HBR guide to project management /
Title By: Harvard business review
Material type: BookSeries: Harvard Business review guides.Publisher: Boston : Harvard Business Review Press, c2012.Description: x, 171 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781422187296Other title: Harvard business review guide to project management | Motivate your team avoid scope creep deliver results | HBR's guide to project management.Subject(s): Project managementDDC classification: 658.404 HB RGItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.404 HB RG (Browse shelf) | Available | Mar2018 | T0058299 |
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658.404 HA PR The product manager's desk reference / | 658.404 HA PR Project management : integrating strategy, operations and change / | 658.404 HA RV Harvard ManageMentor on project management. | 658.404 HB RG HBR guide to project management / | 658.404 HE PM PMP : project management professional : study guide / | 658.404 HE PM PMP : project management professional : study guide / | 658.404 HI CO The complete project management office handbook / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The four phases of project management -- The cast of characters -- A written charter -- Dealing with a project's fuzzy front end -- Performing a project premortem -- Will project creep cost you-or create value? -- Setting priorities before starting your project -- Boost productivity with time-boxing -- Scheduling the work -- A rush to failure? -- Getting your project off on the right foot -- The discipline of teams, effective project meetings -- The adaptive approach to project management -- Why good projects fail anyway.
How do you rein in the scope of your project when you’ve got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention?
Whether you’re managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future projects go even more smoothly.