Mastering Project Management: Results Through People: Results Through People: Results Through People: Results Through People

Mastering Project Management is a three-part book series designed for individuals who manage or anticipate managing workplace projects such as technical specialists, apprentices, frontline leaders, engineers, managers, and project stakeholders. This Book 2, Results Through People, focuses on the leadership and people side of project management and the importance of managing people in the project management process. It suggests that project success depends on the ability to effectively lead, motivate, and communicate with project team members. The book covers topics such as building and leading effective project teams, managing conflict, and communicating with stakeholders. It also discusses how to motivate team members, how to resolve issues that may arise during the project, and how to foster a collaborative and supportive work environment. By mastering the skills and techniques discussed in this book, you can effectively lead your teams and achieve better results through their people. This can help ensure that your projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This book also focuses on the competency areas of Oral and Written Communication, Active Listening, Interpersonal Relationship Building, Conflict Management, Influencing and Negotiating, Teamwork and Cooperation, Leadership and Coaching, and Managing a Diverse Workforce, which are incorporated into the four chapters outlined below. Book 2 Results Through People - Enhancing Project Communication - Developing Interpersonal Project Relationships - Building High-Performance Project Teams - Leading and Managing Projects The two companion books, Planning for Performance, and Controlling Time, Money, and Risk, are focused on the technical and business management sides of project management, respectively. Although the series is directed toward individuals, faculty teaching in universities and community college programs, as well as trainers in organizations will find it useful as a text or guide to bridge theory and practice. People in organizations who just want to learn and study more about project management can use the self-paced guidebooks for workshops and seminars or learn-at-lunch programs. This MASTERNING PROJECT MANAGEMENT-Results Through People guidebook focuses primarily on all the competency areas associated with the Resource Management competency cluster or domain. For more information or visit: www.centrestar.com

Review :
Before reading this interactive series, I thought I knew the fundamental principles for assembling project teams and being a successful project manager. I realize now that there's much more to creating results than I realized. This book has helped me create highly effective teams leading to faster and more productive results for the company, and team skills confidence for the employees. The examples opened my eyes to the types of information a project manager must communicate and the need to be more open, honest, and up front with people about project changes and scope creep. The materials cover real world scenarios and situations and allow you to participate in the learning process. They provide a comprehensive resource to build, develop, and strengthen project management skills. I learned a lot of project tools to help determine the root cause of conflicts and other problems as well as methods of resolving them. The materials are a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to be a better project manager. We can directly apply the tools we learned towards our projects and are building the series into our apprenticeship program.