have been around the block a few times will also find tips and insights that can help them reignite a stalled or meandering career. The sections on managing change adroitly or handling truly unexpected challenges, for example, can get veteran project managers back on track.

There are plenty of books about the science of project management that cover such things as creating a work-breakdown structure or a Gantt chart. No-Drama Project Management is about the art of project management. It contains methods and techniques—illustrated with stories from Gerardi’s rich store of experiences—that’ll help project managers shine and become promotable. This book:

• Describes the common obstacles that all projects face, and how to defuse or avoid them
• Explains how project managers can hold a mirror to their own  performance and improve it
• Shows project managers how to become masters at expecting the unexpected and thereby ratcheting up their success rates
  

Table of contents

• Introduction: The No-Drama Project Manager
• Project Management Success—“What do you mean 'expect the expected'?”
• Identify Requirements—“Tell me again—what are we trying to do here?”
• Prioritize—“Which is higher: critical, must-have, or essential?”
• Manage Change—“I'm sure we can squeeze that in without adjusting the schedule.”
• Align with the Client—“Hmm . . . I don't remember talking about that.”
• Testing Assumptions—“Well, when we started this project, we were assuming...”
• Identify Decision Makers—“You weren't the one to make that call?”
• Communicate Effectively—“I must not have gotten that email.”
• Develop a Plan—“Let’s just get started; we know what we need to do.”
• Prepare for Problems—“Honestly, we really hoped this wouldn’t happen.”
• Establish Metrics—“What’s the score now?”
• Know the Roles—“Coach, tell me again where I’m playing?”
• Handling the Truly Unexpected—“Uh oh . . .”
• The End of Drama
  

• Authors & Editors
  

Bart Gerardi is a program manager for an e-commerce company. He has been a consultant, manager, and leader for 15 years. Bart’s love of bringing projects to market has spanned several companies, positions, and waves of Internet fads. Always on the lookout for new projects to run, he also manages the delivery of several teams bringing the next generation of e-commerce to the industry.








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