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As a result of witnessing project management resource and capability gaps within small medium-sized enterprises, Bring Me Success Please is created and written by Liza Lee for businesses without dedicated project managers and for individuals who want to develop and apply project management capability to their projects.
Bring Me Success Please lays out critical ingredients for taking control of your projects and makes it very clear that implementing...
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"If you strive for more relevant innovation or want to outpace your competition, this book is for you." -Roger Johnson, Senior Vice President of Product Design and Engineering, Keurig Dr Pepper
When a company can get its best ideas to market faster, its leaders can be confident that their most important strategic decisions will be executed faithfully, and their visions for the company's future will be realized. They are also able to be agile in response...
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The most widely adopted Agile methods in software development have been shown to: improve time to mission value; reduce project risk; reduce cost; improve visibility and better adapt to changing needs. For many organizations that are considering Agile approaches, the need to understanding the absence of detailed requirements as in the waterfall methodology and the presence of user stories and acceptance criteria development is overemphasized. In Agile...
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Writing software is a curious process, filled with different methodologies, approaches, techniques, frameworks, requirements, tools, roles and people. I mention people last because they have the biggest impact on a project's outcome. There are fantastic examples of teams that plan and execute beautifully and far more that infamously exist in the mainstream. Most software projects suffer from common maladies, all of which can have a negative impact...
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Este texto, escrito a partir de la experiencia y la docencia en investigación social, aborda las diferencias y relaciones entre los enfoques cualitativo y cuantitativo, considera que la realidad social comporta dimensiones subjetivas e indicadores susceptibles de cuantificar y plantea la construcción de relaciones complementarias entre ambos enfoques que pongan en evidencia la complejidad y hetereogeneidad de las situaciones sociales. Ofrece al...
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A toolbox for the new or moderately experienced IT project manager facing a serious, ongoing project disaster – or just a major crisis. It teaches you how to recognize a disaster in the making and offers good advice and tools that can be part of a potential solution. It also contains a lightweight adaptable methodical approach to solving an IT project crisis – the Severity Omega approach. Most IT projects meet some kind of crisis during their...
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Why did I write this book? It seems to me that a lot of money is wasted in projects that are not well concluded and inadequately handed over to production. Mistakes during the whole project are causing this. Lack of project methodologies, under trained associates, and 'hidden agendas' are other typical factors. To give an analogy, an airplane flight doesn't just end for all those on board with the landing. Some of the staff will have additional tasks...
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The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the heart of the project plan. It's used to define what resources you'll need. It's the basis of both your cost and schedule estimates. It establishes your project's risks. It aids in communication, procurements, quality - all aspects of the project. This book presents how to develop a solid and robust WBS simply and easily. You'll learn tools and techniques for engaging your project team, developing project phases,...
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The essential guide for project managers and leaders.
Project managers are often responsible for big teams and millions (sometimes billions) of dollars to deliver successful outcomes on time and within budget. But the reality is, most complex projects don't live up to their promise - they often fail, under-deliver or get delivered but burn out everyone in the process. Author and experienced project manager, Kieran Duck, argues that this is because...
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We are thrilled to introduce you to "PMP Practice Test Navigator: Nailing the Exam," a must-have book for anyone aspiring to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. This comprehensive guide is specifically designed to help you navigate the exam with confidence and achieve success.Inside this book, you will find a collection of practice tests meticulously crafted to mimic the actual PMP exam. These tests cover all the essential...
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Managing mega projects is a Herculean task, a task riddled with real possibilities of cash-burns and heartburns. But, manage you must. Must, not just for your success, for your survival too.
As markets go global, as national boundaries melt away, as competition gets murderous, global corporations, their CEOs and project managers need to ensure their projects satisfy the global norms of scale and size. As you get down to translate your mega project...
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Desde la Prehistoria, los seres humanos hemos inventado un sinfín de herramientas con el objetivo de ahorrar tiempo, esfuerzos o inconvenientes.
Pero, aunque llevamos décadas conviviendo con herramientas virtuales, todavía existen muchos procesos críticos que siguen dependiendo de un pósit pegado a un monitor, de un garabato en una libreta o, lo que es peor, de la memoria.
Si ya sabemos utilizarlas herramientas virtuales, ¿por qué seguimos...
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This is the one-stop-shop for information about SAP-Primavera integration. By following Bert Kastel's advice you can stop wasting days, weeks and months of time and effort, cut down on meetings, emails and circular discussions, and save hundreds of thousands of dollars while providing millions of dollars of value to your business. - Learn why integrating schedules between SAP and Primavera means much more than cutting costs or improving project performance....
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How many hours do you work each week? Now think about how many of those hours at the office are actually productive. Seasoned project manager, M.R. Nelson, shares tips and tricks for managing the work week in this short eBook. Focusing on key productivity tactics and the concept of a personal work limit, this book will help you maximize your working hours while still making time for the life you want and deserve.
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Fly With Geese is about taking your goals, creativity, vision, and bringing in the people to help you reach these goals as a team. When you complete this 60 day journey you will have the confidence and knowledge to profit from any project that you set out to take on. Take the 60 day journey to paradise
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Looking to improve your project management skills and take your career to the next level? Then you need to get your hands on a copy of our recommended project management book!This book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to master the skills and techniques needed to successfully manage projects from start to finish. It covers everything from project initiation and planning to project execution, monitoring, and control, right through to project...
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Ever noticed that some project managers seem to just be successful or at least seem to have it all under control while others just seem to struggle? Are you new to the project management world and want a bit of the inside running of what it might take to make your life just a little bit easier? There are so many books, courses, standards and certifications on how to run a project. There is so much information out there, it can be all a little overwhelming...
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Perhaps the most misunderstood of the project management disciplines, project risk management is simple to master and is one of the most powerful tools for both novice and advanced project managers. Whatever concerns your project may offer: political, technical, resource or inexperienced team, project risk management can reduce or eliminate them. You'll learn how to use risk management to: • manage stakeholder expectations • retain resources •...
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No matter your profession, as long as there is a temporary nature to the job, which is different from ordinary work, you will be facing a project. And managing that effort is very different from managing the everyday. This book is to be read by lawyers, doctors, businessmen, researchers, public officials, in short, by all professionals who want to learn the key concepts of project planning and management activities in a simple and fast way.
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This book is about taking your project management skills to a higher level-increasing the value you bring to your clients and employer. In today's business, everyone is so focused on data that they seem to have forgotten about people. People and relationships drive business, not data. 7 Steps to Immense Success in Project Management gives you the path you need in order to achieve the highest levels of success. The book is full of real world case studies...
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