Comment The author knows not of what he speaks (Score 1, Informative) 138
As the head of sales of one of the largest PM training companies in the world, I was interested in this book. Upon reading this chapter however, all I can say is ... what crap! The author has no concept of what project management really is, or how it works. Unfortuantaly, he appears to be yet another person assigned to the job of project manager that did not bother to see if he could actually learn anything about the discipline of project management while in his job, and taught himself everything he knows, and now considers himself an expert.
He learned a few PM buzzwords and he does not even use them correctly. Critical path has 2 definitions, neither of which jive with his. His idea of managing a critical path has more in common with a rugby scrum than a well thought out process. Had the author been smart, he would have ventured outside his own little world of software development and gotten real training in project management from a vendor that is in line with the Project Management Institutes "Project Management Body of Knowledge".
With over 1000 books available on project management, this one should fall into the "dont waste your money" category. Anyone that wants an easy to read primer on what project management REALLY is would be much better served by reading a book such as "The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management" by Eric Verzuh and published by Wiley.
He learned a few PM buzzwords and he does not even use them correctly. Critical path has 2 definitions, neither of which jive with his. His idea of managing a critical path has more in common with a rugby scrum than a well thought out process. Had the author been smart, he would have ventured outside his own little world of software development and gotten real training in project management from a vendor that is in line with the Project Management Institutes "Project Management Body of Knowledge".
With over 1000 books available on project management, this one should fall into the "dont waste your money" category. Anyone that wants an easy to read primer on what project management REALLY is would be much better served by reading a book such as "The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management" by Eric Verzuh and published by Wiley.
