My e-book - myPMguide ---- To be released soon
The intended audience of this book;
Very often I get the answer as 'check emails'. What happens after that?. Very often, these emails decide our day. Our actions of the day are guided by these emails. If this is true with you (like many other thousands of project managers), then actually what you are doing is project coordination, not project management. Project management revolves around proactiveness, where as project ccordination revolves around reactiveness. We may not be able to eliminate reactiveness completely at the same time will be definitely able to tilt the table in favour of proactive management, by learning and adopting professional project management.
Every stream of management revolves around PDCA (plan-do-check-act) or PDSA (plan-do-study-act). Whatever we need to accomplish, plan first. Then execute the plan. Monitor and control the progress and then Close. When we translate this to project management, every project manager should know;
- Anyone who is interested in understanding professional project management
- Anyone who is implementing professional project management
- Abyone who is preparing for project management credentials like CAPM, PMP by PMI
Very often I get the answer as 'check emails'. What happens after that?. Very often, these emails decide our day. Our actions of the day are guided by these emails. If this is true with you (like many other thousands of project managers), then actually what you are doing is project coordination, not project management. Project management revolves around proactiveness, where as project ccordination revolves around reactiveness. We may not be able to eliminate reactiveness completely at the same time will be definitely able to tilt the table in favour of proactive management, by learning and adopting professional project management.
Every stream of management revolves around PDCA (plan-do-check-act) or PDSA (plan-do-study-act). Whatever we need to accomplish, plan first. Then execute the plan. Monitor and control the progress and then Close. When we translate this to project management, every project manager should know;
- How much work is involved in accomplishing the project's objective?
- How much calendar time it will take to complete this work?
- How much it will cost to complete this work?
- Where are we now with respect to work completion and budget consumption?
The following points will help you to start understanding and practising professional project management. It is easier than adhoc project management. Your quality of professional and personal life will be better.
As a professional project manager, one should;
- Understand the critical path of the project (the longest path in the project network, or the shortest time in which a project can be completed.
- Earned value of the project (the progress made - work completed)
Coverage of this book
myPMguide covers all the concepts explained in the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) by PMI
My e-book series 'myPMguide' will help you to master professional project management. The release of this e-book is scheduled towards end of Feb - 08
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