HBR Project Management Handbook [Review]
The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook might just change how your execs feel about project work. Read our review to find out why!
Read more from Elizabeth
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.
Books
Project management books reviewed and the top takeaways shared for you! Learn about the new trends in project management from the best authors.
8 Must Read Books on Stakeholder Management
I’ve hand-picked my top picks for stakeholder management books. These must-read books will help you manage teams more effectively on your projects.
Good Project Manager vs Bad Project Manager
How can you be a good project manager? In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders.
Book review: How To Be A Productivity Ninja
“Time management is dead,” writes Graham Allcott in his book, How To Be A Productivity Ninja. The old time management concepts don’t work anymore, he says, because we don’t have the same working environment. The number of information sources has gone up, and we’re expected to juggle more and manage more complex jobs while our…
6 Reasons Why Professional Networking is Important
Find out why networking is something you can’t afford to avoid. Here are 6 fantastic reasons to get out there and meet new people – and they aren’t what you might think.
How to be a PMO Leader: Book Review of Leading Successful PMOs
Project managers have to be project leaders as well, at least some of the time. But what happens when you want to take the next step and lead a PMO? Peter Taylor’s book, Leading Successful PMOs, explains. He discusses the PMO that he led at Siemens. It was a three year journey. They began with…
A Guide to Project Meetings & How to Get the Best Out of Them
In this guide to project meetings learn about the different types of meeting you’ll hold on your project (and one to definitely avoid!). There are also some tips on how to make your attendees feel as if the meeting is relevant to them.
How to Navigate Internal Politics on Projects
Managing stakeholders doesn’t always go to plan. These insights from author Jake Holloway will help you better prepare to work with difficult people on projects. Learn why your team doesn’t always act in the project’s best interest and what you can do about it.
Business Leadership for IT Projects
Gary Lloyd sent me a copy of his book Business Leadership for IT Projects to read and review. Here are my takeaways and thoughts about it.
What Makes a Brilliant Project Leader?
A brilliant project leader will have solid project management expertise and be able to plan and deliver their projects with confidence and assurance.
Change Management in Projects + 5 Tools to do it
In this article, we’ll look at what is different about change management now, how change management is defined, and why it is worth investing your time and effort into doing change management.
Get Your Projects Fit with The Lazy Project Manager
Find out how to health check your projects in this interview with Peter Taylor (The Lazy Project Manager).