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Managing multiple projects

As a manager today you must be a master juggler, responsible for keeping several balls in the air even as new balls are randomly tossed in from all sides. Managing Multiple Projects provides the organizational skills and management strategies you need to tackle multiple projects, roles, and responsibilities—and get the results you want. Turn to this latest addition to McGraw-Hill's skills-based Briefcase Books series for hands-on techniques you can use to:Develop a reliable, repeatable system for addressing competing demandsWork with others to effectively allocate workloadsHandle the emotional demands—both for yourself and others—of project overloadWhile numerous books have addressed specific project management issues, few—until now—have contained proactive strategies for consistently achieving multiple objectives. Managing Multiple Projects draws on skills from time management, task completion, organizational psychology, and more to provide a proven system for easily managing concurrent projects, and guiding each to its successful completion.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 212 pages

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