IT Project Management: A Geek's Guide to Leadership

Contents

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Disclaimer

Chapter 1  Initiation

1.1    Selecting a Geek Leader

1.2    The Geek Leadership Challenge

1.2.1    The Lion

1.2.2    The Bear

1.2.3    The Snake

1.3    Overview of This Book

Chapter 2  Why Geek Leadership Is Different

2.1    What Is a Leader?

2.2    Great Geek Leadership

2.3    Transformational Leadership

2.4    IT Geeks Are Different

2.4.1    The Big Five Personality Traits

2.4.2    Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Study

2.5    Information Technology Projects are Different

2.6    Why Are IT Projects So Sickly?

2.7    We Need IT Geeks to Lead IT Geeks

Chapter 3  Emotionally Intelligent Communications

3.1    The Importance of Effective Communication

3.2    Missed Signals ...