Everyday Project Management
- 3h 17m
- Jeff Davidson
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2019
Everyday Project Management provides the direction you need to apply project management's time-tested tools for keeping things on time and under budget. It introduces the wide variety of tasks you will have to tackle, including assembling a team, mapping out a plan, monitoring progress, keeping your team motivated, and using appropriate planning tools, such as project management software or wall charts. In addition, you'll gain a clearer picture of the project manager's role in the conception, planning, execution, control, and completion of a project.
Each chapter offers essential bite-sized nuggets of wisdom that will help you succeed, outlining the kinds of challenges you'll encounter, the interpersonal issues that will arise, and ways to stay on time and on budget in pursuit of the desired quality outcome. You'll learn how Gantt charts can keep your project on schedule, how the critical path method can be used to conserve resources, and how to juggle multiple projects, bosses, and reporting structures.
Whether you are managing one project or many, this quick and easy guide to the tasks, tools, and skills of project management will carry you from project launch to project completion. Most importantly, you will learn why having a work-life balance is vital to project managers who seek long and prosperous careers.
About the Author
Jeff Davidson is a certified management consultant, award-winning author, and professional speaker. He is the holder of the trademark "The Work-Life Balance Expert." Davidson speaks to organizations and groups who seek to enhance productivity by improving the work-life balance of their people, such as IBM, Cardinal Health, Lockheed Martin, American Express, and Wells Fargo. He is the author of numerous books, including Dial It Down, Live It Up; Simpler Living; Breathing Space; and The 60 Second Self-Starter.
In this Book
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Project Management in a World of Overload
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Industry Norms—Should You Conform?
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So, You're Going to Manage a Project?
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What Makes a Good Project Manager?
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What Do You Want to Accomplish?
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Laying Out Your Plan
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Assembling Your Plan
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Keeping Your Eye on the Budget
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Gantt Charts
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Critical Path Method
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Choosing Project Management Software
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A Sampling of Popular Programs
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Reporting Results
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Multiple Bosses and Multiple Projects, and Staying Balanced
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Real-World Project Management Results
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Learning from Your Experience
