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Project Management Advisor, The: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass
- By Lonnie Pacelli
- Published Aug 24, 2004 by FT Press.
- Copyright 2005
- Dimensions: 5x9
- Pages: 192
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-149047-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-149047-5
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Product Author Bios
Lonnie Pacelli is President of Leading on the Edge International (http://www.leadingonedge.com). Lonnie has over 20 years leadership expertise as an executive, project manager, developer, tester, analyst, trainer, consultant, and business owner. During his 11 years at Accenture he built leadership expertise consulting with many Fortune 500 companies including Motorola, Hughes Electronics, and Northrop-Grumman. During his nine years at Microsoft he continued building leadership expertise through development of some of Microsoft’s internal systems, led their Corporate Procurement group, managed their Corporate Planning group, and led company-wide initiatives on Continuous Fiscal Improvement and Training Process Optimization. He has successfully implemented projects ranging from complex IT systems to process re-engineering to business strategies.
Lonnie is also currently CEO of Banzai Sushi (http://www.banzai-sushi.com) in Seattle, WA. Banzai Sushi is the premier manufacturer of frozen sushi products.
Lonnie is also a Principal with Consetta Web Solutions (http://www.small-business-internet-marketing.info) which specializes in web hosting, marketing, and e-book publishing for small businesses.
Lonnie is also a Partner with Ascend Business Solutions (http://www.ascendbusiness.com) which specializes in back-office outsourcing, consulting, and providing leadership expertise for small businesses.
This is your complete, hands-on guide to saving projects in trouble.
Drawing on 20 years of frontline project management experience, Lonnie Pacelli identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure: their causes, early warning signs, and how to fix them before it’s too late.
Here’s just some of what you’ll learn...
...how to focus on the right problem, find and keep the right sponsors, realistically determine scope,uncover hidden risks, write more effective project plans...
...involve the right people, get your whole team on the same page...
...deal with vendors who don’t deliver... manage and minimize cost overruns...
...communicate more effectively...test right, train right...
...streamline that last, endless 10% and finish strong...
...and more...
...a whole lot more.
If you’re a working project manager, consultant, or team leader, this book is your secret weapon. It’s fast. Relevant. Practical. Easy to read. Easy to use. Above all: it works.
Running a project? Smell trouble? Get this book.
Here are specific, practical, immediate solutions for all 18 key causes of project failure.
Here’s how to diagnose problems before they get out of control. And fix them.
Here’s how to keep any project on track. And any career.
What to do when you’re...
| · Addressing the wrong problem | · Running over budget |
| · Designing the wrong solution | · Missing key project risks |
| · Using the wrong technology | · Trying to do too much |
| · Working from an inadequate plan | · Not doing enough testing |
| · Missing the right sponsorship | · Not doing enough training |
| · Managing a team that won’t gel | · Relying on vendors who aren’t delivering |
| · Not involving the right people | · Working without a fallback position |
| · Failing to communicate | · Coming up short at the finish line |
| · Skidding away from the project plan | · Deciding whether to pull the plug |
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Accenture and Microsoft project mgmt experience in one book, By
This review is from: The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass (Paperback)
The Project Manager Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-ups and How to Cut Them Off at the Pass is an excellent read for both new and experienced project managers alike. Pacelli shares his experiences gained from a combined 20+ years at two premier, project-oriented organizations; Accenture and Microsoft. Although geared more toward technology-oriented projects, Pacelli provides examples outside of technology including his own prepared food service business and the lessons learned from these experiences can be applied to almost any type or size of project.If you are about to initiate a project and are lucky enough to be the designated project lead or are just a team member the title alone entices you to find out what you can do to avoid the most common pitfalls. Alternatively, if you are currently knee-deep in a program curiosity begs you to check your own project for what Pacelli calls the "warning signs". He takes a potentially dry topic and makes it engaging and light to... Read more
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I thought this would be a dry read..., By David "David" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass (Paperback)
...boy was I surprised.I was the first reviewer of Lonnie's book and when he gave me chapters I planned to read a couple of chapters and give him some feedback. I kept reading right through to the end and so will you. Lonnie has a very engaging authoring style and a lot of real world experience that he shares in a meaningful way with many practical "take aways". This book will save you a lot of pain or at least remind you of some key things that are essential to getting the job done right. This is a valuable read if you're managing projects of any size. You'll love Lonnie's humanistic approach to sharing his knowledge too...this is not your typical project management book!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is not your typical project management book..., By
This review is from: The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass (Paperback)
I thoroughly loved the writing style and content of this book. The content is geared toward anyone managing a project and what pitfalls to avoid along the way--I saw many of my past mistakes in this book and then wished I had this earlier so I didn't have to learn the lessons the hard way.This book is a must have for anyone managing a project, large or small. |
Online Sample Chapters
Project Management Screw-up #1: We Weren't Addressing the Right Problem
Project Management Screw-up #5: We Didn't Have the Right Sponsorship
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Failure #1. We Weren’t Addressing the Right Problem.
Failure #2. We Designed the Wrong Thing.
Failure #3. We Used the Wrong Technology.
Failure #4. We Didn’t Do a Good Project Schedule.
Failure #5. We Didn’t Have the Right Sponsorship.
Failure #6. The Team Didn’t Gel.
Failure #7. We Didn’t Involve the Right People.
Failure #8. We Didn’t Communicate What We Were Doing.
Failure #9. We Didn’t Pay Attention to Project Risks and Management Issues.
Failure #10. The Project Cost Much More Than Expected.
Failure #11. We Didn’t Understand and Report Progress against the Plan.
Failure #12. We Tried to Do Too Much.
Failure #13. We Didn’t Do Enough Testing.
Failure #14. We Weren’t Effective at Training the Customer.
Failure #15. We Didn’t Pull the Plug on the Project When We Should Have.
Failure #16. We Tripped at the Finish Line.
Failure #17. The Vendor Didn’t Deliver.
Failure #18. We Had No Fallback Position in Case the Product Failed.
Wrapping It Up…
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