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Managing Multiple Projects

How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity

Elizabeth Harrin

Use this practical guide to build the skills and knowledge to manage multiple projects at once.

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EAN: 9781398620544

Edition: 2

Published: 03 Jul 2025

Format: 234 x 156

296 pages

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As project portfolios grow, so do the challenges of managing them effectively.

Managing Multiple Projects by Elizabeth Harrin is the practical guide for project managers tasked with delivering results across multiple projects. Whether you're shifting priorities or overlapping deadlines, this book equips you to stay organized, lead confidently and succeed in complex environments.

Now fully updated for its second edition, it blends core project management techniques with strategies for productivity and change management. .

You'll learn how to:
- Manage competing priorities, timelines and stakeholder expectations
- Lead hybrid project teams using adaptable delivery methodologies
- Apply AI and robotic process automation to streamline workflows
- Use checklists, trackers and templates to drive project momentum
- Improve performance with downloadable template of framework checklists and status reports

With guidance and actionable frameworks, Managing Multiple Projects helps professionals reduce stress, keep control and deliver results at scale.

Themes include: project portfolio management, hybrid project delivery, productivity tools, stakeholder alignment, time management, automation

About the authors

Elizabeth Harrin has over 20 years of experience in project roles across financial services and healthcare and currently works as a senior project manager. She is the founder of the award-winning website, Rebel's Guide to Project Management which provides training, education and mentorship to project managers and also runs the project management community, Project Management Rebels. She is based in Sussex, UK.

Elizabeth Harrin

- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Chapter - 01: Troubleshooting guide – fast answers to urgent questions;
- Chapter - 02: Why we need a new way to manage projects;
- Chapter - 03: Concept #1 – portfolio – understanding your workload;
- Chapter - 04: Concept #2 – plan – combining project schedules;
- Chapter - 05: Concept #3 – people – engaging stakeholders across multiple projects;
- Chapter - 06: Concept #4 – productivity – managing your own time;
- Chapter - 07: Concept #5 – practices – setting up the environment for success;
- Chapter - 08: Techniques and skills;
- Chapter - 09: Final words;
- Chapter - 10: Appendices;

Reviews

Moira Alexander, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, PM World 360 Magazine

Elizabeth Harrin has a way of simplifying how to manage even the most complex projects. She's mastered the art of explaining precisely what a new or experienced project manager can do to be successful using an easy-to-follow people-centric approach that fuses processes and technology perfectly. No detail has been missed in this comprehensive book.

Nick Canty, Senior Lecturer, Digital Strategy and Marketing, University for the Creative Arts

This is one of the few books that acknowledge the reality of the modern workplace where managers are often juggling multiple projects at the same time. Elizabeth Harrin, an experienced project manager, sets out five concepts to help you keep your head above water and succeed in a world that is increasingly project driven.

Alexandra Errea, Project Manager - PMO, Paessler GmbH

This book is a standout resource for anyone managing multiple projects and trying to do it with clarity and sanity intact. I especially appreciated the practical frameworks and the useful productivity checklists, but most importantly the emphasis on how to protect the wellbeing of both you and your team. This is the kind of book that earns a permanent spot on your desk, not your bookshelf and I know I will keep turning back to it for guidance.

Jon Swain, President, Ten Six Consulting

In her must-read book Managing Multiple Projects, Elizabeth Harrin writes with the knowledge of someone with deep multi-faceted project management experience: individual, program and multiple projects. She provides readers with quick coaching tips and presents a robust five-concept framework for managing multiple projects, consisting of portfolio, plan, people, productivity and practices, a holistic way to control the workload.

Daniel Barrett, Digital Transformation Manager

This book has been pivotal in helping me to organize my workload, reduce the guilt, speak objectively to stakeholders about priorities and really deliver lasting impact. Those skills got me my current role, and I've been weaving the concepts from the book into our business processes.

Jeff Furman, Senior Project Management Instructor, School of Professional Studies, New York University

Of all the challenges project managers face today, many of the students in my PM classes tell me that managing multiple projects is #1 on their list. Concurrent projects bring battles for resources, conflicting deadlines and competing priorities. Renowned PM expert and author Elizabeth Harrin's new book provides powerful guidance in this area, with many of her own tried-and-true tips and techniques. I especially recommend her personal portfolio workload tracking spreadsheet, described in detail in her book, as a great template to get started with for immediate productivity gains.

Russ Parker, Owner, Forty-Four Risk PM LLC

I didn't realize how much easier life could be until I opened the first edition of Managing Multiple Projects. And now, with the second edition, you get even more information and resources you need to manage multiple projects effectively. As a seasoned project manager who has juggled multiple projects over the years, I find myself frequently referring back to this invaluable resource. The updated edition builds even more on its predecessor, offering a structured approach that's not only easy to understand but also immediately actionable. One standout concept is 'Creating Your Personal Portfolio'-a strategy that has guided how I group and prioritize my projects. This method alone has been instrumental in aligning my work with my project goals. The lessons are clearly articulated, making it straightforward to integrate these strategies into your current projects. This book is a must-read for any project manager handling multiple projects-which, let's face it, is most of us. I wholeheartedly recommend this resource to all project managers seeking to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness.

Gina Abudi, President, Abudi Consulting Group, LLC

Managing Multiple Projects is an essential book for project managers to have on their shelves - toss away your others! It discusses the challenges that project managers face today and provides a number of best practices for managing those challenges.

Elizabeth Harrin has a way of simplifying how to manage even the most complex projects. She's mastered the art of explaining precisely what a new or experienced project manager can do to be successful using an easy-to-follow people-centric approach that fuses processes and technology perfectly. No detail has been missed in this comprehensive book.
Moira Alexander, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, PM World 360 Magazine

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