Project Management Secrets of the Caesars Second Edition

A good project manager automatically manages by walking about (MBWA) and intuitively applies the 10 MIT. The improvement in productivity on site or the factory is normally incremental when he concentrates on the following 5M i.e. Manpower, Machinery, Material, Mess and Mock-up. However, a quantum leap in productivity can be achieved when he focuses on the other 5M i.e. Manager, Method, Millstone, Market and Money. He also needs to ensure the efficient flow of Information and spends his Time on the important issues.
The competent project manager plans ahead to get rid of problems rather than get out of problems, for the latter can create even more complications and difficulties. Prevention is always better than cure and it is his responsibility to prevent the fire from starting rather than fighting the fire.
A tree dies from the top down. An organization closes down because of the failure of top management. Similarly, a project overruns in cost and time due to the mediocre quality of the project manager.
All projects are initiated, conceptualized, planned, designed, and carried out by people. Handling people well is vital as most of the problems in a project are caused by people. You, as the project manager, have to spend time to develop your people skill now or you will have to waste much time to resolve your people problems later on in your project.
As the project manager or the project leader, you can make the essential difference in any project or task. Its success depends on your skill in influencing people to commit themselves to achieve the goals you set. For you to exercise your skill you have to know where you are heading (vision), how to get there (competency), what to do to get there (commitment), why you concentrate on certain priorities (focus), when to do which task (timing) and whom you need to influence (people).
In applying your skill you use the Golden Touch Method i.e. you influence people by controlling your behavior, the Platinum Force Method i.e. you influence people by controlling their behavior and the Titanium Bond Method i.e. you influence people by controlling the environment. The earlier you learn the basic skills of Project Management, which are: People Skill, Leadership Skill, Management Skill, Decision-Making Skill, Survival Skill, Time Management Skill, Listening Skill, Selling Ideas Skill, Meeting Skill, Managing your Boss Skill, Managing your Resources Skill, Innovation Skill and Technical Skill, the more efficient you will be in getting things done and the faster you will achieve the planned results.
It is well known that astute businessmen intuitively use all these skills and more to run their businesses successfully. They have unconsciously internalized all this knowledge. I believe that any knowledge that can be systemized, summarized and simplified can be learned easily. It can also be taught. Thus an ordinary project manager can become an extraordinary project manager when he spends the time to study and convert this knowledge into skills for himself.
This book examines, from a practical viewpoint, the basic skills that will enable you to be a more competent and confident project manager. By learning and constantly practicing these skills you benefit yourself, your children, your organization and your country. You help to create jobs and to give more families a better life. Your contribution matters and it makes a significant difference in any assignment or project.