Lessons in Project Management

Most of the project management books on the market are basically textbooks. They are dry to begin with, and don't focus on the practical advice that most people need to run their projects. Lessons in Project Management, Second Editiondoes not assume thatyou are a project manager building a nuclear reactor or sending a man to the moon. Instead, it focuses on the millions of people who manage normal, medium-to-large projects on an ongoing basis.

Each case study in Lessons in Project Management contains anaccessible, easy-to-readanalysis of the challenges ofreal-world project management. Each problem is presented, thenfollowed by an examination of the solution, written in easy-to-understand language.

The format allows you to more easily relateto the book, since it brings into play a project scenario with practical project management lessons to be learned. You'll also recognize recurring characters who appear in multiple stories, and you'll start to develop some empathy forand interest in their struggles.

• How to understand a problem
• How tousethe authors' ten-step approach to project management
• How to resolve a given problem with methods appropriate to the size of the project
• About underpromising and underdelivering
• Tips on managing projects, such as developing rapport with project managers and team members

No prior project management experience is assumed.This bookis for the millions of people who manage projects, regardless of size.This book isquite helpful for managers in the middle ofa project who may be experiencingproblems.