Interested in project management? Elizabeth Harrin is the author of several top-selling, practical guides to how to manage projects published by PMI, APM, Kogan Page and the British Computer Society.
Drawing from her own experience and plenty of case studies, surveys and research, these books are the ‘mentor on the shelf’ you need to get ahead and learn what really works when it comes to juggling your workload.
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The strapline on the back of this book is ‘becoming a systems thinker’. The authors have taken a practical approach to systems analysis describing the fundamentals of systemic thinking including problem definition and problem solving. How to do Systems Analysis covers the six main phases of systems analysis: determining system goals, establishing a process and…
Women play an active role today in most occupations, but it hasn’t always been easy, especially in technical fields. Women in Science, Engineering and Technology is an overview of the UK initiatives since the 1970’s designed to encourage girls and women into non-traditional jobs. The book begins by describing the changing socio-political and economic climate…
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A book review of Franklin and Tuttle’s book, Communication Skills for Project and Programme Managers. Find out what I thought of it, and how it could help you manage your project communications more effectively.
Leadership Skills for Project and Programme Managers is the second in the Focus on Skills series from TSO. Actually, I don’t know which number in the series it is, as the three books were all launched at the same time. It’s the second one I read, so it’s the second review to appear here. I…
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This book review of Team Management Skills for Project and Programme Managers points out how to manage team building over the life of a project and shares tips from this book by Franklin and Tuttle.
Enjoyed the series on managing international projects? Here is some further reading that you might like: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers, Anthony Mersino (Amacom, 2007) Polyglot Dictionary of Project Management Terms, John Bartlett (PMToday.co.uk) Managing Without Walls: Maximize Success with Virtual, Global, and Cross-cultural Teams, Colleen Garton and Kevin Wegryn (MC Press, 2006) And of…
Firstly, a big SORRY to Anthony Mersino. Anthony sent me his book at the end of last year and it has taken me forever to get around to posting a review. That’s not because I haven’t read it. On the contrary, as soon as it arrived I picked it up and then couldn’t put it…
Jonathan Lazar makes the point, in the preface of this book, that universal usability helps all users. Computer interfaces that include usability features come with a solid business case to support e-commerce spend, as they improve hit rates and support access across a variety of technologies including mobile devices. Universal Usability is a collection of…
Today, all kinds of teams, including Agile software development, depend heavily on team and collaborative working. Collaboration Explained by Jean Tabaka aims to present practical ways to encourage a collaborative culture within development teams. Section 1 of the book defines what Tabaka means by collaboration and what the benefits of a collaborative culture look like,…
I heard from the publishers today that the first copies of Project Mangement in the Real World have come off the press and are looking great. If you’ve pre-ordered a copy, it should be on its way out to you shortly. There won’t be a blog entry next Monday as I’ll be speaking at the…
Network security is an ongoing task and this heavy-weight book tackles it with both a sense of immediacy and a long-term view of strategic IT security planning. Syngress IT Security Project Management Handbook aims to present an operational framework for security planning. It is written in a very accessible style and the pages are clear….
The kind folks at the British Computer Society are throwing a bash for me to launch my new book, Project Management in the Real World. I give an entertaining yet informative speech for around 45 minutes, then take questions from the floor, pose for photos and sign any copies people feel inclined to buy. Then…