Project Management: Fast Track to Success - Softcover

Harper-Smith, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273719920 ISBN 13: 9780273719922

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2009

Synopsis

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. FAST.

 

Projects are there to deliver measurable benefits and value to an organisation. Delivering on time and on budget is important, but project management is not just about doing things right, it is also about doing the right things to get the results your business needs. To be an effective project manager you need to maintain flexibility in all things and to maintain your focus on the fact that it is the business need that is paramount, not the process of getting there. Fast to Success: Project Management, helps you do this by providing you with a practical, flexible and adaptable framework for managing projects.

 

This practical, career-oriented book gets you up to speed on project management quickly. It shows you how to integrate the core best-practice tools of project management with broader business needs and how to involve people across the whole business, as and when required. It gives you: 

• Project management in a nutshell - a series of frequently-asked-questions to give you a concise overview of the subject
• The top 10 tools and techniques you can use to help you develop your approach to project management
• Simple checklists to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your capabilities and those of your team 
• Advice on leading your team – how to decide your leadership style and build your team
• Tips on how to progress your career, whether it’s your first 10 weeks in the job or whether you’re looking to get right to the top

Don’t get left behind, set out on the Fast Track today. For more resources, log on to the series website at www.fast-track-me.com.

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER

 

The Fast Track books provide you with a complete resource to get ahead as a manager – faster. They bring together the latest business thinking, cutting edge online material and all the practical techniques you need to fast track your career. Specially designed to help you learn what you need to know and to develop the skills you need to get ahead, each book is broken down into 4 key areas:

• Awareness - find out where you are now and what you need to do to improve
• Business building - the tools and techniques you need to build up your skills
• Career development- learn the steps you should take now if you want to get ahead
• Director’s toolkit - tips to get you to the top. And make sure you stay there!

Fast Track features include:

• The Fast Track Top 10 – a concise, cutting edge summary of the information you need to shine
• Quick Tips and FAQs – a short cut to practical advice from people who have been there before you and succeeded
• Real life stories to give examples of what works – and critically, what doesn’t
• Practical career guidance including a framework of objectives for your first 10 weeks in a new role
• Expert Voices – to give you the state of the art view from today’s leading experts

To complement the Fast Track to Success Series there is a custom-designed, highly interactive online resource at www.Fast-Track-Me.com – log on now to get on the Fast Track today.

About this title

From the Back Cover

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. FAST.

Projects are there to deliver measurable benefits and value to an organisation. Delivering on time and on budget is important, but to be an effective project manager you need to focus on the business need rather than the process of getting there. Fast Track to Success: Project Management shows you how to integrate core best-practice tools with broader business needs. It willteach you the key skills you need to excel in project management and accelerate your career development.  The book includes:

 

• Project management in a nutshell - a series of FAQs to give you a concise overview of the subject

• The top 10 tools and techniques to develop your approach to project management  

• Advice on leading your team – how to decide your leadership style and build your team

   

• Simple checklists to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your capabilities and those of your team

• Tips on how to progress your career, whether it’s your first 10 weeks in the job or whether you’re looking to get right to the top

 

Don’t get left behind, set out on the Fast Track today. For more resources, log on to the series website at www.Fast-Track-Me.com.

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER

About the Author

Patrick Harper-Smith is one of the founding directors of Project Leaders International Ltd - a consulting organization that works with client companies in the areas of training, consulting, and supporting software. Patrick has had an international career within the travel, financial services, and consulting industries. Simon Derry is also a director of Project Leaders International Ltd. He is a professional and experienced consultant with over 15 years experience of working with leading organizations in a variety of industry sectors and management levels. He has worked with companies, such as the NHS, Psion, Dell, and Sun Microsystems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0273719920
• ISBN 13: 9780273719922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240