Volume X - Issue VI - June 2008
PM Book Reviews
Book Title: Managing Politics and Conflicts in Projects
Introduction to the Book Most courses and books on the project/program management focus on the tools and skills to set schedule, budget and plan for resources. The soft skills of project management are glossed over because they are hard to capture and address. The focus of Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects is the soft skills that are critical to any successful project manager. I was interested in reviewing this book because in my opinion the soft skills are what identifies a great project manager from an average project manager. Overview of Book’s Structure The book has 10 chapters and two appendices. The chapters address the topics of project environment, politics, conflict, stakeholders, communication, negotiation, managing relationships, political strategy and leadership. The author presents the information for each of these topics in several methods. The general discussion of the topics is the bulk of each chapter. At the end of the chapter there is a summary defined in the Key Points section and a story that is used to emphasize the chapter’s topic. There are also pointed tips that every PM should have in their communication strategy.
Book Title: Construction Extension to the PMBOK®
Introduction to the Book The book describes processes and principles acceptable in the construction industry for the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects successfully. It provides opportunity for the construction industry professionals to easily reference processes and principles that are recognized as industry good practices with reference to the well known PMBOK® Guide, Third Edition. Overview of Book’s Structure The book is organized into four sections. The first section is an introduction to the book which outlines the purpose of the Construction Extension of the PMBOK® and explains how the entire book is structured for the benefit of readers. This section makes readers really appreciate the entire content of the Extension Guide and consist of two chapters Section two of the book describes the Standard for Project Management of a Project, and consists of only one chapter, most of which refers the reader to the parent content in the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition. Section three is the main content of the book and has thirteen chapters, nine of which belong to the parent copy of the PMBOK® Guide and four of them are new areas identified as extension to the parent book. However, most of the original parent book has been further clarified in these updated nine chapters which are applicable to good practices in the construction industry. The extension areas, with the four new chapters are on safety, environment, financial and claims management areas. The fourth section, which is the last, consists of three appendices (A, B and C), a glossary and index of keywords in the book.
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