Project management

This book describes how material and information flows of a value stream can be synchronized with the aim of processing orders as quickly and waste free as possible.

Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field.

Der Design Sprint ist eine Methode für die Produktentwicklung, um mit der Ausrichtung auf Kundenbedürfnisse schnell innovative Produkte und Services zu entwickeln.

Large infrastructure projects generally involve multiple stakeholders such as government parties, local communities, and private organizations.

This book shows how the principles of Lean Management can be applied to project management and how some typical problems of project management can be solved  by this.

An airline is supposed to make the experience of booking a flight easy, trouble free, and reliable.

In "Agiles Portfoliomanagement: Wie man Flexibilität und Effizienz in die Unternehmensstrategie integriert" entfaltet Angela M.

Organizations are implementing virtual teams using web technologies as a cost-effective measure for training and project development.

This book goes beyond the paint by numbers approach, transcending the "e;how"e; of project management to the "e;what"e; and "e;why,"e; which is critical for leaders of change.

The second decade of the 21st century has brought unprecedented challenges to traditional workplaces.

This book is an easy-to-read introduction to the principles and methods of building procurement and is aimed at first year students or non-cognate graduates starting out on a career in construction, property, quantity surveying and construction management.

This book presents some twenty case studies, showing how companies in different industry sectors and of different sizes make advances in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

Project work, driven by competent project leaders drives positive outcomes.

This book provides practical guidance on managing international development and aid projects for sustainability and lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable people around the globe.

The Certified Function Point Specialist Examination Guide provides a complete and authoritative review of the rules and guidelines prescribed in the release of version 4.

If you were to analyze your teams performance on a typical project, youd be surprised how much time is wasted on non-productive tasks.

You're now responsible for a programme, or you've got a portfolio to manage?

In der dynamischen Welt des Projektmanagements ist es entscheidend, stets auf dem neuesten Stand zu bleiben und die besten Methoden und Zertifizierungen zu kennen.

This book provides the much-needed, no-nonsense guidance crucial for project managers - that is, the type of guidance that is missing from every major body of knowledge and educational offering for working project managers.

Global construction data is vital for contractors, governments, international organisations, policy makers, academic researchers and statisticians.

Software startups make global headlines every day.

With ever-increasing competitive pressures, the need to reduce the time-to-value (or time-to-bail) of a "e;big idea"e; - a new product, an organizational transformation, a healthcare initiative, or a humanitarian development project - has never been greater.

The book is developed to provide significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries.

This results-oriented resource is a must-have strategic partner for project managers of every industry.

Innovation contributes to corporate competitiveness, economic performance and environmental sustainability.

Organizations need to constantly innovate and improve products and services to maintain a strong competitive position in the market place.

You have too many projects, and firefighting and multitasking are keeping you from finishing any of them.

Covers the entire process of risk management by providing methodologies for determining the sources of engineering project risk, and once threats have been identified, managing them through: identification and assessment (probability, relative importance, variables, risk breakdown structure, etc.

For policy makers and policy implementers, design challenges abound.

Modern projects are confronted with complexity and ambiguity.

Although project management is a newly recognised profession, it deals with a number of significant challenges.

This research monograph presents an inter-disciplinary study of the impact, and current status, of applications of complexity-related concepts in the early stages of development of Agile Project Management (APM).

An information systems trailblazer in the domains of decision support and factory and supply chain synchronization, the second edition of Re-Engineering the Manufacturing System stays true to its title, once again bestowing uniquely straightforward instructions for designing, installing, and operating manufacturing information systems.

This very practical guide describes the whole process of contracting for goods and services, from selecting tenderers to placing a contract.

Dennis Lock's masterly exposition of the principles and practice of project management has been pre-eminent in its field for 45 years and was among the first books to treat project management as a holistic subject.

Drive Strategy With Simplicity On A Single Sheet Of Paper!

This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright (c) 2009).

This book chiefly focuses on the IPMA(R) competence baseline (ICB) version 3.

The context of business has been changing for companies in recent years, and following numerous corporate and accounting scandals, many countries have increased the number of national and international regulations designed to ensure transparency and compliance with the law.

Managing Risks in Projects presents the latest skills, techniques, knowledge and experience of managing risks in projects from the leading worldwide experts.

Collaborating in virtual teams is a new reality in modern project management and work environments.

A seminal collection of research methodology themes, this two-volume work provides a set of key scholarly developments related to robustness, allowing scholars to advance their knowledge of research methods used outside of their own immediate fields.

The treatise supports understanding the phenomena of complexity in engineering, distinguishes complexity from other challenges and presents an overview of definitions and applied approaches.

This book attempts to treat line design and its related subjects in a cohesive manner, with an emphasis on design applications.

This is a design guide for architects, engineers and contractors concerning the principles and application of design management.