Project Management For Dummies

De: Stanley Portny

Narrado por: Brett Barry

The tools you need for successful project management

In today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. So what does it take to succeed? This hands-on guide introduces you to the principles of project management and shows you how to put them to use so you can successfully manage a project from start to finish. And if you're studying for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional® certification exam, you can rest easy knowing that this book is aligned with the guide that's the basis for the exam.

• Project management 101—take a look at the who, what, and why of a project and discover what it really takes to ensure success
• Keep an eye on the clock—learn how to create foolproof schedules and budgets that keep your projects on track
• Put your team to work—get plenty of practical tips and guidelines for identifying and involving key players
• Drive it home—uncover the best ways to track, analyze, and report on your project's activities and bring it to a successful closure
• Up your project management game—take your skills to the next level with the use of technology and Earned Value Management

Listen to the audio and find:

• Help for defining your project's goals and expectations
• Guidelines for knowing your project's audience
• Tips for breaking your project work into manageable pieces
• The latest methods for determining and managing resources
• How to deal with risk and uncertainty
• Hints for providing effective leadership

Learn to:

• Organize and schedule projects efficiently and effectively
• Motivate any team to gain maximum productivity
• Assess risks, manage changes, maintain communication, and live up to expectations
• Plan for resources and stay within a budget

©2007 Wiley Publishing, Inc.; (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers

Does not translate well into an audiobook

What would have made Project Management for Dummies better?

A downloadable guide of some of the lists that they talk about or some downloadable tools. It's not that it is a bad book. It just doesn't translate well into an audiobook. It's basically a 3.5 hour long list of things to do before your next big project. You can imagine how frustrating it is to hear a very long list being read to you while you are trying to drive. Having at least an outline in hardcopy is a must.

What three words best describe Brett Barry’s performance?

Did a good job of reading a 3.5 hour list of things to do before your next big project.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Project Management for Dummies?

None

Any additional comments?

Please give some additional hardcopy downloads.

Good to read

What did you love best about Project Management for Dummies?

The flow

Would you be willing to try another book from Stanley Portny? Why or why not?

Yes I will

What about Brett Barry’s performance did you like?

Yes

Any additional comments?

If it can have an PDF attachment with some of the info. It will help the read, and if it can use the same words in PMI it will make the connection faster

Don't buy this if you are in project management.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

This is a shallow book. Project management book can be largely bullet point treatises on the stuff you do in project management. This is barely that and certainly not a good audible book.

Nothing different

Not too bad, I have heard another Project management book so I didnt find anything particularly new. Not too bad for learning basics about PM

A bit clinical and not very gripping

Great information. I had a hard time staying engaged due to the delivery of the content and the semi monotone of the narrator. A good informative book, I just didn't digest much of it.

Not in line with the PMBOK

The book may be good in general but I could not listen to it because it is not in line with PMI's PMBOK.

Does not match book flow!

This recording does not match the books flow, chapter breakdown, etc. I prefer to read and listen at the same time. This is not possible with this rrecording. I just wasted $7.95...

get up to speed fast

this is a great way to get up to speed fast presented in a simple and intuitive way for businessmen.