Project
Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders
Alexander
Laufer
Edward J.
Hoffman
"This is the project
management book I've been waiting a decade for! . . . The new world is the Project
World, and this book gloriously shows the way." Tom
Peters
How to
get beyond the formulas and succeed in real-world project management
Project
Management Success Stories begins where most books on project management leave
off-with the real-world experiences of professional project managers working without a
net. From these stories and the lessons they teach, project managers emerge not as
bureaucrats or technicians clinging to rules and formulas but as champions who challenge
the status quo, set goals that extend the limits of their teams' capabilities, rely more
on judgment and intuition than calculation, and are not afraid to take risks when
necessary.
Based on
a comprehensive, NASA-sponsored research project, this practical guide takes readers
beyond textbook management systems and articulates the field-proven tacit knowledge that
these veteran leaders have accumulated through years of experience under fire. These
stories contain lessons that extend far beyond the field of engineering; they apply in any
environment, from the government task force to the corporate boardroom to the shop floor.
This remarkably unconventional how-to book: Features 70 firsthand project management
success stories Presents actionable lessons demonstrated by these success stories Inspires
and energizes readers to reach new heights in their own performance Conveys leadership
principles and intangibles in a simple, nontechnical format Provides resources for
creating success stories within any organization Includes profiles of five
"star" project managers
Project
management is not just for engineers anymore, and Project Management Success Stories
is for anyone-engineer or generalist, project manager or team member-who wants to turn
the tacit knowledge of proven professionals into hands-on solutions to the recurring
challenges of a dynamic and constantly changing business and technological environment.
256 pages