What Keeps Project Managers from Managing Their Projects

by Michael Bender

Overview

This Element is an excerpt from A Manager's Guide to Project Management: Learn How to Apply Best Practices (ISBN: 9780137136902) by Michael B. Bender. Available in print and digital formats.

 

What senior managers can do to drive more effective project execution--and what they need to stop doing!

 

As a seminar leader and management consultant, I frequently find that clients have skilled project managers, yet their organizations still struggle to complete projects on time and budget. A variety of issues can plague even the best project managers. Here, let’s examine the crucial influence senior management can have on project success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137079971
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	01/15/2010
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	10
File size:	253 KB

About the Author

Michael B. Bender, PMP, is founder and CEO of Ally Business Developers, a consortium of world-class business, organizational, and professional development experts. Bender’s project/program management experience spans 30 years and several continents. He has applied his technical, leadership, and managerial skills to projects including The Hubble Space Telescope; NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar); and air traffic control systems for the U.S., UK, and Taiwan. A frequent speaker for the American Management Association, he has authored several AMA project management seminars and recently completed a study of best practices in multi-project management.