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Making Things Happen [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Once it was clear how popular the text was going to be, O’Reilly and Berkun took out some of the superfluous bits, added in over 120 exercises and generally spruced it up to launch it into the best-seller list. Making Things Happen is method agnostic – no recourse to PMBOK® Guide or the PRINCE2® handbooks – which again, is no bad thing.

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Ten Tips For Taming That Chaotic Project

LiquidPlanner

And a heads-up: When the going gets tough, these information-gathering exercises can deteriorate into finger-pointing sessions so don’t let that happen. Your team’s engagement and commitment to any new plan going forward will be the critical contributor to its success.

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Ten Tips For Taming That Chaotic Project

LiquidPlanner

And a heads-up: When the going gets tough, these information-gathering exercises can deteriorate into finger-pointing sessions so don’t let that happen. Your team’s engagement and commitment to any new plan going forward will be the critical contributor to its success.

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How to Create a Proven Project Management Framework

Workamajig

For example, software development shops sometimes initiate projects using the IPM methodology. This is neither a quick nor a one-time exercise. This exercise will help you figure out how your internal and external projects are distinct, and how to evaluate them. You can create and abandon rules as necessary.

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Project Executing: A "How to" Guide

Project Pulse Journal

This approach makes it a perfect fit for software development or any project where the end product might evolve. PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments 2) is a methodology that focuses on predefined frameworks and structures. An Integrated Exercise to Teach Earned Value Management. Now go get’em! Kerzner, H.