Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management
In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, you’ll learn field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Based on his nine years of experience as a program manager for Internet Explorer and lead program manager for Windows and MSN, Berkun explains what it takes to plan and ship a large software or web development project.
- How to make things happen
- Making good decisions
- Specifications and requirements
- Ideas and what to do with them
- How not to annoy people
- Leadership and trust
- The truth about making dates
- What to do when things go wrong
Complete with a discussion guide for reading groups and in-depth exercises to for each chapter, it’s the book you and your team need within arm’s reach. It will serve you well with your current work and on projects to come.
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“I learned more in the first 100 pages of this book than from my years of experience in the industry.”
“Outshines its class.”
VP Microsoft“Reading this was like reading the blueprint for how the best projects are managed at Microsoft.”
Founder and Lead Developer, WordPress.org“Highly recommended for CEOs, project managers, and hackers alike.”
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