Finally a "How-To" book that doesn't read like a textbook!
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Finally a "How-To" book that doesn't read like a textbook! Some of us are convinecd that "technology" projects fail half the time not because "senior management is not supportive", or "the users didn't take it seriously", but rather because the first-time (or second-time)project manager has never done anything like this before. Beginning project managers require training... Why is it that project managers that fail (and live) are more apt to succeed the next time....they learned from their mistakes. Most project management books or courses for technology projects are real sleepers. The authors usually want us to be impressed by their knowledge. Finally, somebody gets it! This book is an entertaining story about an actual project team that overcomes real challanges to succeed. In the process of making the correct decisions, you learn why they do what they do. Although it does drag at times, it's a good read and after years of successful project implementations and company mergers, I highly recommend this book for beginning as well as experienced managers. Well worth the time.
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Humerous but thought-provoking overview with great breadth
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A great read for new project managers, or project managers who have never dealt with deployment. It touched on quite a number of topics I hadn't experienced, some I hadn't considered, and did it with a light, pleasant read instead of a fall-asleep-after-five-pages approach you'd expect.
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A waste of time and money!
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This book gives a (poor) high level overview of project management and very little (worthless)information on Internet/Intranet specific issues. Does not offer value to any level of project manager. The first mention of anything to do with the Internet comes along in chapter 5 and is very weak.
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