| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Genesis -- Ch. 1. Sink or Swim -- Ch. 2. Grasping the Scope -- Ch. 3. What is a Project? -- Ch. 4. The Team Meets -- Ch. 5. Sifting Through the Mess -- Ch. 6. Asking the Right Questions -- Ch. 7. Writing the Objective Statement -- Ch. 8. The Project Manager Faces the Board -- pt. 2. The Project Team -- Ch. 9. The Team's Roles -- Ch. 10. Company Politics -- pt. 3. The Design Phase -- Ch. 11. What is Design, and How Long Does it Take? -- Ch. 12. Organizing the Design Process -- Ch. 13. The User's Needs -- Ch. 14. Charts, Costs, and Other Puzzles -- Ch. 15. More Problems with Schedules -- pt. 4. Execution Planning -- Ch. 16. Tasks -- Ch. 17. A Dependency Chart -- Ch. 18. Finding and Fixing Mistakes -- pt. 5. Execution -- Ch. 19. Altering Plans -- Ch. 20. On a Crash Course. |
| Summary |
"Making It Happen: A Non-Technical Guide to Project Management provides a fresh and clear approach to project management. Written in the form of a novel, it covers the basics of project management in a friendly, interesting, and memorable way." "Will Campbell, a reasonably competent middle manager, is suddenly thrust into managing a high-profile project that could make or break his career. With no project management experience, and armed only with the guidance of his eccentric mentor, Martha, Will learns the hard way. As Will navigates the rough seas of company politics, treacherous competition, and a project swirling out of control, he narrowly evades many pitfalls, and masters some indispensable project management tools along the way."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Project management.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Project Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Project Management.
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Project management.
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Project management.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kyle, Mackenzie, 1966- Making it happen. Toronto : J. Wiley, c1998 9780471642343 (OCoLC)39355102 |
| ISBN |
9780470157169 electronic bk. |
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047015716X electronic bk. |
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9780470739938 electronic bk. Adobe Digital Editions |
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0470739932 electronic bk. Adobe Digital Editions |
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9780470737927 electronic bk. Mobipocket Reader |
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0470737921 electronic bk. Mobipocket Reader |
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0471642347 (pbk.) |
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9780471642343 |
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