ProjectThink

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Award: Project Management Institute - David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award - 2014 'Failing to reach objectives is a major concern in project management. According to the authors failed projects are often the consequences or irrational choices made due to mental errors. To ensure the success of uncertain or smaller projects, the effort in management should shift from policing to choice engineering. This excellent book gives the tools needed to achieve this goal. Written in a natural language, using simple facts, personal attitudes, relevant cases, fun projects and well known films it allows an enjoyable and entertaining read while highly thoughtful.'Marta FernA!ndez-Diego, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain 'If you have followed all of the technical rules for program management; but are still having difficulties with your project execution, then you probably need to consider the human judgment side that can dramatically influence your plan. ProjectThink drills into the human aspects of program management using explicit real life examples that any reader can relate to.' Al Rusnak, Engineering Program Manager, ASIC Development, SanDisk Corp 'This is a really interesting book with a great deal to offer. The authors have set out to make it a valuable resource and I believe that they have achieved this by providing a different way of understanding how and why the various stakeholders make the decisions that they do and why these can sometimes seem so illogical... a fascinating read...of tremendous value to anyone involved at any stage of a large-scale project.' British Computer Society, November 2013 'This is a very useful guide for any project manager who is ready and willing to explore the impact of decision-making on project origination and performance. I think that for many the first step is to be aware of the issues involved, and the book does an outstanding job conveying the breadth of decision and risk issues that can affe