Total 52 eBooks Found For Category Project Management
The Matrix Organization Reloaded: Adventures in Team and Project Management (Creating Corporate Cultures)
- ISBN:
- 0275991334
- Authors:
- Marvin R. Gottlieb
Matrix management was introduced in the 1970s in the context of competition from Japanese manufacturers, computerization of many technical and administrative tasks, and a recognition among business leaders that cross-functional teams (comprised of people from different departments and specialties) were necessary to create and produce complex products rapidly. Ideally, this approach, in which people are assigned to projects, rather than...
Collaborative Construction Information Management (Spon Research)
- ISBN:
- 0415484227
Most construction projects are large and costly. Collaborative working involves two or more stakeholders sharing their efforts and resources to complete the project more effectively and efficiently. Collaborative, integrative and multi-disciplinary teams can tackle the complex issues involved in creating a viable built environment. This tends to be looked at from three interrelated perspectives: the technological, organizational, and social;...
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 for Project Managers
- ISBN:
- 0470047178
- Authors:
- Kim Heldman, William Heldman
Combine the power of Excel 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, and sound project management tools to boost your skill set and maximize your productivity. You’ll walk through a project and learn how to use these powerful tools to schedule jobs, create budgets, manage processes, and share project information. Whether new to project management or a veteran, you’ll discover techniques, hints, and examples you can use immediately.
Painless Project Management: A Step-by-Step Guide for Planning, Executing, and Managing Projects
- ISBN:
- 0470117214
- Authors:
- Pamela McGhee, Peter McAliney
A detailed guide to successful, efficient project management, written by two pros with a combined 55 years "in the trenches!" Project management is a vital and growing component of many organizations and can literally make or break a company. In this step-by-step guide, two project management consultants present a comprehensive guide to effective project management, complete with real stories and case studies from actual project managers. This...
Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference
- ISBN:
- 0071485996
- Authors:
- Dave Gochberg, Rob Stewart
"Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution." --Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.
Project Management Accounting: Budgeting, Tracking, and Reporting Costs and Profitability
- ISBN:
- 0470044691
- Authors:
- Kevin R. Callahan, Gary S. Stetz, Lynn M. Brooks
Praise for Project Management Accounting: Budgeting, Tracking, and Reporting Costs and Profitability "You don't need to be a Six Sigma Black Belt or a CPA to understand the principles and the practical tools presented by Callahan, Stetz, and Brooks in Project Management Accounting . Their approach focuses on sound financial practices that will improve the ROI of your project whether it is your first or your hundred-and-first experience."...
The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management (The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects)
- ISBN:
- 047022682X
A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuring third-party resources The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also the newest and most cutting-edge concepts in...
PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Includes Audio CD
- ISBN:
- 0470455586
- Authors:
- Kim Heldman
The much-anticipated update to the highly acclaimed PMP study guide! The Project Management Profressional (PMP) certification is the most desired skill in today's IT marketplace and candidates are required to have thousands of hours of PM experience even before taking the PMP exam. This fifth edition is completely updated for the newest exam and is the most comprehensive review guide on the shelf. You'll benefit from the detailed discussions on...
Technology Scorecards: Aligning IT Investments with Business Performance
- ISBN:
- 0470464569
- Authors:
- Sam Bansal
Plan, execute, and sustain a successful IT campaign with Sam Bansal's perfect scorecard approach First came the dot.com bust, then the IT squeeze. Despite software being the tail that wags the dog in most corporations, the cham-pions of IT, the CIOs, are constantly under fire to justify and maximize their IT investments—past, present, and future. Learn how to establish Key Performance Indicators and Value Scorecards for IT to ensure maximum...
Six Sigma Team Dynamics: The Elusive Key to Project Success
- ISBN:
- 0471222771
- Authors:
- George Eckes, Sandra Derickson
"Any Six Sigma effort without Facilitative Leadership is a swing-and-a-miss. Six Sigma Team Dynamics is a thorough discussion of the roles, responsibilities, and pitfalls to avoid as a project team traverses through the DMAIC process. Touch ’em all George, you’ve hit an upper deck shot here!" –Mike Kaupa Senior VP, Process Management Park Nicollet Health Services "George makes Six Sigma simple. His solutions from real life about how to...
Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
- ISBN:
- 0471225770
- Authors:
- Harold Kerzner
* Completely revised and streamlined for course use including expanded problems and exercises. * Content has been refocused on the critical aspects of project management. * Supplemented by instructors packages for both academic use and corporate trainers, includes online PowerPoint(r) presentations, student workbook, instructor's manual, and a new book of case studies.
Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 7th Edition
- ISBN:
- 0471393428
- Authors:
- Harold; Ph.D. Kerzner
"This classic guide enables you to learn from the successes and failures of leading companies, explore new cost control and risk management techniques . . . and obtain the information needed to study for the PMI Certification exam." -The Design-Build Institute of America "This book is more like an encyclopedia of project management than simply a textbook . . . Once you've been through this text, it will become a well-used reference on your...
Applied Software Project Management
- ISBN:
- 0596009488
- Authors:
- Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene PSE, Stellman Andrew, Greene Jennifer
"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation, requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop now: this is the book for you." --Scott Berkun, Author of The Art of Project Management What makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire software project. There are common pitfalls that...
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed
- ISBN:
- 0672327430
- Authors:
- QuantumPM LLC
This go-to-resource is a must-have for anyone using Project Server 2003! Written by a widely recognized authority on project management, QuantumPM, this in-depth approach to planning and implementing Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 is derived from the team's technical and practical client experiences. Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed provides an in-depth look at Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 and the possibilities of...
Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
- ISBN:
- 0735623058
- Authors:
- Carl Chatfield, Timothy Johnson
The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Project 2007--one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting tips to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of Office Project, including information on the new, easy-to-use scenarios and reporting features. You will learn the essentials for managing time, people, and budgets for projects large and small...
Project Disasters and How to Survive Them
- ISBN:
- 0749443081
- Authors:
- David Nickson Sir, Suzy Siddons
* Takes a real-world view of project management
Project Management Disasters & How to Survive Them
- ISBN:
- 074944780X
- Authors:
- David Nickson Sir
Examines the causes of project failures and what can be learned from them. Focuses on risk management--how to support and lead project teams when things go wrong; how to turn a disaster into something positive; and, importantly, guidance on what NOT to do. Uses a wide variety of real-world examples.
Advanced Project Management: A Complete Guide to the Key Processes, Models and Techniques
- ISBN:
- 0749449837
- Authors:
- Alan D Orr, Alan D. Orr
Project management has become one of the most valued skills in business. It is especially valuable when a company undertakes a major project where they need project managers with advanced skills. To move from intermediate to advanced project management, a project manager must understand not only the project itself, but also the overall needs of the company. They must know how to build and manage teams, handle large budgets, and appreciate the...
Project Governance: A Practical Guide to Effective Project Decision Making
- ISBN:
- 0749453060
- Authors:
- Ross Garland
Effective decision making is a key feature of successful projects. Ineffective decision making leads to project delay and failure. Project Governance takes the reader through the logical steps required to establish a project governance framework for a project or organization. Starting with problems typical of ineffective project governance, it develops a set of principles designed to overcome these problems and builds a framework based on these...
Design and Construction: Building in Value (Building Value)
- ISBN:
- 0750651490
The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the...
Tropical Sustainable Architecture: Social and Environmental Dimensions
- ISBN:
- 0750667974
The tropical belt - where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located - forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one of the highest numbers of rapidly developing cities. Coincidentally, architecture in these regions shares common problems, the most easily identifiable being the tropical conditions of climate and natural environment. The context for architecture here is fraught with...
PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide
- ISBN:
- 0782141064
- Authors:
- Kim Heldman
Finally, a comprehensive self-study option for the highly respected Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. With in-depth coverage of all exam objectives, detailed case studies, hundreds of challenging review questions, and a searchable electronic version of the entire book, you'll be ready to approach the exam with confidence. Put your career on the fast track with the PMP certification, which...
PMP: Project Management Professional Workbook
- ISBN:
- 0782142400
- Authors:
- Claudia M. Baca, Patti M. Jansen, Claudia Baca, Patti Jansen
Solid project management skills are in especially high demand today as an increasing number of companies have refocused their attention on the fundamentals of project management, demanding more from their project managers than ever before. In addition to understanding basic project management theory, you must possess solid charting and diagramming skills in order to succeed as a project manager (and pass the PMP exam). This one-of-a-kind...
New Product Development and Delivery: Ensuring Successful Products Through Integrated Process Management
- ISBN:
- 0814407137
- Authors:
- Dale Brethauer
Nine in ten new products undergo a rigorous research and development procedure, require new manufacturing processes -- and still never earn a dime! A major reason for this staggering new product failure rate is the inability of companies to internally transfer products-in-development from one department to the next. This book explains how to remove the barriers from that transfer process and consistently get new products to market one step ahead...
Deadline!: How Premier Organizations Win the Race Against Time
- ISBN:
- 0814407269
- Authors:
- Dan Carrison
In the world of business, every second counts...and some seconds count more than others. Executives never know when a critical time challenge is going to rear its ugly head, and knowing exactly how to handle it is the only thing that stands between success and failure. Here, based on the author's personal on-site interviews and observations, are the stories of prestigious organizations in a wide variety of industries successfully facing...
The Little Black Book of Project Management (The little black book series)
- ISBN:
- 0814477321
- Authors:
- Michael C. Thomsett
Provides you with instructions on how to control a budget, choose and lead a team, create a workable schedule, and more.
Project Management Maturity Model (Center for Business Practices)
- ISBN:
- 0824707540
- Authors:
- J. Kent Crawford
Provides effective strategies for the implementation of efficient project management systems for increased levels of organizational maturity, time and cost conservation, quality assurance, and project success.
Authenticity: Clearing the Junk: A Buddhist Perspective
- ISBN:
- 1590561090
- Authors:
- Venerable Yifa
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by junk? Is your house full of stuff you don't know what to do with? Do you eat too much unhealthy food? Are you involved in destructive relationships? Do you find yourself surrounded by trivialities or engaged in meaningless conversation? Do you feel there's little of value in your life? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," then you need to read On Junk. Clearly and compassionately, Ven. Yifa...
Project Management for Modern Information Systems
- ISBN:
- 1591406943
- Authors:
- Dan Brandon
In the past, project success has been defined too narrowly as simply meeting time and cost constraints for a given scope of work. However, in order for an IT project to be completely successful that basic definition of success needs to be extended to include meeting return on investment expectations, product quality, stakeholder satisfaction, security, maintainability and adaptability. Also, the formal methods and tools of the project management...
Financially Focused Project Management
- ISBN:
- 1932159096
- Authors:
- Thomas M. Cappels
The most up-to-date look at the ever-evolving project management field, this comprehensive text supplies a wide range of strategies and methods to help you successfully meet the challenges of changing economic conditions, technology, resources, requirements, schedules, and budgets. Written by a best-selling author and expert with over 20 years of experience, this book delineates the best practices of hundreds of successful companies and provides...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management (2nd Edition)
- ISBN:
- 0028639200
- Authors:
- Sunny Baker
You don't have to be an MBA to learn the principles of project management! This book gives you comprehensive, easy-to-understand guidelines for getting your projects done on time and under budget.
The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Process Improvement Teams
- ISBN:
- 0071373144
- Authors:
- Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma—measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process. The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a highly practical reference for team leaders and members, outlining both the methods that have made Six Sigma successful and the basic steps a team must follow in an improvement...
The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass
- ISBN:
- 0131490478
- Authors:
- Lonnie Pacelli
This is your complete, hands-on guide to saving projects in trouble. Drawing on 20 years of frontline project management experience, Lonnie Pacelli identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure: their causes, early warning signs, and how to fix them before it's too late. Here's just some of what you'll learn... ...how to focus on the right problem, find and keep the right sponsors, realistically determine scope, uncover hidden...
From Resource Allocation to Strategy
- ISBN:
- 0199277443
Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert have collected together some of the leading experts on strategy to examine how strategy is actually made by company managers across the several levels of an organization. Is strategy a coherent plan conceived at the top by a visionary leader, or is it formed by a series of smaller decisions, not always reflecting what top management has in mind? Often it is by examining how options for using resources are...
Hacker's Guide to Project Management, Second Edition (Computer Weekly Professional)
- ISBN:
- 0750657464
- Authors:
- Andrew Johnston
Managing a software development project is a complex process. There are lots of deliverables to produce, standards and procedures to observe, plans and budgets to meet, and different people to manage. Project management doesn't just start and end with designing and building the system. Once you've specified, designed and built (or bought) the system it still needs to be properly tested, documented and settled into the live environment. This can...
Preparing Learners for e-Learning
- ISBN:
- 0787963968
Designed for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners. This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories...
The Solutions Focus: The SIMPLE Way to Positive Change (People Skills for Professionals)
- ISBN:
- 1857882709
- Authors:
- Paul Z Jackson
Solutions......No Problem. When you need to discover what works at work, here is a powerful yet subtle approach that gets right to the heart of change in people, teams, and organizations. By placing the focus squarely on what's working, rather than on what's wrong, THE SOLUTIONS FOCUS delivers a radically pragmatic and refreshing new way for anyone in the workplace to create their preferred future--now!
From Knowledge Management to Strategic Competence: Measuring Technological, Market And Organisational Innovation (Series on Technology Management)
- ISBN:
- 1860946380
The business and academic communities continue to have an interest in the concepts of knowledge management and strategic competencies or core capabilities. This book attempts to establish the links between strategic competencies, knowledge management, organisational learning and innovation - specifically, how an organisation identifies, assesses and exploits its competencies, and translates these into new processes, products and services. The...
Moderne Flugsicherung: Organisation, Verfahren, Technik (VDI-Buch) (German Edition)
- ISBN:
- 3540205810
- Authors:
- Heinrich Mensen
Die 3. Auflage des Buches informiert umfassend über alle Bereiche moderner Flugsicherung. Erneuert wurde die umfassende Darstellung, die aktuellen europäischen Programme zur Harmonisierung und Integration der Flugsicherung wurden berücksichtigt. Ausgehend von den internationalen Vereinbarungen und gesetzlichen Grundlagen zur weltweiten Sicherung des Luftverkehrs werden die Strukturen und die Organisation der deutschen Flugsicherung...
Project Skills (New Skills Portfolio)
- ISBN:
- 0750639784
- Authors:
- Sam Elbeik, Mark Thomas
Project Skills describes the best of the accepted project management techniques, taking the guesswork out of deciding which ones to apply at which stage. The subject of project management has developed over the ages into a fairly precise set of techniques, definitions and practices that are applicable to running projects. More and more projects are being handled by non-specialist project managers. Elbeik and Thomas present a practical and...
IT Investment: Making a Business Case (Computer Weekly Professional Series)
- ISBN:
- 0750645040
- Authors:
- Dan Remenyi
Frequently not enough attention is given to producing a comprehensive business case or to producing an economic justification for an information systems investment. In fact many organizations are not clear as to what constitutes a sound business case and how to go about producing one. This Professional level book for the Computer Weekly Professional Series will show how to go about justification for I.T. spend. This book is designed for all...
Specifying Buildings: A design management perspective
- ISBN:
- 075064849X
- Authors:
- David T Yeomans
Providing an overview of specifying, from selecting materials and products to writing the specification documents, Specifying Buildings is a new guide to this important part of the construction process. Where it differs from most books is in covering the management of the specification process, making sure that the design intent is transferred to the building assembly as specified. Covering a wide range of practices, Stephen Emmitt and David...
Make or Break Issues in IT Management (Computer Weekly Professional)
- ISBN:
- 0750650346
'The Make or Break Issues in IT Management' covers all aspects of IT project management such as the way to achieve maximum benefits from the investment. All the authors are currently working on leading edge projects and the chapters, which describe current theory and practice, are based on seminars and conferences given by the authors. Gives access to a wide range of critical business issues which the IT professional needs to know when dealing...
Building Design Management
- ISBN:
- 0750650702
- Authors:
- Colin Gray, Will Hughes
A practical handbook on the management of building design, this guide explains the processes, roles and responsibilities of those involved in the design of the building, as well as ways to maximise efficiency. Well structured and easy to read, the book includes useful notes and checklists on, for example, how to select a design team and how to organise and plan the design process. The authors are recognised authorities in the field of project...
Successful Project Management CMIOLP (CMI Open Learning Programme)
- ISBN:
- 0750664193
- Authors:
- Kate Williams
The new edition of the Chartered Management Institute's Open Learning Programme has been updated to include the latest management concepts and methodologies. It includes current management concepts, the changing legal framework in which managers operate and the impact of technology in the work environment. The scope of the workbooks has been broadened to enable more generic and stand-alone use of the materials Each workbook has a new...
Managing Stakeholders in Software Development Projects (Computer Weekly Professional)
- ISBN:
- 075066455X
- Authors:
- John McManus
As stakeholder relationships and business in general have become increasingly central to the unfolding of stakeholder thinking, important new topics have begun to take centre stage in both the worlds of practitioners and academics. The role of project management becomes immeasurably more challenging, when stakeholders are no longer seen as simple objects of managerial action but rather as subjects with their own objectives and purposes. This...
Mastering Statistical Process Control: A Handbook for Performance Improvement Using SPC Cases
- ISBN:
- 0750665297
- Authors:
- Tim Stapenhurst
Mastering Statistical Process Control shows how to understand business or process performance more clearly and more effectively. This practical book is based on a rich and varied selection of case studies from across industry and commerce, including material from the manufacturing, extractive and service sectors. It will enable readers to understand how SPC can be used to maximum effect, and will deliver more effective monitoring, control and...
The National Churches of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1801-46
- ISBN:
- 0199242356
- Authors:
- Stewart J. Brown
This book explores the struggle to strengthen the influence of the national Churches in the first half of the 19th century. Those who sought strong national Churches faced the growth of Catholic nationalism in Ireland and the emergence of liberalism in Britain, as well as a movement within the Churches for independence from the State.
Demystifying ATM/ADSL
- ISBN:
- 155622592X
- Authors:
- Michael Busby
In a book for the non-communications professional, ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) and ADSL (digital signal line) technologies are presented at an understandable level. The CD-ROM contains ATM training software. .
Plan a Fabulous Party In No Time
- ISBN:
- 0789732211
- Authors:
- Tamar Love
Have to plan a party? Whether you're planning the social event of the season or a meeting with your book club, getting organized, cleaning, shopping and cooking can take more of your time than you can afford. Plan a Fabulous Party In No Time can make party planning easy and fun! With more than 45 different party themes to choose from, and instructions on how to create your own, you will be supplied with all the shopping lists, to-do lists and...
Business Research Projects: A Solution-Oriented Approach
- ISBN:
- 0750665734
- Authors:
- Jimme Keizer, Piet M Kempen
Almost all higher educational institutions have built some kind of fieldwork project into the advanced stages of their programmes and the research project should integrate theory, practice, knowledge and skills. Students should be able to apply their acquired knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their work or vocation, and have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate...