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50 Lucid Thoughts

Authors: Ruth Murray-Webster & Peter Simon
Publisher: Lucidus Consulting, UK
List Price: £9.99
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9560440-0-6
Reviewer: David B. Olutusin
Review Date: March 2009

Introduction to the Book

The book attempts to introduce the need for a thorough understanding of the project management doctrine, principles, practices and learning. It comes out as simplistic, yet definitive. Most project managers tend to mis-respresent and or mis-apply project management terms in practice due to seemingly complex or commonly misunderstood terminologies. 50 Lucid Thoughts compels one to take a second or repeated look at, or thought about, most items and language of the project management profession in a way that it drives home the point: Managing Change, certainly in terms of erudite thinking, using available tools and techniques.

Overview of Book’s Structure

The book being organized in five chapters made it an easy read, with an average of 10 thoughts per chapter. Chapters 3 & 4 have 9 “Thoughts”, Chapter 5, 12 Thoughts, while Chapters 1 & 2 have 10 Thoughts each.

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About the Reviewer David B. Olutusin, PMP David Olutusin, PMP, CPG, P.Geol, FGAC , is an Independent Consultant providing sub-consulting services through Belloy Petroleum Consultants Limited, based in Calgary Canada. His current job is as a Wellsite Geologist, consulting for oil and gas companies operating in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. He oversees geological operations during oil and gas drilling, as the Geologist on location. Mr. Olutusin has experience in Clastics, Carbonates, Vertical, Horizontal, and Deviated wells. Others include Conventional oil, Heavy oil, Tight Gas, Shallow and Deep wells. Previous experience includes Groundwater development, Water borehole construction, Engineering geology, and Geophysical investigations. He is a Project Management Professional, PMP; Certified Petroleum Geologist, CPG-AAPG; and licensed to practice in Alberta, P.Geol, and Saskatchewan, P.Geo; and a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada, FGAC. Mr. Olutusin holds a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from the University of Texas At Dallas (2008) and B.Sc. with honors in Geology from the University of Ibadan, Nigera (1993). Email: daveolutusin@gmail.com

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