The Berkun Blog
Management, design, and the making of good things.
Leadership for startups (Podcast part 2)
August 26th, 2005
John Furrier of the infotalk podcast series just posted segment 2 of our interview. This one is about managing start-ups and leadership challenges. It’s another short, fun 10 minute interview.
Project management for startups - Lesson’s Learned in Management with Scott Berkun (Podcast)
Here’s the direct link to the mp3
Interview at Lifehack.org
August 25th, 2005
Leon from Lifehacker.org interviewed me about the book, my career, mistakes and leadership. Check it out.
Reminder: Live webcast next week
August 24th, 2005
Dr. Dobbs Journal Magazine will be broadcasting a live netcast by yours truly on the art of project management. This is the first netcast of their brand new Great Writer’s series.
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 60 minutes
Register here. If you sign up you’ll get another reminder before the event.
I’ll be going beyond the content in the book, talking about:
- What they don’t tell you
- Attention/Intuition/Conviction
- the difference between the art and science of everything
- Plus Q&A from the audience
Hope to see you online next week.
Book Tour: Part 2?
August 11th, 2005
I’m planning part 2 of the book tour for the Art of project management for early this fall - and I need your help. The book has been recieved great reviews and I’m trying to help it along and use its success to meet lots of people. This could be you.
I’m compiling a list of companies/organizations that might have me in to speak - once I have that list I’ll figure out how many cities or venues I can afford to hit: I have a budget, but it ain’t much :)
So if you have an idea for a venue, here’s how you can help:
- Tell me what the venue is, where it is, how many people there might be
- Who to contact there if you know someone
- Leave a comment or contact me directly
And keep in mind:
- Tech companies, businesses, universities, user groups, naked beach parties are all possibilities.
- Bonus points for venues in the NYC/Boston/Pittsburgh area
Much thanks for all your help and support,
-Scott
More reviews in for the art of PM
August 4th, 2005
Great to see that these are still coming in:
The text is light on theory and full of plain talk guidelines, tips and tricks grounded in and illustrated by Berkun’s years of experience leading product teams at Microsoft… A must-read for anyone officially or unofficially in charge of corralling folks together to meet a common goal
I often tell others that if I go to a meeting or read a book and I learn one thing or get one idea from the experience, then it is worth the money and the time spent. Knowledge is valuable and is our coin of the trade. There is a lot to learn in this book. Berkun brings intelligence, insight, thoughtful commentary and experiences learned from difficult Microsoft projects. It is like learning from and discussing the experiences of a peer or, for new project managers, learning theory and practice from a young master . - Thomas V. Kappel, Kickstart news
I would go so far as to say this. If you are in this role at a software company, and have been doing it for less than 3 years, this book should be your text book. Nothing will matter more in your career than having a good grasp and mastery of many of the skills highlighted in the book. If you are an old timer, then this book will be an interesting read to say the least, if not help you with a situation you might be facing today (or tomorrow).
If you find other reviews let me know. And of course if you’re willing to review the book for a magazine, website or busy blog, contact me. I can get you a reviewer copy of the book.
Thanks to everyone that’s helped get these reviews out there and to everyone that’s actually bought the book :)
The Personal MBA: learn business on your own time
August 4th, 2005
I’ve had a half dozen people point me to the personal mba website in the last week. It’s a group of folks convinced you can educate yourself effectively for less than a quarter of the time and money spent in most MBA programs - great idea.
Well today, there’s a new twist. The art of project management has made their updated list of must read books: The PMBA 40 . (Thanks Keith)
They’re forming web-based reading discussion groups to work together on covering all 40. If you’re interested you can sign up now.
Mark the date: Free webcast on the art of project management
August 3rd, 2005
Dr. Dobbs Journal Magazine will be broadcasting a live netcast by yours truly on the art of project management. Registration is free and you can watch/listen right from your desktop. This is the first netcast of their brand new Great Writer’s series.
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 60 minutes
Register here. If you sign up you’ll get reminders before the event. Spread the word!
at OSCON this week
August 2nd, 2005
I’ll be at OSCON tommorow (Wed) - If anyone’s around and want’s to meet up, comment here. I will be at the O’Reilly author event in the evening signing books.
Berkun Live: Podcast on leadership and management
July 25th, 2005
Which one of these doesn’t belong: George Gilder, Mark Cuban, John Markoff (NYTimes), David Hills (Looksmart CEO), Chris Andersion (Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine) and Scott Berkun?
Well somehow I snuck my way onto the infotalk podcast program, hosted by John Furrier - he recently interviewed me about the book, virtual teams, leadership and things that go wrong. It’s a short fun 10 minute interview.
Lesson’s Learned in Management with Scott Berkun (Podcast)
Here’s the direct link to the mp3
ArtofPM #2 on Amazon.com best seller list
July 6th, 2005
The book the art of project management just hit #2 on amazon.com’s best seller list for Computer and Internet books. And in related news O’Reilly informed me that the book is now in its 3rd printing. There must be a mass shortage of expensive doorstops somewhere.
And BlogCritics.org now has their review up.
“I’ve been working professionally as a software engineer for several years and I learned more in the first 100 pages of this book than from my years of experience in the industry. Scott Berkun provides examples from real world experiences so you don’t have to make the same mistakes to learn what you should and shouldn’t do….”
More reviews in for the art of PM
June 23rd, 2005
More reviews coming in - it’s fun to read these - hopefully I’ll see more:
“This is one of the more practical books on project management that I’ve had the chance to cover. The writing style is also less formal and a bit more “real life” than most. You actually feel like you’re talking with the author instead of being “talked to”
- From Duffberts Musings
“This is in fact a down-to-earth book about a tough job, the management of large, complex projects, with an emphasis on high tech and software… this eminently practical book will be of use to anybody who wants advice on approaching serious project management professionally.”
From Netsurfer Digest
“The book is very broad, and I think it would be reasonably useful for people involved in any team project situation, whether they’re a manager or a player”
- From Tim Hatch
“The book is imprinted by a very pragmatic view: you will learn the difficult art of getting things done, figthing a very wide range of different obstacles. The book is focused on young IT Managers, but can be a valuable help for team leaders and senior architects too. .. Rating: 8 of 10″
- From SIforge.org
“I often ask the question: ‘Have you read McConnell’s work?’ Those interviewees who do not know who McConnell is, or cannot even name the books are removed from the shortlist. I would like to think that one year from now I will be able to ask: ‘Have you read The Art of Project Management?’ Finally, we have a book that doesn’t just teach project management, it teaches the art of project management… it is a portable book of common sense – it should be required reading for those folks on a project and anybody who has interaction with the project team, e.g. upper management, sponsors, CEOs, CIOs, information providers and even customers. Overall book rating: 5/5″
From Craig Murphy, for Scottishdevelopers.com, See his full chapter by chapter review
There are also ten more reviews up now at amazon.com
Please let me know if you’ve seen other reviews out there, or if you’ve written your own.
artofpm mentioned on furrygoat.com
May 26th, 2005
Steven Makofsky of furrygoat is just getting into the book, and hasn’t fallen asleep quite yet.
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