Product Description

The One–Page Project Manager shows you how to boil down any project into a simple, one–page document that can be used to communicate all essential details to upper management, other departments, suppliers, and audiences. This practical guide will save time and effort, helping you identify the vital parts of a project and communicate those parts and duties to other team members.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31027 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover
MANAGE ANY PROJECT—ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER!

This uncommonly practical guide shows you how to reduce any project—no matter how big or complicated—into a simple, one–page document perfect for expressing essential details, communicating those details to upper management, and tracking progress. Plus, it′s adaptable to virtually any process in your organization, including ISO and SAP. The One–Page Project Manager is the ultimate tool for beleaguered project managers who understand the value of simplicity.

"As you read through Clark Campbell′s book, you will say to yourself, ′so simple, yet intuitive and useful; I can put this to work today!′"
—Todd Thompson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, JetBlue Airways

"Provides a proven process for project management that significantly improves the chances that the project will be completed on time, on budget, and on target."
—Steven C. Wheelwright, PhD, Baker Foundation Professor, Senior Associate Dean, and Director of Publications Activities, Harvard Business School

"Campbell reveals a wonderful tool for keeping projects on task. It′s the perfect organizational solution for the executive needing relevant project information."
—Taylor Randall, PhD, Professor, David Eccles School of Business University of Utah

"This tool really works! It makes the complex look simpler, facilitates accurate and honest assessments, and all on just one page—which can, and will, be read by even the busiest executive."
—David C. Berg, former chief information officer, OC Tanner

"This book should be required reading for every manager who wants to improve project performance, accurately tell their story, and do it efficiently."
—Jonathan H. Du, PhD, CEO and Chairman, WiseChina Training Co. Ltd. Beijing, China

About the Author
CLARK A. CAMPBELL is a Senior Vice President at OC Tanner, where he has served in a number of executive positions and managed numerous large projects.

Customer Reviews

How to report up to management who ask complex questions and want simple answers
Only a few hours of reading will get you through this little gem. Free downloadable spreadsheet supplied.
Provides THE best and most concise reporting structure to take to those meetings where management ask complex questions about project status, but expect two sentence answers.
This is the book's aim and it fulfills it in spades.

The spreadsheet is filled out monthly and with a little training in reading it you get a summary of: Objectives linked to tasks; Status of objectives complete; Tasks linked to people responsible; Tasks listed roughly as Gantt format; Status of tasks complete; Subjective (not objective) project requirements and their status; Budgeted and expended costs. And a few lines reserved for inserting comments on why things might not be running to cost or schedule.
Brilliant.

Simple and practical
Does what it says on the tin. Very simple, straightforward, and practical. I started implementing the system - using downloads from the accompanying website - before I'd finished reading the book. I reckon it's saved me a lot of toil and possibly expense on software too. I intend using it as my main project management tool from now on.