 Achieving Results 1: Organize Work
Define changes in responsibilities, allocate resources, and
coordinate activities of others to achieve objectives in ways that are efficient and
utilize talent.
On-the-Job
Work in a new area (new project or process) whose basic
concepts will have to be mastered to set priorities and acquire resources Find new ways to
create new solutions with fixed resources Join a multi-functional task force requiring the
allocation of scarce resources among the members.
Education and Training
- The Essentials of Project Management (Cornell University -
New York City, 212-340-2863, 32 days, $995)
- Strategic Project Management Conference (The Conference Board,
212-339-0345, 2 days, $1425
- Implementing Major Change: The Human Dimension of
Reengineering (Hammer & Company, 617-354-5555, 2 days, $1900
- Project Leadership: From Process to Product (Center for
Creative Leadership, 910-545-2810, 4 days, $3200)
- Managing Multiple Priorities (Dun & Bradstreet,
212-692-6600, 1 day, $169)
- Managing Action (Time/Design, 800-742-7257, 1 day, $295)
- Project Management (Kepner Tregoe, 609-921-2806, 3 days,
$1495)
- Master the Art and Technology of Getting Work Done
(Projectworld, 508-647-4858, 3 days, $1295)
- Fred Pryor Seminars (800-255-6139)
---Project Management, 1 day, $195
---How to Manage Multiple Projects, Meet Deadlines and Achieve
Objectives,1 day, $99
- Project Management (CareerTrack, 800-334-1018, Video,
$200)
- Project Management (Video Arts, UK 0171-637-7298, Video, 895 pounds)
- Strategic Project Management (On-Site Workshops, Premium
Technology, 905-882-4585)
- American Management Association (518-891-1500)
---Strategy Implementation, 2 days, $1495
---Project Management Skills for HR Professionals, 3 days, $1365
---Improving Your Project Management Skills, 4 days, $1595
---How to Succeed with Projects as a Non-Project Professional, 2 days,
$995
---Successful Project Management, CD ROM, $265
---How to Lead Successful Project Teams, Self-Study, $155
---Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Estimating Scope,
Timeliness and Resources, CD ROM, $295
- Linkage, Inc. (781-862-3157)
---Strategic Outsourcing: Leveraging the Impact of Human Resources, 1
day, $395
---Building Competency-Based Tools and Applications: How to Design HR
Processes That Your Organization Will Use, 2 days, $895
---Fundamentals of Project Management, 2 days, $1095
Reading
- David I. Cleland, Project Management (2nd ed.),
(McGraw-Hill, 1994)
- David I. Cleland and Roland Gareis, Global Project
Management Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 1993)
- J. Davidson Frame, The New Project Management (Jossey-Bass, 1997)
- J. Davidson Frame, Managing Projects in Organizations: How to Make the
Best Use of Time Techiques and People (2nd. ed.) (Jossey-Bass, 1995)
- J. Davidson Frame, Project Management Competence: Building
Key Skills for Individuals, TGeams, and Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 1999)
- Jim Fuller, Managing Performance Improvement Projects
(Jossey-Bass, 1997)
- Robert J. Graham and Randall L. Englund, Creating an
Environment for Successful Projects (Jossey-Bass, 1997)
- Marion E. Haynes, Project Management (Crisp Publications, 1997)
- Joan Knudson and Ira Bitz, Project Managemnt (AMACOM, 1991)
- Jeffrey K. Pinto (ed.), Project Management Handbook (Jossey-Bass, 1999)
- Stephen Redwood, Charles Goldwasser and Simon Street, Action
Management: Practical Strategies for Making Your Corporate Transformation a Success
(John Wiley & Sons, 1999)
- Elizabeth A. Smith, Creating Productive Organizations (St.
Lucie Press, 1995)
- Dave Ulrich, Delivering Results: A New Mandate for Human Resource Professionals
(Harvard Business School Press, 1998)
- Marvin Weisbord, Productive Workplaces (Jossey-Bass, 1987)
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