Project Management Book Tips

Bookster — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:34:56 +0000

Here are some items taken from the original pmbook.com website. Bullet tips to consider for project management:

Planning is key
You have three focus points: time, budget, and quality
PM’s should get signoff or agreement on major approval items (milestones, deliverables)
PM’s should understand what their responsibility and deliverables are
A project leader should be able to explain and sell the project’s value
One primary task is to remove roadblocks from the paths of your team members
You should understand your priorities

And there are more items, such as communication… especially with your project sponsors and stakeholders.

And…

User a project planning metholodology or lifecycle. Having clear metrics to measure your progress is important, as is the ability to assess and manage project risks.

And for many projects, politics can enter the process at any time (if it’s not already there).

Also, know when to ask for help.

PM Book Welcome

Bookster — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:29:48 +0000

If you’ve read anything at all about project management, you’ll probably know at least three things: project management can help you to do business, PM can be really, I mean really, complicated (ha!) and lastly knowledge is absolutely, outrageously, essential.

The PM Book site is set to change all that … is is different from the normal models for portal information sites. For a start, it’s not complicated. PM Book has been developed for the masses. It’s easy to digest and reliable. It doesn’t even require the visitor to register in order to get up to speed.

The new version is now mobile-friendly… mobile project management… for those times when you’re not near a computer.