Making Things Happen

Berkun ran projects at Microsoft on Internet Explorer and Windows, and wrote about the parts of the job that are judgement rather than method. Chapters cover writing a vision document, working out what to do, making decisions on incomplete information, running meetings that produce something, and handling the sag in the middle of a project. A substantial section deals with power and politics, with how to say no, and with what to do when things go wrong in front of an audience. The tone is candid about the mistakes the author made, which makes the advice easier to trust. Written for people leading work in technology organisations rather than for a certification syllabus.