Managing Performance Improvement Projects: Preparing, Planning, Implementing [Hardcover]

Jim Fuller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787909599 | ISBN-13: 978-0787909598 | Publication Date: May 7, 1997 | Edition: 1

Lead work projects from beginning to end . . . and make human performance technology happen!

Copublished with the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

Project teams are growing rapidly as performance improvement solutions become more complex. Project management methods are becoming necessary to successfully coordinate these large teams. Develop the skills you need to effectively manage your budget, time, and the quality of work on human performance technology projects. All the essential aspects of project development are addressed, and the process is broken down into three main areas: preparing, planning, and implementing.

You'll develop the skills to:

Define projects

Accelerate project development

Obtain sponsorship

Act as a consultant

Plan infrastructures

Create work breakdown structures

Identify depAndency relationships

Manage resources and optimize the plans

Analyze risks and plan for contingencies

Estimate schedules . . . and more!

Learn what needs to be done after you finish a project to ensure success. Don't just squeak by with mediocre management. Mediocre management can stifle the development of great ideas. Ideas will get projects started. But you won't achieve superior results without effective management.

Implement Fuller's project management process today and get results!

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From the Back Cover

This comprehensive guide to creating a ?performance technology system? helps trainers, consultants, educators, and project managers develop the expertise to plan, monitor, track, and manage the people, the time, the budget, and the quality of the work devoted to human performance technology projects.

About the Author

JIM FULLER is the manager of Learning and Performance Technology at the Hewlett-Packard Company, which represents H-P's research and development efforts in the areas of learning and performance. He also teaches graduate courses in performance technology at Boise State University and is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), and Lakewood. He lives in San Jose, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (May 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787909599
• ISBN-13: 978-0787909598
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Business Book Ever, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Performance Improvement Projects: Preparing, Planning, Implementing (Hardcover)

This has to be one of the best business books ever written. I found that I was able to take the practices and put them to work right away. My manager can't believe the difference it's made in my ability to get project results. I highly recommend this book to any manager or project manager.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all of HRD!, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Performance Improvement Projects: Preparing, Planning, Implementing (Hardcover)

For years, we in HRD have been poor at delivering results to the organization on time and under budget. I never could understand the books on project management. They always used way more project management effort than I needed. The examples never made sense either. This book has to be the best resource ever given to the HRD community. The tools are simple and easy to use. I found that I could scale the project managment efforts to match the need. The examples are great and really bring home the point. The ongoing case story of Bill and Karen are fun. I found myself reading ahead just to find out what they did, and how their stories turned out.