Opere di Jerry Manas
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Napoleon is remembered for his failures, yet he was a highly skilled leader with over 50 successful military campaigns. He established the Napoleonic legal code, and sought a united Europe and common currency, long before the EU and the EURO.
After you have read this, you will know which of your project managers were great, and which were marginal.
After you have read this, you will know which of your project managers were great, and which were marginal.
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- Opere
- 4
- Utenti
- 66
- Popolarità
- #259,059
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 9
- Lingue
- 2
This review is from: Project Lessons from the Roman Empire: An Ancient Guide to Modern Project Management (Paperback)
I'm a project manager by trade...and I love history. "Project Lessons from the Roman Empire" seemed the perfect book for me and I couldn't order fast enough when it first came to my attention.
The book is practical and contains a wealth of basic, high level. important project management precepts. At times, author and project management guru Jerry Manas does a nice job tying in modern project management with lessons from the Roman Empire. At other times, I feel his connections are stretched too thin.
This is a handbook that's rich is short memorable tips on solid project management. Manas weaves historical allegories into examples of real world project management. He delves into the Roman Empires beginnings, peak, and downfall to find relevant analogiesto the real world.
Some examples from the book:
- Romans planned and analyzed potential risks extensively when preparing to build a city. For example, they built sidewalks higher than streets to limit vehicle-pedestrian accidents and protect citizens from floods. In the real world, project managers should build risk management plans that account for disaster, growth and maintainability.
- So much is known about the Romans because they documented their lives so heavily. In the real world, project managers need to document lessons learned throughout a project lifestyle, while things are fresh in your mind, and document in a shared location.
- One of the driving factors of the decline of the Roman Empire was it's division into two separate entities initiated in the 3rd Century AD. It's decline was quite precipitous, once the Empire established two capitals and emperors - one based in the east and one in the west. In the real world, project managers must be clear in their project's vision and message, and must steer away from the team taking direction from multiple leaders.
I would've loved if Manas had gone even deeper into a historical analysis to drive home his points and references. I was expecting more detailed case studies of specific Roman projects in comparison with it's modern relation.
That aside, if you're looking for something lightweight, and that provides easy-to-read and memorable project management tips, this is a good choice.… (altro)