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(More customer reviews)I feel it is important to define what this book is not. This book does not discuss estimation models or costing models, it does not have tips on how to develop a project plan using MS-Project & in general, there are no technicalities discussed.
Rather, this book has tips on everything else that could contribute to the success or failure of a project. The topics include planning, team building, conduct, meetings, & use of technology to better manage projects.
The sections on planning, conduct & meetings are good & full of specific examples for real life project management issues. In fact, this specific nailing down of issues is one of the threads that run through the book - but the impact is limited to these sections. There are many templates & approaches that are discussed & most of the templates can be downloaded from the book's website. People new to project management will find these sections particularly useful as they're unlikely to encounter all these situations & learn by themselves in their early years.
The section on team building has a bit of theory & a lot of explanation on the Myers-Briggs test & the interpretation of its results. I'm not sure if conducting an M-B test as part of building a team is very feasible or is otherwise recognized as a best practice.
The section on technology talks about project intranets & extranets, organizing files & directories, & there are some useful tips on software selection. To be fair, leveraging technology to manage projects, I think, is a topic beyond the scope of a chapter in a 200-page book. However, there isn't much new in this section.
In general, this book is worth a read for somebody with less than two years of project management experience. For anybody who has managed projects for more than that, the value of this book will start diminishing given the extent of her experience.
Finally, this book is written in a very chatty way. Moreover, it's funny.
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