Succeeding in the Project Management Jungle (eBook)

If you want your project to succeed you've got to manage your most important resource--your people. It's a jungle out there and project managers are fighting to survive. With countless man-hours clocked and billions of dollars spent every year on project tools, the success rate for projects remains astonishingly low. So what's the solution? Introducing TACTILE Management, a people-centric system that works in conjunction with an organizations existing processes. Based on the seven characteristics of high-performance project teams--transparency, accountability, communication, trust, integrity, leadership, and execution--the book shows project managers how to: Take project teams out of their functional silos and transform them into a powerful, integrated forceBalance the expectations of customers, management, and project teams with the technical requirements of cost, schedule, and performanceApply practical phase-by-phase project guidance to real-life situations. Avoid or minimize possible pitfallsAnd more Every successful project involves someone in the trenches who has the people skills to match process with the capability of his team and organization. This innovative book shows readers how to make the most of their people-- and ensure project success.

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Despite the investment of time and money, companies are struggling to ensure their projects succeed. In his innovative book, author Doug Russell shows readers how the people-centric TACTILE Management (TM) system maximizes an organization's current processes by cutting through the technical weeds to emphasize individual skills and the value of collaboration. Using the seven characteristics of high-performance project teams--transparency, accountability, communication, trust, integrity, leadership, and execution--Succeeding in the Project Management Jungle teaches readers how to: take project teams out of their functional silos and transform them into a powerful, integrated force; balance the expectations of customers, management, and project teams with the technical requirements of cost, schedule, and performance; avoid or minimize possible pitfalls; and much more. With countless man-hours clocked and billions of dollars spent every year on project tools, companies can't afford the astonishingly slow success rate of most businesses' endeavors. This phase-by-phase project guide shows readers how to apply invaluable people soft skills in real-life situations to ensure every phase of the project cycle is a success.