More comfortable with Project Management
How does an individual get more accustomed with the steps of management? I feel like when I have worked on projects everything was laid out for me and I missed out on the opportunity of the planning phase. Can you recommend a book or any other tools that can assist me in a reference guide? I would like to someday be able to be a director or project manager however I am so wet behind the years so to speak that I know I am not in a place where I would be successful yet.
Jennifer,
Great question and when you ask about the steps of management I assume you are referring to "Project Management"? If that is the case then a must have reference is the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by the Project Management Institute. For a handy reference book also check out the pocket size - Memory Jogger to PM by Karen Tate. You may also want to have a book by Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling which covers the various steps in much more detail.
Best wishes!
Dr. Eric Goodman
