{"product_id":"the-project-book-isbn-9780730371410","title":"The Project Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Winner AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS - BEST GENERAL BUSINESS BOOK 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Finalist  AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS - BEST BOOK 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliver great projects every time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjects are the lifeblood of organisations, but many projects fall short of expectations because of poor project management and\/or poor project sponsorship. In \u003ci\u003eThe Project Book\u003c\/i\u003e, author and 20-year project management and sponsorship veteran Colin D Ellis teaches you the skills and behaviours required to make your projects succeed, every time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best projects, whether they are delivered in an agile or waterfall way, are a result of the people that lead them and the environment they create. This fail-safe and comprehensive handbook shows you how to develop the mindset and communication skills to create projects that leave a legacy for you, your team and your organisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject leaders and senior managers in all business and technical disciplines will benefit from the insightful guidance this book offers and better project outcomes will result. Split into two parts, individually addressing Project Leaders and Project Sponsors, this book guides large project facilitators to understand the importance of people over processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ebecome a project leader that people trust\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuild a team culture of collaboration, agility and creativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eupskill executives so that they’re catalysts for transformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edevelop the organisational discipline needed for successful projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreate a mature environment for your projects to thrive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging, informative and humorous, \u003ci\u003eThe Project Book\u003c\/i\u003e will help project managers, project sponsors, scrum masters and product owners across all organisations to deliver successful projects in a way that customers will talk about for years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the author ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use this book xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Leadership 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Know yourself 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Practise empathy 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Be yourself 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Stand for something 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Determine your values 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Safeguard the future 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Behave in the right way 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Give your mind a break 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Adapt your style to fit the project 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Embrace the next generation 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Be prepared 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Bring the humour 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Make gratitude your attitude 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Bounceback ability 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Lead a remote team 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Be an intrepreneur 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Switch on your ears 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Create more leaders 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Be generous 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Say sorry 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Set and manage expectations 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Manage difficult conversations 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Get help 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Negotiate effectively 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Tell stories 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Manage upwards 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Culture 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Build and care for the team 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Develop a vision 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Get your communication right 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Collaborate for success 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Make time for innovation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Find the right space for work 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Hire for cultural fit 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Start as you mean to go on 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Soundtrack to your success 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Keep stakeholders satisfied 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Gossip: the culture killer 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Keep it simple 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Have some fun 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Run meetings that don’t suck 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Celebrate success 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Methods 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Waterfall 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Agile 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 No plan, no project 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Why this? 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