- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.; 1 edition (Jun 28 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0471325465
- ISBN-13: 978-0471325468
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,159,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Until the early '90s, project management was definitely located somewhere near the unsexy end of the business spectrum. But now, with the rise of downsizing and outsourcing, it has become one of the hot disciplines. Professional membership of the U.S.-based Project Management Institute has quadrupled in the last decade, and Microsoft claimed recently to have over 2 million users worldwide of its project-management software. The reasons for this growth are simple. Project management is about managing "projects," that is, unique pieces of work (as opposed to ongoing operations). Downsizing, outsourcing, and the accelerating pace of change have meant that, increasingly, work is carried out on an ad-hoc, one-off project basis. The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management is designed as an advanced textbook for businesspeople with a grasp of the basics and insufficient time (or inclination) to go back to school to learn more. Written by Eric Verzuh, president of the Versatile Company, a leading project-management consultancy, this is not a heavy academic text.
Like the rest of the Fast Forward series, this book is designed to let the reader extract maximum information in minimum time. There is a strong use of graphics with tables, charts cross-heads, and bullet points. Important passages are flagged in bold and/or emblazoned with the words key concept. When you read it, you realize that there is nothing magical about project management, just the application of careful common sense. The book covers all the basic stuff like planning, time-tabling, quantity and price estimation, resource allocation, and scheduling. But it also acknowledges that there is inevitably a political dimension to every project, no matter how small. So it has important sections on how to ensure that all the stakeholders in the project are kept "on board" and the importance of communication.
As Verzuh states in his introduction, "Every project participant from part-time team member to executive sponsor, becomes more effective once he or she understands the basics of project management." Really, this is a book about management that every manager should read, whether he or she has a project or not. --Alex Benady
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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management brings you the information you need when you need it most--now! This practical, easy-to-use guide gives you instant access to the cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of today's leading experts on project management. In short, lively segments using real-world examples, it delivers the information you need to navigate complex project management issues. You'll find brief descriptions of key concepts, tips on real-world applications, compact case studies, the most sought after skills and warnings on how to avoid pitfalls. Here are all the tools you need to manage even the most complex project. You'll discover how to co-ordinate a team by getting everyone to agree on the objectives and schedules; find the best sponsor for your specific project; set a realistic schedule and budget projections; outline and build a specific project plan, step-by-step; make accurate estimates and better manage the expectations of customers as well as management; and much more.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful and handy book,
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This review is from: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Paperback)
Very handy book with several tricks of the trade shared. There are lots of extras too. Very good for managing Projects starting from ground zero. Lots of useful templates included.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best Project Management books,
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This review is from: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Paperback)
I've been really impressed about this book:- strongly rooted in reality - covers all areas used in managing projects - give a strong sensation the author got the knowledge from practice, not from books only - concise, clear, easy to understand and put in practice for the experienced project managers - useful to be used line a guide (or bible, whatever you like) to come back from time to time in order remember how to plan and implement, ro to refine your understanding The less experienced project managers might find it too condensed or too "dry". Do not be affraid about this. Just come back to this book a little bit later, and you can discover you understand better what seems to be complicated at the first lecture. The beginners in Project Management might want to use it as a start point in improving knowledge in different PM areas where they feel less experienced. Overall if you easily read and underastand this book, this means you have a good level of understanding and expertise. If you feel not all chapters are crystal clear, this might be a sign you have to work more on different PM areas.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gives theoretical knowledge only,
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This review is from: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Paperback)
I ordered two project management books - this one by Verzuh and one called "Fundamentals of Project Management: Developing Core Competencies to Help Outperform the Competition" 2nd edition by James Lewis. This one by Verzuh described core project managment procedures but lacked many real-world examples of these procedures in action, other than cursory remarks about how some process helped some company. The book by Lewis was much more practical and seemed to be written from a person who had actually done lots of PM work rather than learned the theory and then wrote a book on it.
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