Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage

Description: Managing Multiple Projects by Elizabeth Harrin Develop the skills and knowledge to juggle multiple projects, deal with conflicting priorities and manage expectations while avoiding burnout. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Project management is changing. Rather than focusing solely on one large project, the majority of project managers are now expected to juggle multiple projects, which brings a different set of challenges. Between a greater number of project sponsors, resource conflicts and constant pressure from deadlines, it can be difficult to avoid burnout. Managing Multiple Projects blends formal project management techniques with time management and productivity tools in a step-by-step approach to consolidating your workload. From combining schedules to prioritising work and engaging stakeholders, this book clearly explains how to adapt your behaviour and techniques to successfully work on several projects at once.This practical guide provides answers to commonly asked questions (such as how to reduce the number of meetings and how to manage a To Do list) and includes case studies from real project managers. Checklists for common tasks and adaptable templates of trackers and reports are combined with easily actioned exercises to improve processes. Managing Multiple Projects gives practitioners the tools they need to improve the chances of project success and maintain a work-life balance. Online resources include downloadable templates of productivity checklists and status reports. Author Biography Elizabeth Harrin provides training, education and mentorship to project managers through her award-winning website, Rebels Guide to Project Management. She has over 20 years experience managing large IT and business change projects in financial services and healthcare. She is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) and is based in West Sussex, UK. Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction;Chapter - 01: Quick start guide: fast answers to urgent questions;Chapter - 02: Why managing multiple projects is different;Chapter - 03: Concept #1 - Portfolio - Understanding your workload;Chapter - 04: Concept #2 - Plan - Combining project schedules;Chapter - 05: Concept #3 - People - Engaging stakeholders across multiple projects;Chapter - 06: Concept #4 - Productivity - Managing your own time;Chapter - 07: Concept #5 - Positioning - Setting up the environment for success Review "Elizabeth has presented at several events for our Assistant community and written fantastic articles for our website. She is an expert in project management and always provides clear guidance and excellent strategies to those who need help managing multiple projects. I highly recommend her book and encourage anyone who has to manage projects to seek out her work." * Nicky Christmas, Founder and Editor of Practically Perfect PA *"In this increasingly projectized world of portfolios, programs, multiple projects, tasks, contracts and virtual teams, in an ever more complex and uncertain environment, the challenges and stressors facing project professionals can be daunting. Elizabeth has taken on these challenges with knowledgeable, practical and very readable advice. Shes one of the most creative project management experts that I know of. If you are working on two or more projects and want to both be more successful and reduce stress, this is the book for you." * David L. Pells, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow, Editor, PM World Journal, Addison, Texas, USA *"This practical and well-written guide uses a simple framework to help you manage your workload, combine project schedules and engage stakeholders across multiple projects. It also helps you optimize your personal productivity. Reading this book will increase the quality of your work and save you time in the long run." * Susanne Madsen, Executive Coach and author of "The Power of Project Leadership" *"Elizabeth Harrin has written an excellent guidebook for project managers and others juggling multiple projects. Filled with practical advice on managing it all, you will become a better project manager. She lays out a framework that is easy to follow and will help you get control of your workload. To get the most out of this book, implement the action steps at the end of each chapter and check out the appendices to find helpful checklists and templates. I highly recommend this book." * Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, CSM, President, OSP International LLC, Founder of The Project Management PrepCast and Host of The Project Management Podcast *"We are living in a time of mass disruption, and Elizabeth counsels us that so much can be solved with better planning and by being better organized. When so much feels outside of our control, Elizabeth brings us order by presenting various tools and techniques to help us create our own ways of working across waterfall, hybrid and agile approaches. Want to be a better project manager? Read this book, get a hold of these practices, and put them into action." * Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI) *"Employee engagement has a direct correlation to productivity" ... and the importance of engaging with people, especially when working across multiple projects with varying deadlines and dependencies, has been documented perfectly in this book. As a professional managing multiple projects in my career this was a refreshing read, breaking down the plan concept across 5 main areas. Elizabeths focus on the importance of people, engagement and communication was a pleasure to read, and a must for every project manager out there." * Nicola Graham, Managing Director, Simplify Change *"Managing a project is tough, managing multiple projects can be overwhelming. To succeed you need the skills of a juggler, a mind that can multi-process, and a spirit of adventure. A great reference guide can only be a bonus and this is exactly what you have in Elizabeth Harrins book Managing Multiple Projects, a perfect partner to multiple project success." * Peter Taylor, author The Lazy Project Manager *"The reason lots of project people are down-trodden, over worked, underpaid and undervalued is because they appear as a level of effort line on the project plan. Theyre there, but no-one knows what they really do. A non-value adding overhead. Elizabeths book helps you become a benefits-driven portfolio. Rather than project managing others or blindly delivering tasks, it shows you how to better understand and manage yourself, but in a project and portfolio way. A strategic and self-reflective way. Poacher turned gamekeeper. The world needs smart citizens for the smart cities it needs to live in. This book will help you and help others make the world the better place it urgently needs to become." * Steve Wake, Chair, BSi MS/2, past APM Chair, Freeman of the Guild of Educators *"In a world where everyone is increasingly expected to juggle multiple tasks, priorities and projects, this book is an important and much needed resource. Combining useful insights from effective managers with meaningful reflection, it offers a practical and tailorable coaching manual designed to guide and support managers throughout their multi-project career." * Professor Darren Dalcher, Director, National Centre for Project Management, Lancaster University Management School *"Managing multiple projects is often neglected in project management theory and texts - so its about time we finally get a practical no-nonsense guide that helps us deliver all our projects with their varying needs and stakeholders without burning out. Elizabeth knows her stuff!" * Anita Phagura, Founder, Fierce Project Management *"Organisations around the world are all suddenly demanding one key skill - the ability to manage multiple projects (MMP). The problem is that few people actually have this skill. This book shows how to rise to the challenge of MMP, make a fantastic contribution to your organization and yet still have a life. If you are facing MMP overload this book should be No 1 on your infinite "to do" list. read it now!" * Stephen Carver, Senior Lecturer, consultant and speaker in Change and Crisis Management at Cranfield University School of Management *"In work, theres no such thing as problems, merely the opportunity for projects and productivity. Elizabeth Harrin has written a thoughtful, detailed and useful guide to project management for smart people. Its packed with models, practical perspectives and some of the best thinking on being productive with the bigger picture. Whether your projects look like sushi, spaghetti or a side-dish, this book will help you make sense of them, and get your world under control." * Graham Allcott, founder of Think Productive and author of How to be a Productivity Ninja * Review Quote "We are living in a time of mass disruption, and Elizabeth counsels us that so much can be solved with better planning and by being better organized. When so much feels outside of our control, Elizabeth brings us order by presenting various tools and techniques to help us create our own ways of working across waterfall, hybrid and agile approaches. Want to be a better project manager? Read this book, get a hold of these practices, and put them into action." Promotional "Headline" Presents a five-step approach to understanding your individual workload, combining schedules, engaging stakeholders, managing time effectively and influencing the project environment for success Feature * Presents a five-step approach to understanding your individual workload, combining schedules, engaging stakeholders, managing time effectively and influencing the project environment for success; * Spotlights case studies from real project managers and includes exercises to put what you have learnt into action; * Features checklists for common tasks to improve productivity and templates of trackers, reports and common categories for prioritizing projects; * Offers advice on avoiding burnout and keeping a work-life balance when there is pressure from multiple deadlines; * Explores how to adapt your behaviour and techniques to deal with managing multiple projects simultaneously rather than working on just one project Details ISBN1398605506 Author Elizabeth Harrin Short Title Managing Multiple Projects Pages 240 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1398605506 ISBN-13 9781398605503 Format Paperback Subtitle How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity Publisher Kogan Page Ltd Publication Date 2022-05-03 Imprint Kogan Page Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-05-03 NZ Release Date 2022-05-03 UK Release Date 2022-05-03 Alternative 9781398605527 DEWEY 658.404 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced by 9781398620544 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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