Project Management for newbies
December 16, 2015 9:36 AM Subscribe
I've been offered an awesome opportunity at work to help manage a large-scale statewide project. I need suggestions for resources to up my project management game.
I know someone who is happy to answer questions, so if the course or book is a little above my head that's OK because I can ask questions, but I'm really looking for something foundational.
My agency offers a PM course, but it's already passed and I'd like to gain a passing familiarity with the major concepts and foundations while waiting for the next one. What online courses and books should I be looking at?
I know someone who is happy to answer questions, so if the course or book is a little above my head that's OK because I can ask questions, but I'm really looking for something foundational.
My agency offers a PM course, but it's already passed and I'd like to gain a passing familiarity with the major concepts and foundations while waiting for the next one. What online courses and books should I be looking at?
Best answer: When I was going through a similar period in my work, I watched most of this project management course from IIT (India's MIT, from what I understand) and I learned much more than I thought I would. I'd recommend this to anybody with a career, period.
The production quality is pretty low by current standards but don't let that deceive you. The principles apply everywhere and you get to chuckle at the graphics and music as a bonus.
posted by circular at 12:24 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
The production quality is pretty low by current standards but don't let that deceive you. The principles apply everywhere and you get to chuckle at the graphics and music as a bonus.
posted by circular at 12:24 PM on December 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
Read Making Things Happen as soon as possible. It was the key to my career.
All the advice I can give you came from that book.........."Increase the probability of good things happening", "Don't confuse spreadsheets with getting things done", "Prioritize, Prioritize, Prioritize!!!!!"
And remember........"Who does what by when?". If you don't know that you're doing it wrong.
posted by jasondigitized at 8:00 PM on December 16, 2015
All the advice I can give you came from that book.........."Increase the probability of good things happening", "Don't confuse spreadsheets with getting things done", "Prioritize, Prioritize, Prioritize!!!!!"
And remember........"Who does what by when?". If you don't know that you're doing it wrong.
posted by jasondigitized at 8:00 PM on December 16, 2015
+1 for Making Things Happen. Depending on how big the project is and where you fit into it, you might also get something out of James T Brown's Handbook of Program Management. Even if you don't consider yourself a program manager he has a lot of good stuff about stakeholder management.
posted by crocomancer at 12:39 AM on December 17, 2015
posted by crocomancer at 12:39 AM on December 17, 2015
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