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Hard to Find More Value per Page, March 11, 2007
This review is from: Bare Bones Project Management: What you can't not do (Paperback)
With many larger books, if you want to take away anything at all, you need to make a set of notes because the gems of the book are scattered across so many pages. Well this book comes as condensed notes - it's 52 pages not counting the introduction. If that's not condensed enough, there are brief summaries at the end of each of the seven chapters.
As the author mentions, this book is not for project managers leading major projects. This book is geared for people who need to do project management as part of their job, so they can get back to the rest of their job. It goes on to discuss the minimum one needs to do to increase the likelihood of success for the project. It includes areas from planning and managing the project to politics and staffing.
For those not familiar with the author, Bob Lewis is one of the most colorful technology writers around. His style is that of a casual conversation, with plenty of humor thrown in for good measure. As an example of the humor, from a couple of footnotes:
"Best" is defined as "makes the situation most convenient for the project manager."
"Worst" is defined as what always happens unless you take active steps to avoid it.
I strongly recommend this book for anyone involved with IT projects who cares to see them succeed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Concise, cogent, effective, December 20, 2007
This review is from: Bare Bones Project Management: What you can't not do (Paperback)
Bob Lewis has a remarkable gift for encapsulating the core truths about many IT (and general business) situations and for expressing them briefly and memorably. You won't find a better or more concise guide to what it really takes to make a project work. Very highly recommended.
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Lots of meat on these bare bones, December 27, 2007
This review is from: Bare Bones Project Management: What you can't not do (Paperback)
Where was this book when I first needed it. This book is indispensible for a first time project manager or even for project team members. This book is a great combination, short enough to quickly digest, readable so its points are easy to understand, detailed and relatable to be put immediately into action, and comprehensive enough to cover all the major issues. Project management training is the most useful training I have received, and frankly, this book does a better job of distilling the finer points of good project management than my two week intensive courses, and was a lot more enjoyable to experience.
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