Bibliograph

Making things happen, mastering project management, Scott Berkun

Type

Label

Making things happen, mastering project management, Scott Berkun

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-367) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making things happen

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Scott Berkun

Series statement

Theory in Practice O'Reilly Ser

Sub title

mastering project management

Summary

In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft insider Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Based on his nine years of experience as a program manager for Microsoft's biggest projects, Berkun explains to technical and non-technical readers alike what it takes to get through a large software or web development project

Table Of Contents

A brief history of project management (and why you should care) -- Plans -- The truth about schedules -- How to figure out what to do -- Writing the good vision -- Where ideas come from -- What to do with the ideas once you have them -- Skills -- 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 -- Management -- Why leadership is based on trust -- Making things happen -- Middle-game strategy -- End-game strategy -- Power and politics -- A guide for discussion groups

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