New PM book by Morris & Sember - PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS - published in USA by AMACOM
AMACOM, the books publishing wing of the American Management Association, has announced the publication of a new project management book by Rick Morris and Brette McWhorter Sember, entitled Project Management That Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem-Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done.
According to the AMACOM news release, Project management is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the world. With more than 265,000 members in 170 different countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI) reports that its membership has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. In addition, the U.S. Department of Labor predicts the popularity of this profession will continue to rise at an incredible rate over the next six years.
But while many of these new managers know how to plan a successful project in theory, very few have the practical tools they need to get the job done when something goes wrong. Successful project managers must not only meet client expectations, but also complete the project within a specific time frame and a specific budget—no matter how challenging the circumstances.
Rick A. Morris, a project manager for several Fortune 500 companies, sought after speaker at PMI conferences, and author of PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem-Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done, believes that there is a significant gap between the principles of project management and their actual application in many corporate environments.
In PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS, Morris and Sember provide readers with advice they need to handle unreasonable deadlines and difficult projects, including the tools to:
communicate with their teams
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lget their teams to function well
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understand The Iron Triangle of Cost, Schedule, and Quantity
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run fewer and more productive meetings
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determine the level of detail that the stakeholder wants
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use their personality type to improve their communication style
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cope with different personality types
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turn around failing projects
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utilize data properly to make emotional conversations unemotional
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know when a project is really done
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learn how to accept and work within the limitations of the project and corporate culture.
Filled with practical examples of proven strategies that the authors have used to great effect, PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS will ensure that no one has to go through the same painful learning curve. This book is intended to help new hires excel in strategic areas—without all the stress and frustration.
Rick A. Morris is a project manager for several Fortune 500 companies and is a sought-after public speaker on project management. Brette McWhorter Sember is an attorney who has written more than 30 books including The Essential Supervisor’s Handbook. She lives in Clarence, New York.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem-Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done, by Rick A. Morris with Brett McWhorter Sember; ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-0988-6; list price US$24.95; 224 pages, published by AMACOM in the United States. Visit AMACOM online at www.amacombooks.org.
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New PgMP Exam Guide Published by McGraw Hill in USA
McGraw Hill publishers have announced the publication and availability of PgMP Program Management Professional All-in-One Exam Guide, a new book by Joseph Phillips. The book is a complete exam preparation for the new program management certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
Written by industry expert, trainer, and project management consultant Joseph Phillips, this definitive new guide covers all three phases of the credential process – the PMI staff review, the multiple-choice exam, and the Multi-rater Assessment - focusing on how to pass the rigorous PgMP exam. The book can serve as a certification study guide as well an on-the-job reference. Filled with real-world examples, checklists, and technical sidebars, it also comes with a CD-ROM that features: two full PgMP practice exams; video training; score tracker Excel spreadsheet; and a complete electronic book.
Joseph Phillips, PMP, Project+, is the director of education for Project Seminars, a project management training company. He is a member of the PMI and the author of several project management and certification study guides, including CAPM/PMP Project Management All-in-One Exam Guide. Phillips has consulted for Fortune 50 companies on project and program management and taught project management seminars for organizations worldwide. www.projectseminar.com.
Title: PgMP Program Management Professional All-in-One Exam Guide; Author: Joseph Phillips; Publication Month: October 2008; Price: $59.95; Hardcover; 431 pages ISBN-10 & ISBN-13: 0071549277; 9780071549271. For additional information about the book, contact Bettina Faltermeier, McGraw-Hill, New York, at bettina_faltermeier@mcgraw-hill.com.
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Wideman PM Website updates announced for November 2008
Max Wideman has announced the latest updates to his popular project management website. According to the email from Max this month, here are the items that Max discusses or has added to his website this month.
Max’ Guest this month, Greta Blash, Senior Instructor for International Institute for Learning, provides some good advice on practitioners' Project Management Career Path.
In Musings Max presents an exchange of emails with Diane Johnson, speaking on the Top Ten Trends in Project Management for 2008 on behalf of ESI International.
In his Paper section this month, Max reviews Dhanu M. Kothari's book Rainbows & Ratholes. An unusual title perhaps, but, according to Max, it is really about Best Practices for Managing Successful Projects.
Are you in charge of a project portfolio management office? Do you really know what reports are required by whom? If you are looking for answers, guidelines or templates, check out Max’s Issacons - "Issues and Considerations" that are presented in bullet form for quick and easy reference by project managers.
Have you seen Max’s book A Management Framework for Project, Program and Portfolio Integration? For information or to order a copy, visit http://www.maxwideman.com/papers/framework_book/intro.htm. Do you have a project management question? Find the answer at: http://www.maxwideman.com.
Max Wideman is one of the world’s best-known project management authorities. An engineer and professional project manager, his experience includes systems, social and environmental projects, as well as design and engineering projects. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute, of which he is past president and chairman and for which he led the development of the 1987 version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His personal web site at http://www.maxwideman.com is a source of superior project management knowledge and information. It is free to the public. Max Wideman is also a global advisor to PMForum and PM World Today; additional information about Max can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/advisors.htm.
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