Books by Johanna Rothman

Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects

Too many projects? Want to organize them and evaluate them without getting buried under a mountain of statistics? This book will help you collect all your work, decide which projects you should do first, second—and never. You’ll see how to tie your work to your organization’s mission and show your board, your managers, and your staff what you can accomplish and when. You’ll get a better view of the work you have, and learn how to make those difficult decisions, ensuring that all your strength is focused where it needs to be. Read about Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects.

You can buy the book from the publisher in print or in pdf. You can also buy the book from Amazon in print only.

Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management

This book is a reality-based guide for modern projects. You'll learn how to recognize your project's potholes and ruts, and determine the best way to fix problems—without causing more problems.

Read all about Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management. You can buy the book from the publisher or from Amazon.

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management

Want to see how a great manager manages? That's what Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management shows and teaches you.

You can buy the book from the publisher (you can see the Table of contents and hear an excerpt) or from Amazon.

Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People

Good technical people are the foundation on which successful high technology organizations are built. Establishing a good process for hiring such workers is essential. Take a look at more of the preface from Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People.

You can buy the book from the publisher, Dorset House. You can also buy it from Amazon.

Corrective Action for the Software Industry

You might be one of the many folks confused about corrective action and how to make it work. See Corrective Action for the Software Industry for a clear explanation and templates.

You can buy the book from the publisher, Paton Press. You can also buy it from Amazon.

Amplifying Your Effectiveness

We wrote this book for the first AYE conference.The variety of techniques and perspectives represented in the book will help you amplify your effectiveness—whether or not you are able to attend the live event. See Amplifying Your Effectivess for more information.