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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,... -
Four of 5 Practitioners Use Books as a PPM Resource
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Results from the survey we cast for the March edition of Ten in Ten: A Celebration of Project Management gives us some insight into the media resources PPM practitioners... -
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: “Your Brain at Work”
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Overall Impressions I had a difficult time getting into and through this book. Unfortunately, I really can’t tell you why. I think the main problem is that the writing... -
Arras People PPM Bookshop: Your Secret Santa!
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet It’s good ol’ “our back needs a good scratchin’” time. As it stands today, we’ve got three different editions of project management and careers books to give away today,... -
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: Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Broken down into seven chapters tackling areas such as communication, conflict and negotiation; Verma talks briefly about methods and topics for consideration although nothing groundbreaking and often quite light... -
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... -
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... -
Book Review: Social Media for Project Managers
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Social media is slowly but surely creeping into the world of project management; with two thirds of the project management profession using social media in some way in their... -
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: Training for Project Management, Volume 1: Skills and Principles
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Author: Ian Stokes Publisher: Gower Publishing Size: 325 pages ‘Skills and Principles’ is volume one of a three-part series published by Gower, and is designed to offer a complete... -
Book Reviewers 3: The Blake Edwards/PMBR Edition
Posted on December 28, 2010 | 7 CommentsTweet Facts, Hercule, Facts! We somehow managed to find a boatload of books hanging around the attic that would make for a great review. This time around, we honour the... -
Book Review: “The Project Manager’s Guide to Making Successful Decisions”
Posted on December 3, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: The Project Manager’s Guide to Making Successful Decisions Author: Robert A. Powell, Dennis M. Buede Length: 311 pages Whilst it’s great to read about all the things you... -
Book Review: How to Save a Failing Project – Chaos to Control
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: How to Save a Failing Project – Chaos to Control Author: Ralph R. Young, Steven M. Brady, Dennis C. Nagle Jr. Publisher: Management Concepts Size: 207 Pages +... -
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... -
Book Review: 59 Checklists for Project and Programme Managers
Posted on November 11, 2010 | No CommentsTweet 59 Checklists for Project and Programme Managers Rudy Kor, Gert Wijnen Gower Publishing When I got this book in the mail I was expecting a checklist collection, the title...
