What You Need to Know about Project Management

  • 2h 26m
  • Fergus O'Connell
  • John Wiley & Sons (UK)
  • 2011

Project Management is all about getting things done without spending too much or taking too long. But when you start hearing things like man-days, PSOs and stakeholders, it just makes it difficult to understand.

So what do you really need to know about project management?

Find out:

  • Why setting clear goals matters
  • How to estimate absolutely everything.
  • How to get things back on track after they’ve gone wrong
  • How to track big projects
  • Why work/life balance matters when you’re running a big project

This clear and simple approach will mean you’ll never panic when faced with a big project again.

About the Author

Fergus O’Connell is the founder of ETP (etpint.com), one of the world’s leading programme and project management companies, and his experience covers projects around the world.

In this Book

  • What You Need To Know About Project Management
  • Introduction
  • Goal Setting—What It’s All About
  • Estimating
  • Supply And Demand
  • Managing Risk
  • Managing Expectations
  • Tracking And Status Reporting
  • Running Multiple Projects
  • Having A Life