This succinct, checklist-style chapter acts as a final sanity review. Portny provides ten penetrating questions designed to catch blind spots: What assumptions am I making? What external dependencies exist? Who is missing from my stakeholder list? What is my project's exit criteria? Each question forces you to challenge your own planning logic, uncover hidden constraints, and validate your approach. It's the ultimate pre-launch safety net, ensuring that you start execution with confidence because you've already scrutinized every vulnerable angle of your plan.
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager
The
book closes with distilled veteran wisdom—ten actionable habits for
career-long improvement. Portny advises: listen more than you talk,
under-promise and over-deliver, learn to say "no" gracefully to scope
requests, document every decision, never punish bad news bearers, and
always anchor your choices in business value rather than personal ego.
He emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, networking with
other PMs, and maintaining a sense of humor. These are not technical
skills but behavioral gold—the subtle differentiators that elevate a
competent coordinator into a respected, sought-after project leader.
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