Stop Playing Games!

Stop Playing Games!, by best-selling author Rick A. Morris, takes a completely different look at project management, using games like “The Pricing Game,” “Guess the Truth,” and “Grapevine” to illustrate and help readers overcome organizational politics on projects. This one-of-a-kind book from the author of Project Management That Works and The Everything Project Management Book dives deep into the topics of gaining buy-in from upper management, accurately estimating time and cost, controlling project communication, managing within corporate culture, taking care of your team, and more. Challenges and issues covered include the following:

• Presenting management with realistic options
• Getting your point across without being confrontational
• Controlling the message and the communication channels
• Utilizing honesty and trust as a project management tool
• Knowing what is under your control, and what is not
• Overcoming poor project management conditions
• Making real change happen—without taking things personally

If navigating organizational politics is stifling your ability to effectively manage projects, you need to read this book today!