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Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects

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ISBN-10: 1567261558

ISBN-13: 9781567261554

Edition: 2004

Authors: Neal Whitten

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 1.122

Neal Whitten, PMP, is a veteran project management practitioner, mentor, author, speaker, and instructor. In Neal Whitten's No- Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects, he distills the experience gained working with thousands of people across hundreds of companies and projects. The result is a concise, readable guidebook filled with practical tips and strategies you can put to work immediately - and see results instantly!

Leadership, Soft Skills, and You. Mind Your Own Business
Are You a Benevolent Dictator? You Should Be!
Ask for Help - or Become Part of the Problem
What Good Is a PM Mentor?
Is Your Professional Behavior Respected?
Recognizing and Dealing with Professional Immaturity
Behaviors to Master When Dealing with Your Leaders
Are You Too Soft?
Foster Interpersonal Communications
Turn Criticism into an Asset
Dealing with Difficult People
Don't Fear Failure
A Silver Bullet? Roles and Responsibilities
Duties of the Effective Project Manager
Duties of the Effective Resource Manager
Duties of the Effective Project Sponsor
How Technical Must a Project Manager Be?
Project Initiation
Are You Learning from Project to Project?
Create the Desired Culture for Your Project
Project Planning
Should You Be Given a Project End Date?
Meet Minimum Requirements - Anything More Is Too Much
Do Not Make Long-Term Project Commitments
The Effect of Multitasking on Productivity
Contingency Buffer: Expect the Unexpected
Scope Creep: Runaway Train or Good Business?
Project Execution and Control
The Project Tracking Meeting
The Day After
Manage to Your Top Three Problems
Treat All Project Members Equally
Inspect What You Expect
Escalate Is Not a Dirty Word
Declare Your Project's Risk Value
How to Run an Effective Meeting
The S-Shape Curve 50/70 Rule
Project Closeout
Conducting a Post-Project Review
Promoting the Advancement of Project Management beyond Your Projects
Project Review
Mentoring Workshops
The Project Manager/Resource
Manager Leadership Workshop
How to Institutionalize Improvements in Your Organization