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Book Review – Project Sponsorship
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsTweet During my 8 years as a project and programme manager, I’ve experienced a great variety of project sponsorship styles and approaches. While there are many popular and mature project,... -
Review a Pocket Guide & Enter the March Draw
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Things are rolling to a close this week on the first month of our year-long birthday celebration of prize draws, which you’ll know by title as Ten in Ten.... -
Book Review: The Eight Constants of Change by Change Guides
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Eight Constants of Change may seem like an oxymoronic title to some, but in my experience there are many common issues that need to be managed during any... -
Book Review: The Power of Interpersonal Skills in Project Management
Posted on October 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet The Power of Interpersonal Skills in Project Management is a well-researched book that attempts to cover what is a very important and relevant topic for the project leader. Deborah... -
Book Review: Stop Playing Games
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Starting with a call to arms in the battle against devaluing the profession, Rick Morris explains the state in which the project management profession finds itself arguing that a... -
Congress and the Chinese Meal
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet CHINESE PROVERB: Pearls lie not on the seashore. If thou desirest one thou must dive for it. Two significant things have happened. Firstly I registered for the PMI Global... -
Book Review: Rescue the Problem Project
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Anyone reading this book must first face the uncomfortable truth that most projects have issues, and in many cases this will lead to the 25% failed projects claimed by... -
Change Management Book + Pocketguide Up for Review
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet UPDATE (16th August): The first to come was Mr Geri McLeary, and he’s the winner. Check us out in the near future for other titles to review. First come,... -
Book Review: Project Management for Healthcare
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweet On first impressions this book looks like something which was published in the ’70s with its orange, brown and yellow ochre cover; not to mention the photograph of an... -
Book Review – A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Penny Pullan and Ruth Murray-Webster’s ‘A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management’ fits into a series of Short Guides about risk published by Gower. The series currently includes books... -
Book Review: The Critical Thinking Toolkit
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Hard up for ideas on how to make a certain presentation about handling endless questions with quick thinking recently, I asked around the office as to tactics or courses... -
Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a work by Patrick Lencioni, author of eight previously well recognised books in the USA. Patrick is the founder and president of... -
Four PM Books Available to Reviewers
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet UPDATED 9th AUGUST: We’re still getting inquiries about these books, but please note that they are, in fact, all gone now. Thank you for your interest, as we hope... -
Five Ways to Use Us: Part Trois
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet You know those blog posts that are trying to get you to check in and maintain readership each and every day with regular – perhaps weekly – features, then... -
Project Management Career Success
Posted on March 17, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Today we launch our March newsletter looking at Project Management Success; taking a look at what makes a successful project management professional. So who better to ask about success... -
Book Review: The Lifelong Project
Posted on March 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet What could happen if you treated the next year of your life like a Project? That question is where The Lifelong Project starts. However, this is not a book... -
Book Review: “Leadership Principles for Project Success”
Posted on March 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweet “It’s misleading to define project success in static terms, focusing only on the final delivery,” writes Thomas Juli in his book, Leadership Principles for Project Success. In this book,... -
Book Review – 101 Project Management Problems & How to Solve Them
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Author: Tom Kendrick Size: 272 pages Publisher: AMACOM Tom Kendrick is a successful Project Management Consultant who has previously worked as a management executive for both Hewlett-Packard and Visa... -
Book Review: “Project Sponsorship”
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Author: David West Publisher: Gower Publishing (click the previous link to learn more about Arras’ partnership with Gower and any available discounts to Tipoffs/Camel readers) Length: 258 pages Project... -
Meeting a Project Legend and a New Challenge Ahead
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting a legend in project management; Dennis Lock the author, lecturer and project management veteran with some 46 years experience. Dennis’... -
Book Review: Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success Author: Christine B. Tayntor Publisher: CRC Press Size: 270 pages Reviewed by Lisa Sieverts The strength of Christine Tayntor’s book lies... -
Project Management Book Reviewers Wanted!
Posted on September 6, 2010 | 18 CommentsTweet Fancy getting your hands on a free project management book? Arras People is looking for book reviewers – but don’t sweat it – we’re looking for amateur book reviewers...
