Berkun, Scott,

The art of project management / Scott Berkun. - First edition. - xv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-466) and index.

A brief history of project management (and why you should care) -- The truth about schedules -- How to figure out what to do -- Writing the good vision -- Where ideas come from -- What to do with ideas once you have them -- Writing good specifications -- How to make good decisions -- Communication and relationships -- How not to annoy people : process, email, and meetings -- What to do when things go wrong -- Why leadership is based on trust -- How to make things happen -- Middle-game strategy -- End-game strategy -- Power and politics. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

"In The Art of Project Management, you'll learn how to plan, manage, and lead projects from a veteran manager of software and web development. This personal account of hard lessons learned over a decade of work in the industry distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice."--BOOK JACKET.

0596007868 9780596007867


Project management.
Leadership.
Computer software--Development.
Web site development.

HD69.P75 / B47 2005

658.404