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Summary: A good introduction
Review: An easy-reading book. I think it will help junior project managers a lot.
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Summary: Excellent for Project Managers
Review: I am a student in the Project Management Program at Northwestern University, this book will give you the fundamental of Project Management, graphic and explanation are great.
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Summary: A Concise Guide to Running a Project
Review: I have been in the project management field for over a decade now. The beauty of this book is that it contains the "backbone" of the steps required to manage medium to large-scale projects. It is an easy read, succinct and concise, and it fits easily in your briefcase or on your bookshelf.I for one have used this book to model many of my projects - especially when I formed a project office when I started with a new company. The PM flowchart (I believe it is now called the Lewis PM Process Flow or similar) is a very handy checklist to ensuring you are properly establishing your project, controlling your project, and closing out the project. I recommend this to all junior PM's as a fundamental read. I believe it belongs in the library of senior PM's, since it reinforces what we should know (but have probably neglected or forgotten). It should serve as a handy reference to all level of PM's. One comment I would add, again related to the flow chart - use it to cross-reference the chapters to the related process.
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Summary: A Concise Guide to Running a Project
Review: I have been in the project management field for over a decade now. The beauty of this book is that it contains the "backbone" of the steps required to manage medium to large-scale projects. It is an easy read, succinct and concise, and it fits easily in your briefcase or on your bookshelf. I for one have used this book to model many of my projects - especially when I formed a project office when I started with a new company. The PM flowchart (I believe it is now called the Lewis PM Process Flow or similar) is a very handy checklist to ensuring you are properly establishing your project, controlling your project, and closing out the project. I recommend this to all junior PM's as a fundamental read. I believe it belongs in the library of senior PM's, since it reinforces what we should know (but have probably neglected or forgotten). It should serve as a handy reference to all level of PM's. One comment I would add, again related to the flow chart - use it to cross-reference the chapters to the related process.
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Summary: Good project management book, weak on customer requirements
Review: I haven't completely read the book yet, but it's been very helpful so far. The book is definitely a page turner and does not get too wrapped up on dry theory. The author rapidly fires through most all of the key topics for project management, often citing experts in the field that you can read to learn more. The author points out that most projects fail because of poor definition. It's unfortunate his book doesn't fully describe how to prevent this, especially when it comes to really connecting to customers and understand what they need out of the project. This might be very obvious if your customers of the project work in your same firm. Of course you may also be the customer of the project. If you're not though, you're going to need more than this book to deliver the *right* product.
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Summary: Good project management book, weak on customer requirements
Review: I haven't completely read the book yet, but it's been very helpful so far. The book is definitely a page turner and does not get too wrapped up on dry theory. The author rapidly fires through most all of the key topics for project management, often citing experts in the field that you can read to learn more. The author points out that most projects fail because of poor definition. It's unfortunate his book doesn't fully describe how to prevent this, especially when it comes to really connecting to customers and understand what they need out of the project. This might be very obvious if your customers of the project work in your same firm. Of course you may also be the customer of the project. If you're not though, you're going to need more than this book to deliver the *right* product.
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Summary: An outstanding "how to" book with practical guidance.
Review: I thought so much of this book that I recommend it to all new project managers in my company. Considering both the human and technical sides of project management, the book provides a great step by step approach to the subject. It is this direct applicability to the work of a project manager that makes the book so good. The Project Management Institute's Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) gives information about all aspects of project management - James Lewis's book brings this to life by showing you how to actually execute many of the processes. If I was ever to write a book about project management, which I might, it would probably look like this book, so it saves me the effort!
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Summary: Nature of book
Review: I wrote this book for practitioners, who need step-by-step procedures for managing projects, without a lot of theory that might not work. My method of managing projects can be used on any kind of project, and has been tried in construction, pharmaceuticals, R&D, and marketing. I am pleased that most readers have found the book useful. If you have suggestions for improving it, please send them to me at jlewis@lewisinstitute.com. Happy reading.
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Summary: Even non-project managers can find this useful!
Review: I'm not a project manager by training, (I've had no formal 'lessons' in the craft,) but I do perform the work of a PM, and this book has been a life-saver at times. It has helped me understand the basics of what I need to do in my current role, and helped me understand what to focus on first to ensure I don't flounder too much. Thank you Mr. Lewis for putting this book together! (I also have your more basic "Fundamentals of Project Management" paperback, also a good buy!
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Summary: Where was this book when I started Consulting?
Review: If more project people read, practised and internalized the principles in this book, fewer projects would be out of control. I've been through the text completely, twice, and refer to the sample forms and checklists, often. Have recomended the text to client project leaders who are new to the concept. The Checklist for Managing Projects in the Appendix is a must have for the PM controlling the team. The first few chapters speak to the people side of project management. The middle section is devoted to the computations, PERT, and other statistical measures of project tracking. The final chapters ease back into the management styles needed, dealing with resistence, how to mold the team, and leaves the reader fairly optimistic that the project can be had on time and on budget.
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