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To Do... Doing... Done!: A Creative Approach to Managing Projects & Effectively Finishing What Most Matters »

Authors: G. Lynne Snead, Joyce Wycoff
ISBN-13: 9780684818870, ISBN-10: 0684818876
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: February 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: G. Lynne Snead

G. Lynne Snead is Program Director of Planning for Results with Franklin Quest and has presented the Franklin Planning for Results project and workload-management seminar to thousands of employees in major corporations throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Book Synopsis

To Do...Doing...Done!: A Creative Approach to Managing Projects and Effectively Finishing What Matters Most focuses on the skills required to manage any project without getting bogged down in conflicts or sidetracked by unexpected changes or developments.

In this book are proven techniques for bringing any project to a successful and satisfying conclusion. The techniques provided in To Do...Doing...Done! are based on Franklin Quest's highly successful Planning for Results seminar, which has boosted the productivity of thousands of employees in corporations across the country, as well as in Europe and Asia.

	Introduction: Project Managers - Linchpins of the New Organization	9
Sect. I	To Do: Choosing Your Projects Wisely	17
1	Creating a Personal Vision	21
2	Exploring and Enhancing Your Creativity	34
3	Building Success with the Productivity Pyramid	50
Sect. II	Organizing Your Time and the Flood of Information	65
4	Values-Based Time Management: The Foundation of Effective Project Completion	67
5	It's Hard to Manage Your Project If You Can't Find Your Desk	92
Sect. III	Doing and Done! Making Project Completion Easy	111
6	Visualize: The First Step Toward Success	117
7	Plan: Outguessing and Outsmarting Failure	137
8	Plan: Additional Tools for More Complex Projects	162
9	Implement: Coordinating with Your Day Planner	175
10	Implement: Coordinating and Communicating with Other People	191
11	Implement: Creative Collaboration	211
12	Close: The Foundation for Future Success	227
App. A	Forms to Help You Get Started	240
App. B	Best-Bet Filing System	241
	Bibliography	248
	Index	249