Project management training books are an integral part of any effective project management training curriculum. In an organization, workforce or the employees is the most important asset which should be managed well if the organization has to succeed. Employees should be managed in such a way that they understand their hidden potential and learn to perform to the best of their abilities. Hence it is very important that project managers are well trained to manage both projects and resources as well.
Most of the time, untrained managers try to manage people with traditional approaches or with a preconceived mind setup, who try to fit all the people into a single mold. This approach will not work in the modern world where people have lot of job opportunities, there by resulting in higher attrition for the company. The project manager should also be concerned with managing the employee expectations, so that they are motivated to meet the organizational objectives.
Since it involves managing people with varied psychological mind setups and different cultural backgrounds, people management is a very complex issue. Managers are bound to make mistakes and there will be lot of pitfalls involved in managing people. Keeping this in mind, for the manager to be well informed and trained in effective people management is very important.
Training books for project management are a very cost effective alternative to learn some of the complicate details of good people management. May it’s not possible for a manager to go through a professional training on people management due to time constraints and costs. Trainings may not be the ideal way to learn tips and trade secrets involved in project management in some cases.
’101 biggest mistakes managers make and how to avoid them‘ is a very useful book which should be part of any manager’s collection of management books and company library. This book describes around 100 common mistakes made by managers, how to recover from them quickly and how to avoid them in future. It teaches Modern Management in many practical situations.
This book is widely regarded as one of the most relevant books to deal with management theory and people psychology. It contains simple, step-by-step practical guidelines that any manager will find valuable. Any company will find it worthwhile to build a library of project management training books.
Project managers should be trained to manage resources and projects effectively. They should also know about managing employee expectations and motivating them. In any curriculum for project management training, project management training books play an important role as a cost effective alternative to time-consuming professional training. They also give practical tips that can be applied in the work place. With its easy to follow guidelines, 101 Biggest Mistakes Managers Make and How to Avoid Them is one of the management books that every project manager should read to learn about people psychology and management theory. This book and other such useful training books should form part of any organization’s library.
- George Purdy