The Lazy Project Manager. Taylor, Peter. United Kingdom, 2009. 152 pages.
Peter Taylor’s The Lazy Project Manager is an EXCELLENT read for anybody in the project management field no matter their position in the often-complicated process. However, don’t take the title literally. In a lighthearted approach, the author promotes “productive laziness.” Being “lazy” means accomplishing process more efficiently and effectively, not just sitting on the sidelines. One of my favorite sections in the book Mr. Taylor discusses why smart but lazy people can make good leaders. They often tend to find the most resourceful ways to accomplish tasks!
The author also highlights its not just allocating time to process or tasks randomly which makes a project run smooth. Those involved in projects must start by focusing efforts on the tasks or steps in a project that really matter. Hence, the Pareto Principle or 80/20 rule. 20% or efforts can have an affect on 80% of the project.
In summary, this book is, despite its title and its length, a very useful publication on project management for anyone from project manager to team member.
Peter Taylor’s bestseller, The Lazy Project Manager, has been a project management phenomenon since it was published in 2009.
In it he shows how adopting a more focused approach to life, projects and work can make you twice as productive. The Lazy Project Manager and its sequel, The Lazy Winner, show how anyone can apply the simple techniques of lazy project management in their own lives in order to work and live more effectively.
Now, in The Lazy Project Manager and the Project from Hell, Peter Taylor applies the lazy project management technique to a project that has gone seriously wrong.
Back in the comfy chair for more productive lazy wisdom and then off to the time machine to save the worst project in history – and all before tea time.
More information on the Project from Hell workshop can be found at
http://www.theprojectfromhell.com
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In the book you will learn how to run the Project from Hell workshop yourself and why you are a project hero.