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..... a better way to manage! Project Management Resources And Links This section contains a list of project management resources and links useful for the Happy Manager site. For your ease of use we have categorised these into: Essential Reading and Further Suggested Reading. Essential Reading Brilliant Project Management. By Stephen Barker, Rob ColeWhether you are organising an important event or heading up a large team, running a project can be a daunting process. Project management is fraught with perils; unfinished and unsuccessful projects are everywhere. In fact, it's more common than not for projects to fail. Spiralling costs and missed deadlines are just part of everyday life for many project managers. But project management doesn't have to be like this. It is possible to manage projects that consistently succeed. Brilliant Project Management focuses on the simple, smart and practical steps needed to run a project.  Critical Chain. By Eliyahu M. Goldratt Critical Chain is a novel,like Goldratt’s best seller "The Goal", and is different to the other books in this section its not like a project manager's how-to guide. This book is a story about a professor trying to attain his tenure at a university's business school tecahing practicing managers project management. The plot works well and provides a "real life" feel to the book. It provides plenty of real-world examples. The book looks at the difficulties of project management and proposed some very useful insights tohow projects work. This is a good read and a different way of building you undertstanding of project management through a novel. Project Workout: A Toolkit for Reaping the Rewards of All Your Business Projects. By Robert ButtrickIf you are looking for a book with plenty of tips and advice, Project workout is worth considering. Projects are an important strategic management tool and a way of life for every businessperson. But how do you get started and ensure a successful outcome? This book takes the reader step by step through project management, acting as a companion and guide to project success. Suggested Further Reading Project Management (Essential Managers). By Andy Bruce, Ken LangdonThis book provides 101 power tips on project management to help the reader handle real life situations. It tells you all you need to know about establishing objectives and keeping to schedules and budgets to providing effective leadership and tackling problems efficiently. Along the way, simple checklists enable you to be fully prepared at every stage, from starting up to closing down, and accessible diagrams and flow charts explore different options for action and provide useful examples. LinksThere is a very good set of on-line resources at a UK government web site. In most countries the drive to improve and reshape our public services has resulted in significant demands for project management support in our public services. Increasingly there are good resources avialble on government web sites to support this. Many managers are now manging projects when it isn't their day job. The UK Government site for project management provides useful advice and guidelines and is well worth a visit, a great addition to your project management resources, and if you like it bookmark for the future.Return to Happy Manager Resources from Project Management Resources And Links
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