Fast Track to Success : Project Management

by Harper-Smith, Patrick; Derry, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780273719922
• ISBN10: 0273719920
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: FT Press

Summary

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. FAST. Projects are there to deliver measurable benefits and value to an organisation. Delivering on time and on budget is important, but project management is not just about doing things right, it is also about doing the right things to get the results your business needs. To be an effective project manager you need to maintain flexibility in all things and to maintain your focus on the fact that it is the business need that is paramount, not the process of getting there. Fast to Success: Project Management, helps you do this by providing you with a practical, flexible and adaptable framework for managing projects. This practical, career-oriented book gets you up to speed on project management quickly.It shows you how to integrate the core best-practice tools of project management with broader business needs and how to involve people across the whole business, as and when required. It gives you: Project management in a nutshell - a series of frequently-asked-questions to give you a concise overview of the subjectThe top 10 tools and techniques you can use to help you develop your approach to project managementSimple checklists to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your capabilities and those of your teamAdvice on leading your team - how to decide your leadership style and build your teamTips on how to progress your career, whether it's your first 10 weeks in the job or whether you're looking to get right to the top Don't get left behind, set out on the Fast Track today. For more resources, log on to the series website at www.fast-track-me.com. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER TheFast Trackbooksprovide you with a complete resource to get ahead as a manager - faster. They bring together the latest business thinking, cutting edge online material and all the practical techniques you need to fast track your career. Specially designed to help you learn what you need to know and to develop the skills you need to get ahead, each book is broken down into 4 key areas: Awareness- find out where you are now and what you need to do to improveBusiness building- the tools and techniques you need to build up your skillsCareer development- learn the steps you should take now if you want to get aheadDirector's toolkit -tips to get you to the top. And make sure you stay there! Fast Track features include: The Fast Track Top 10 - a concise, cutting edge summary of the information you need to shineQuick Tips and FAQs - a short cut to practical advice from people who have been there before you and succeededReal life stories to give examples of what works - and critically, what doesn'tPractical career guidance including a framework of objectives for your first 10 weeks in a new roleExpert Voices - to give you the state of the art view from today's leading experts To complement the books is a custom-designed, highly interactive online resource at www.Fast-Track-Me.com - log on now to get on the Fast Track today.

Table of Contents

The Fast Track way

About the authors

A word of thanks from the authors

Project management

Fast Track

How to use this book

Fast-Track-Me.com

Awareness

Project Management in a nutshell

Project Management audit

Business Fast Track

Fast Track top ten

Technologies

Implementing change

Career Fast Track

The first ten weeks

Leading the team

Getting to the top

Director's Toolkit

Team

Project

Management

Audit

Planning techniques

Critical path

Risk

Management

The Fast Track way

Other titles in the Fast Track series

Glossary

Index

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