TITLE: Just Enough Project Management:
The Indispensable Four-Step Process for Managing Any Project Better, Faster, Cheaper AUTHOR: Curtis R. Cook
STARTED: April 14, 2011
FINISHED: May 4, 2011
PAGES: 146
GENRE: Non-Fiction
FIRST SENTENCE: [From the Forward] In Just Enough Project Management, Curtis Cook has successfully translated a body of knowledge meant for large, complex projects into a language that everyone involved with projects can understand and apply to their everyday project work.
SUMMARY: [From Amazon.com
] Managers who can bring projects in on time, under budget, and within specs are among the most valuable and marketable in today's project-driven environment. Just Enough Project Management-- written by globally renowned project management authority Curtis R. Cook--is a quick-hitting, no-nonsense pocket guide on how to successfully handle projects of any size, in any environment.This versatile book's one-of-a-kind, customizable templates free managers from the time-consuming process of having to reinvent basic techniques and methods from one project to the next. Valuable for projects of every size, but especially helpful for today's newer breed of tighter, more focused projects, Just Enough Project Management will help project managers achieve:
- Greater bottom-line performance
- Dramatically improved team morale
- Long-term competitive advantage
THOUGHTS: My new position in the library is a project manager role. I'm glad I read this book because it has given me a good base from which to grown my skills in and knowledge of project management. Just Enough says it perfectly. The author has given the basics and explained them well.
I do wish, however, Cook's examples were more broadly told. He relates most techniques back to what he has done, which is great, but I would have preferred broader examples. The text is a bit repetitive. Good for the rote learning, but it made me the author seem a wee bit of a know-it-all.
All in all, simple, straightforward, easy to read and understand. Nothing too exiting or groundbreaking, but good enough for me.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
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