Working at Warp Speed: The New Rules for Project Success in a Sped-Up World [Paperback]

Barry Flicker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 2002

The discrepancy between what we know and what we do can trigger poor planning, miscommunication, overload, and a host of other ills. The constant games of catch-up and fire-fighting can turn even simple projects into nightmares. In Working at Warp Speed, Barry Flicker explains that people can break such patterns only by cultivating the ability to make and keep clear commitments. He recounts a simple story about a handful of people who, through powerful direct experience, learn to stop complaining about the idiots out there and begin examining their own behaviors and assumptions. This shift is the key, according to Flicker, to successful project management in business and in life.

Editorial Reviews

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"Outstanding introduction to concepts that would otherwise remain hidden in the course of everyday work." - Colin Clover, Project Manager, Apple Computer; "A real breakthrough in managing the constant changes in business." - David Morse, Chief of Communication, NASA; "Over the course of three and a half years this program has successfully enabled us to blend the demands of those committed to unfettered creative flare and flexibility with those demanding systematic accountability for results. It has helped us maintain momentum, schedules, and - in this incredibly fast paced business - sanity!" - Jerry Hunt, Education & Organization Development Manager, HAL Computer Systems

About the Author

Barry Flicker is founder of Basic Training, a San Francisco Bay Area-based company that offers a complete curriculum of courses in management and professional development to organizations intent on keeping pace with the rapid transformations of the global economy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1st edition (March 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576751465
• ISBN-13: 978-1576751466
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert without Pictures, October 31, 2002

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Dan Poynter "Author-Publisher-Speaker" (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Working at Warp Speed: The New Rules for Project Success in a Sped-Up World (Paperback)

This book is about achieving project success at warp speed. Barry Flicker describes the various kinds of project team members and suggests the best ways to deal with them.

Flicker uses stories to drive home his points beginning with: Many project teams fail at proper communication due to (perceived) lack of time. He describes the Four Rules of Warp Speed that can provide relief from the many frustrations. The secret is to know when and how to slow down and to include all the right people at the right times.

Flicker is a gifted professional speaker, successful business consultant and a fine writer.

Dan Poynter, ParaPublishing.com.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unusually insightful and useful project management book!, March 18, 2002

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Storm Cunningham (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Working at Warp Speed: The New Rules for Project Success in a Sped-Up World (Paperback)

In a world that's drowning in books on management in general, and project management in particular, this one really stands out.

The author takes a far more human approach to the discipline, and addresses the real-world issues that REALLY cause teams and projects to fall apart, miss deadlines, etc. Gone are the elaborate theoretical constructs that sound good while reading about them, but which don't stick, and thus make no difference in behavior.

In their place is very accessible, well-writtten guidance on identifying the pivotal issues, and how to address them. This is MUST reading for anyone having trouble managing multiple priorities.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Working at Warp Speed: The New Rules for Project Success in a Sped-Up World (Paperback)

This is the kind of book that anyone working with others on a project should keep nearby. It's practical, funny, and written in a down to earth way that makes you comfortable using it immediately to guide your own work. After reading it, you might want to start getting copies for everyone because it's done in a way that is easy to remember and talk about.