The Art of Project Management

这不本教你套用流程模板的工具书，而是一部提醒项目经理「先看清人，再看事」的书。它反复强调：进度表救不了糟糕的设计、模糊的目标和低效的沟通，它只是暴露问题的镜子；真正决定项目成败的，是领导如何把复杂目标简化成团队愿意为之努力的方向，又如何在灾难来临时第一时间做损害控制。书中大量篇幅留给「该做什么、不做什么」的取舍——为什么需要这个项目、客户真正卡在哪里、为了它必须放弃什么。它尤其适合程序员背景的从业者：如果你正困在「既要懂技术、又要管项目」的双重疲惫里，它会给你一套接地气的判断框架。但请留意，它刻意以「Art」而非「Science」立论，重过程、轻体系，追求严密方法论的读者或许会觉得它散。

Scott Berkun worked on the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft from 1994-1999 and left the company in 2003 with the goal of writing enough books to fill a shelf. The Myths of Innovation is his second book: he wrote the best seller, The Art of Project Management (O'Reilly 2005). He makes a living writing, teaching and speaking. He teaches a graduate course in creative thinking at the University of Washington, runs the sacred places architecture tour at NYC's GEL conference, and writes about innovation, design and management at www.scottberkun.com.