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Making Things Happen 2nd Edition
In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and
bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun
offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies
and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects.
Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into
practical nuggets of useful advice,
and the new edition now
adds more value for leaders and managers of projects
everywhere.
Based on his nine years of experience as a program manager
for Internet Explorer, and lead program manager for Windows
and MSN, Berkun explains to technical and non-technical
readers alike what it takes to get through a large software
or web development project. Making Things Happen doesn't
cite specific methods, but focuses on philosophy and
strategy. Unlike other project management books, Berkun
offers personal essays in a comfortable style and easy tone
that emulate the relationship of a wise project manager who
gives good, entertaining and passionate advice to those who
ask.
Topics in this new edition include:
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 new forward from the author and a discussion
guide for forming reading groups/teams, Making Things Happen
offers in-depth exercises to help you apply lessons from the
book to your job. It is inspiring, funny, honest, and
compelling, and definitely the one book that you and your
team need to have within arm's reach throughout the life of
your project.
Coming from the rare perspective of someone who fought
difficult battles on Microsoft's biggest projects and taught
project design and management for MSTE, Microsoft's internal
best practices group, this is valuable advice indeed. It
will serve you well with your current work, and on future
projects to come.
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