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97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know by Barbee Davis

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

Collective Wisdom From the Experts

Barbee Davis

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · September 22, 2009

If the projects you manage don't go as smoothly as you'd like, 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know offers knowledge that's priceless, gained through years of trial and error.

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Who it’s for
Project managers seeking practical advice for software or non-IT projects
Themes
Project management practices, Team and stakeholder management, Software and non-IT projects
Pacing
Fast

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If the projects you manage don't go as smoothly as you'd like, 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know offers knowledge that's priceless, gained through years of trial and error. This illuminating book contains 97 short and extremely practical tips -- whether you're dealing with software or non-IT projects -- from some of the world's most experienced project managers and software developers.

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You'll learn how these professionals have dealt with everything from managing teams to handling project stakeholders to runaway meetings and more. While this book highlights software projects, its wise axioms contain project management principles applicable to projects of all types in any industry. You can read the book end to end or browse to find topics that are of particular relevance to you. 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know is both a useful reference and a source of inspiration. Among the 97 practical tips: - "Clever Code Is Hard to Maintain...and Maintenance Is Everything" -- David Wood, Partner, Zepheira - "Every Project Manager Is a Contract Administrator" -- Fabio Teixeira de Melo, Planning Manager, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht - "Can Earned Value and Velocity Coexist on Reports?" -- Barbee Davis, President, Davis Consulting - "How Do You Define 'Finished'"? -- Brian Sam-Bodden, author, software architect - "The Best People to Create the Estimates Are the Ones Who Do the Work" -- Joe Zenevitch, Senior Project Manager, ThoughtWorks - "How to Spot a Good IT Developer" -- James Graham, independent management consultant - "One Deliverable, One Person" -- Alan Greenblatt, CEO, Sciova

Who it’s for

  • Project managers seeking practical advice for software or non-IT projects
  • Readers looking for guidance on teams, stakeholders, and meetings

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Software Project Management86%
Project Management82%
Leadership36%

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Publisher categories

  • Computers
  • Systems Design
  • Software Project Management
Authors
Barbee Davis
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
September 22, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Project management practices · Team and stakeholder management · Software and non-IT projects
Reading lane
Computers