Do people at your workplace believe in you? Learn how to build an outstanding reputation that bolsters your opportunities and paves the way for lasting success.
You have an important project that if completed successfully (and on time!) will generate profit for your business and keep your company running smoothly. What you need are the benefits that come with proper project management methods to ensure that things get done efficiently and on schedule. But unlike a larger corporation, you don’t have the resources, the people, or the time it takes to learn and institute a complex project management program.
Skipping the complicated theory and going straight to the heart of what it really takes to make a project a success, Project Management for Small Business gives you straightforward, repeatable practices for planning, executing, and controlling projects in smaller environments. Whether you’re a manager, business owner, or just someone faced with completing a project, this easy-to-understand guide provides you with the simple project management techniques you need to:
Define the scope of your project and its requirements
Create a project schedule based on the availability of resources
Estimate, budget, and control costs
Identify and minimize risks associated with your project
Manage the workflow
Communicate effectively with others
Control project change
And more
Do you want to know five immediate ways to improve your projects? Are you curious what the six hidden costs are associated with most projects? What actions should you always take when closing out a project to ensure—beyond a doubt—that it’s brought successfully to completion? This easy-to-understand book, grounded in real-world experience and simplifying the proven thinking behind project management philosophy, gives you bulleted lists, quickly instituted techniques, and down-to-earth systems you can use no matter what industry you’re in or how many different hats you’re wearing.
Smaller businesses need the core principles and powerful strategies of project management just as much as big companies. This book delivers all the streamlined, simple guidance you need to achieve project management success with flying colors.
JOSEPH PHILLIPS, PMP, Project+, is a project management consultant, instructor, and owner of Project Seminars, Inc. and Instructing.com. He is the author of several project management books, including PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide and IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish.
We judge people in business the same way we judge those in our personal lives. We listen to what they say, watch how they behave, and take note of the results of their actions. Success is ultimately built on a foundation of character, communication, and trust. To accomplish our goals, people must believe in us.
The Power of Reputation offers businesspeople an action plan for creating the kind of reputation that generates trust, inspires confidence, and paves the way for lasting success. Readers will discover how to:
Identify and reinforce the values behind their reputation • Earn respect by respecting others • Engage people through constructive, open communication • Build strong connections by personalizing their approach to everything they do
Featuring interviews with distinguished business figures and containing instructive real-world examples, this book reveals how to leverage the remarkable power of a reputation rooted in authenticity.