Project management

Program management in a technical environment is as much art as it is science.

The growing complexity of projects today, as well as the uncertainty inherent in innovative projects, is making obsolete traditional project management practices and procedures, which are based on the notion that much about a project is known at its start.

This book explores the nuances of different aspects of agility on a personal level.

Anyone responsible for organising a voluntary or public event will want to do it safely and well, complying with the legislation relating to different aspects of their event.

Project Management for Engineering, Business, and Technology is a highly regarded textbook that addresses project management across all industries.

Gain a strong understanding of IT project management as you learn to apply today's most effective project management tools and techniques with the unique approach found in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 8E.

This book showcases the discussion about megaprojects carried out at the MeRIT (Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team) workshop 2023: the crisis, discontinuity, rising prices, and supply chains disruption force radical reflection for those involved in megaprojects.

Create products and services your consumers can't pass up--without the high cost of developmentSuccess is all about connections.

This book is an easily digestible guide to the management and practice knowledge needed to establish and run an architectural practice.

Anyone in a leadership position is only too aware that we live in uncertain times: disaster can strike any business, at any time, and usually without warning.

Anyone in a leadership position is only too aware that we live in uncertain times: disaster can strike any business, at any time, and usually without warning.

Current strategy thinking focuses on what to do, not how to motivate employees, suppliers and business partners to do it.

Current strategy thinking focuses on what to do, not how to motivate employees, suppliers and business partners to do it.

This book conceptualizes and clarifies the meaning of sustainable performance, approaching it holistically from different perspectives.

A Practical Guide to Project Management is a clear, concise tool for busy managers to help them plan, organize and execute projects.

The third edition of the Construction Project Manager's Pocket Book continues to guide and educate readers on the broad range of essential skills required to be a successful construction project manager.

The business, commercial and public-sector world has changed dramatically since John Oakland wrote the first edition of Statistical Process Control in the mid-1980s.

Preparing a proposal for a contract or a grant can be an overwhelming and extraordinarily complex process, but regardless of the proposal type or sector, certain truths always pertain.

The functionality of social networking platforms has caused such technologies to become an integral part of modern society.

Leadership and the traditional concept of what makes an effective leader is being challenged in the 21st century.

Leadership and the traditional concept of what makes an effective leader is being challenged in the 21st century.

The field of project management experiences conceptual, technological, and decision issues when projects are created, implemented, and executed without the needed strategic connection.

Computer technology provides the opportunity for innovation and progress in the daily operations and initiatives of corporations.

Preparing for and passing the PMP(R) exam is no small feat.

This second edition of the Strategic Project Leader prepares project managers to develop leadership competencies that translate into increased confidence to lead in a demanding environment.

Success in program management requires discipline, complete plans, well-run meetings, accurate record keeping, and adherence to global best practices.

This book demonstrates how organization leaders who balance several key paradoxes achieve greater growth and sustainability in the long term than those who use financial data alone.

All best practice recommendations and key success criteria point to the importance of developing soft skills as a project manager, but few sources exist about how to develop the power of influence for achieving better project and business results.

Today's leading organizations recognize the importance of research and development (R&D) to maintain and grow market share.

Management Extra brings all the best management thinking together in one package.

This book tells the story of an up-and-coming project manager that's been handed a large program to lead.

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

While today's programs continue to grow in size and complexity, their success rates remain low.

Supplying busy project professionals with time-tested tips and templates for developing teams efficiently and effectively, Team Planning for Project Managers and Business Analysts provides the planning materials required to increase team collaboration and productivity in a global workplace.

Business-Driven IT-Wide Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean) Implementation: An Action Guide for Business and IT Leaders explains how to increase IT delivery capabilities through the use of Agile and Kanban.

Finding ways to improve margins can be the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty.

Program management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management.

Manufacturing companies work endlessly to make process improvements, yet they are often hard to implement and even harder to sustain.

This is not another how-to guide for program managers or another reiteration of the Project Management Institute's standards for program management.

This book provides an in-depth discussion of creativity and its relationship to project management.

Manufacturing Systems Management (MSM) is a functional domain that involves all of the activities for regulating and optimizing a manufacturing system as it progresses through its life cycle.

Enterprise 2.

Practical Project Management for Building and Construction covers the 14 knowledge areas of project management that are essential for successful projects in the construction industry.

The world is undergoing major transitions due to changes in three driving forces-population, climate, and energy resources-making it essential for us to achieve sustainability in the implementation of projects and programs as well as our everyday life.

Although the construction industry is one of the largest enterprises in the United States, widely accepted management principles, such as those contained in PMI's Standard for Program Management are still not widely implemented.

Supplying a clear vision of how to build high-performance teams, Leadership in Chaordic Organizations presents methods for improving operations through the application of complex systems engineering principles and psychological counseling techniques.

Aligning business intelligence (BI) infrastructure with strategy processes not only improves your organization's ability to respond to change, but also adds significant value to your BI infrastructure and development investments.