Characteristics of Effective Project Managers - Softcover

Tom Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955413206 ISBN 13: 9780955413209

Publisher: dashdot Enterprises Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Everyone might become a project manager for a day, for a project, for life. What is it that separates the effective PMs from the rest? What characteristics do they need; or need to avoid? This booklet is a fully illustrated, informative, stimulating review of eighteen of the characteristics which contribute to the effectiveness of project managers in the front line. It also provides the opportunity to assess in real terms these and other characteristics against the often unique needs and circumstances of a particular project or post or position. These exercises may be done by: - clients/customers looking to appoint project managers - employers looking to employ active or potential project managers, - employees with employers, as a form of opportunity assessment and capability review, - individuals who wish to analyse their relative strengths and weaknesses, to decide what to do with them and about them.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Taylor is an experienced, front line project manager and an original co-founder of Buro Four, one of the most successful and respected management outfits in the UK. Tom is the principal of dashdot.co.uk - a consulting management vehicle. Tom has been producing practical, original and entertaining proposals, booklets and documents for over thirty years - he started young! - together with a variety of talks and courses. He is an active participant of APM - Association for Project Management - including Branch Chairman, Council Member, Executive Board Member, Chairman and vice-president.

From the Back Cover

Project Management is a new concept for many and project
managers are a new breed of people. Where do they come from? How do you
recognise them? What do they do? These are all good questions.

This booklet is a light-hearted review of eighteen of the many
characteristics which contribute to the effectiveness (or lack of) for
project managers in the front line.

On a more serious note it also provides the opportunity to assess in real
terms these and other characteristics against the often unique needs and
circumstances of a particular project or post or position.

Having established the needs or `the Demand' it is then possible with the
aid of this book to make a fair comparison with what is on offer or `the
Supply'.

This exercise may be done by:

- clients/customers looking to appoint project managers
- employers looking to employ active or potential project managers,
- employees with employers, as a form of opportunity assessment and
capability review,
- individuals who wish to analyse their relative strengths and weaknesses -
to decide what to do with them and about them.

Edition details

• Publisher: dashdot Enterprises Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955413206
• ISBN 13: 9780955413209
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Rob Dee
• Number of pages: 52