New to implementations but got stuck managing/doing configurations. I’m not the PM but I deal with engineers and client face almost every. Best book for this type of role besides the Phoenix project?

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Every good PM will say that there's no book that teaches it, it just comes from experience

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Side note, I am an engineer too, but more focused on business acumen and managing this type of work.

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Looking for book recommendations on leading implementation teams.

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