Leading Impactful Teams : : Achieving Low-Stress Success in Project Management / / James Louttit.

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• VerfasserIn: Louttit, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXII, 191 p.)

When was the last time you felt stressed and exhausted at work? Chances are your answer to that question is "not too long ago". As the author realized from first-hand experience, even well-prepared, hard-working, intelligent people can feel the strain of project management. This book presents a comprehensive set of approaches, tips and techniques that enable you to make projects more effective, successful and enjoyable. Leading Impactful Teams is a lively exploration of the "lenses" of project management – Scope, Prioritisation, Time, Cost, Quality, Risks, Team and Stakeholders – that will enable the reader to develop a "sixth sense" for potential issues that could derail their project. Replete with over 50 imaginative illustrations to explain the insights and practices that are packed into every page, the stories and ideas in this book go way past the theories and bring the reality of projects to life. It will help you understand how to make your project a success and avoid unnecessary complications. This is a powerful book for anyone involved in project management, be it at work or outside of it. James Louttit shares his refreshing, engaging and human approach, to provide you with a practical toolkit to help you and your team deliver great project outcomes with minimum stress and maximum fun.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction – How Not to Do It -- Chapter 1. Project Management is Broken -- Chapter 2. The Lenses – How to Think About Your Project Like an Expert -- Chapter 3. Techniques and Tips – It’s Easy If You Know How! -- Chapter 4. Approach – Some Ideas on How to Structure Your Project -- Chapter 5. Scope and Prioritisation – Maximise the Work that You Don’t Do! -- Chapter 6. Risks (and Assumptions, Dependencies, and Issues) – Managing What Could Go Wrong -- Chapter 7. Time – How to Predict the Future -- Chapter 8. Quality – Not Messing Stuff Up -- Chapter 9. Team – Your Most Valuable Resource -- Chapter 10. Stakeholders – Who They Are and How to Make Sure They Are on Your Side -- Chapter 11. Cost – How to Think About It, How to Discuss It, and How to Keep a Lid on It -- Chapter 12. Conclusion – Project Management Can Be Better -- Ongoing Learning -- Do You Disagree with Anything in this Book? / Bulk Orders, Training and Speaking -- About the Author -- About the Illustrator -- List of Illustrations -- Index