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What readers are saying about Manage It!

As a 30+ year veteran in the growth of PM, I gained insight into things

I have been doing for years. Here, process takes a backseat to context,

and Johanna provides the professional with one of the ﬁnest com-

pendiums of observations, advice, and counsel on managing projects I

have come across.

Mike Dwyer

Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Healthways

Johanna packs a wealth of practical advice into this book. Even the

most experienced project managers will ﬁnd numerous nuggets and

gems that they can immediately apply to their project work.

James A. Ward

Senior Project Management Consultant, James A. Ward and

Associates, Inc.

As I was reading this book, I was picturing in my mind many simi-

lar experiences. As I thought to myself, “But what about this?” I kept

ﬁnding what I was thinking of! This is one of the best IT books I have

ever read, but it still shows Johanna’s personality. It almost feels like

she is at your elbow as you read it.

Eric Petersen

Senior Consultant, Emprove

Most project management stuff I’ve read is very cerebral and theoret-

ical, and then sometimes it’s extraordinarily speciﬁc and dictatorial

but in a realm that has nothing to do with me. This book provides just

what I need—speciﬁc suggestions about dealing with reality. Moreover,

it suggests how to think about the problem, rather than stopping at

the cookbook answer.

Peter Harris

Solutions Architect, Claricode, Inc.

This book is a pleasure to read and is packed with wisdom. Junior

project managers will get a great introduction with some really valu-

able practical advice, while senior project managers will learn some

new tricks and relearn some forgotten fundamentals. Project spon-

sors and customers should get a copy too. I pulled some classics from

my shelves including DeMarco, Weinberg, Brooks, McConnell, Cock-

burn, McCarthy, and Humphrey. Johanna is as readable as the best

of them.

George Hawthorne

Project Manager, Oblomov Consulting

I’ve been on the receiving end of (mostly) poor project management for

nearly twenty years. I had never entertained the thought of becoming

a project manager, however, until I read this book. Johanna places

the art in perspective and codiﬁes a practical, ﬂexible approach,

founded on empirical process control theory that thrives on dynamic

environments—where continuous learning is essential to project suc-

cess. I’ve implored everyone associated with project work to read it.

Twice.

Bil Kleb

Aerospace Engineer

In twenty years of managing projects, there have been many new

items for project managers to consider. Johanna Rothman describes

many of them in Manage It! The chapter on meetings is worth the

price of the book by itself. Read this book, and practice its principles.

The people who work on your projects will think you are really smart.

Dwayne Phillips

Senior Systems Engineer

Each project is unique—which is why all project managers need to

know more than one approach for managing projects. Johanna walks

us through her thought process to assess the context around the

project, choose a life cycle, and establish clear criteria for a project.

Her advice will help you make choices that will help your project suc-

ceed.

Esther Derby

President, esther derby associates, inc.

Manage It!

Your Guide to Modern,

Pragmatic Project Management

Johanna Rothman

The Pragmatic Bookshelf

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ISBN-10: 0-9787392-4-8

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First printing, June 2007

Version: 2007-5-29

To Ilse Rothman, the ﬁrst project manager I knew who

worked in timeboxes and chunks.

And for Naomi, Shaina, and Mark, who supported me

whenever I descended into my “cave” to write.

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