I discovered two more great reviews of Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management. The first is a brief explanation of the Jolt awards. Take a look at Winners of the 18th Jolt Product Excellence Awards & Recipients of the Jolt Productivity Awards. (Scroll down a bit to see what Roland Racko said about Manage It!). One delightful quote:
Manage It by Johanna Rothman doesn’t have to say that because its encompassing wisdom and practical detailed hints speak with a clear voice giving a head slapping, obvious solution easily recognized as a practical fix for your current software management problem.
Martin White, who from his introduction, sounds like a project manager, posted a great review of Manage It! Some quotes I particularly liked:
It is when you get to Chapter Six that the author really starts to show her considerable expertise and her gift for communication. The chapter is entitled ‘Recognising and Avoiding Schedule Games’ and includes observations on various approaches to managing schedules, such as the ‘Bring Me a Rock’ game.
The chapter on managing meetings is quite superb, and starts with a section entitled ‘Cancel These Meetings’, highlighting that any meeting that does not clearly have a defined and measurable impact on the progress of the project should be cancelled.
Thank you Roland and Martin. You made my day today!
