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Productivity Sand Traps
& Tar Pits:

How to Detect & Avoid Them

by Mike Walsh

ISBN: 978-0-932633-21-7  
©1991  216 pages   softcover  
$27.95 (plus shipping)

Subject(s): Communication Skills, Software Industry, Software Quality & Productivity

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Back-to-Basics Advice for
Solving the Productivity Dilemma—
Practical Ideas to Increase Your Effectiveness!

About the Book

This is literally a survival guide for the IS professional.

Former CBS MIS director Mike Walsh applies back-to-basics principles to real-life business problems. Drawing on 23 years of experience, Walsh shows readers how to improve personal productivity using case studies, scenarios, a planning technique, and a list of guiding principles, including how to

  • Emphasize solutions, not witch hunts

  • Acknowledge what you don't know

  • Select technology based on need, not hype

  • Coordinate planning to speed progress

  • Give priority to effectiveness over efficiency

  • Adopt behavior principles to improve personal well-being.

Mike Walsh's principles will help you avoid mistakes and maximize your productivity!


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"This is an excellent book for anyone working with Information Systems, but especially for managers and those who aspire to be managers."

 —Randy Rice
Software Quality Advisor


 "This is a book that is rooted in sound management principles."

 —Jim Van Speybroeck
Data Processing Digest

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Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management, by Lawrence H. Putnam and Ware Myers
Software Productivity, by Harlan D. Mills

To Satisfy & Delight Your Customer: How to Manage for Customer Value, by William J. Pardee

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