Essentials of Strategic Project Management (Essentials (John Wiley))

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Review: As an executive in a company that was struggling to get the right projects identified and the to manage them effectively, this is one of the first books I turned to as a resource. I am pleased that I did.

Mr. Callahan's book is clearly written, easy to understand and provides a good blend of high level overview along with down to earth practical guidance. He does an excellent job showing why projects fail to meet expectations and provides a roadmap of what an organization needs to do, at every level and in all functions, to improve their success in Project Management.

After reading this book, I distributed copies to others in the organization from the CEO down to the engineers working on individual project activities. I believe Mr. Callahan's book provided an excellent means of communicating to the organization an understanding of what we as a company needed to do differently and why.

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Summary: Strategic Project Management explained
Review: This book is filled with helpful information on making sure all the facets of project management are understood and considered. Particularly useful are the "tips and techniques" sections in the book, which offer extremely useful questions for consideration. Further, the STO model the book is based on is solid. The authors also have some interesting and fresh points to make about risk. Finally, one of my favorite parts of the book, was the reference to how 'Fractals' are like companies and vice versa - very innovative and adept point to include. To find out more, read the book!