The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups, and How to Cut Them Off at the Pass

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.