The Clueless Project Manager

About the Book

The Clueless Project Manager is a humor book on project management written for project managers, managers and anyone interested in getting a chuckle out of the work environment. It emphasizes the many trials and dilemma of a project manager as he tries to deal with problems on all fronts: his boss, the customer, the people who work under him, the suppliers and the entire world that surrounds him. The hero of the book “B.S.” is a goofball with no understanding of the formal techniques of project management but outshines his “guru” by presenting him with thoughts that can only come from true understanding of human interactions. The book is written with the intent of sharing some of the best practices of project management as defined and perceived by different individuals. The book is also a reminder that most projects fail not due to a lack of understanding of the technical subject matter as they due to the lack of dealing with people. Lack of humor in the workplace can be the biggest hindrance to a successful and “high blood pressure free” environment.

About the Author

Abhay is a project management and systems engineering consultant with over 20 years of experience assessing project management needs for complex businesses, evaluating alternatives, and implementing technology solutions in multiple industries: automotive, oil & gas, transportation, consumer, electronics and manufacturing, government, banking and services. His clients have included BP, Xerox, BMW/MG Rover, Visteon, Ford, Intel, Siemens, ABB, and Motorola. He has the unique ability to combine multiple technologies and philosophies to implement cost reduction strategies for large corporations. Over the years Dr. Trivedi has also trained more than a 1000 senior project managers on obtaining certifications including PMP, RMP, and Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt. He is PMP certified by PMI; RMP certified by PMI; Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a Professional Logistics/Supply Chain Certification from The Logistics Institute at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Trivedi has also accomplished many awards including the SME’s “Educator of the Year.” In addition he is a NASA Summer Research Fellow and Oak Ridge National Laboratories Visiting Scientist. He loves to write about the humor in managing projects.