Project management Books

"Evaluating Communications in Product Development Organizations" examines the crucial role of effective communication in the success of product development. This study, conducted in 1993, offers insights into how communication strategies impact project...

TRIZ is a valuable tool for inventive problem solving. Based on patent analysis TRIZ enables the faster solution-oriented generation of ideas in fields of technology, organizations, and software. TRIZ originated from mainly mechanical problems. But it...

In an increasingly fast moving business world, success depends not just on having great ideas, but on the strategy behind turning them into reality. In an environment marked by fierce competition, shifting consumer behavior, and ever evolving technology,...

Agile testing brings many advantages to software teams, from increasing overall product quality to faster delivery of features. This book builds on the ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester syllabus to explais, in an accessible way, the main agile testing...

This manual details proven methods for turning around chronically late, over budget, underperforming projects. It explains how Theory of Constraints tools can be applied to achieve effective solutions in virtually any environment. It describes the...

This updated guide explains how to implement project management best practices for continued improvement to the supply chain. James Ayers, an authority on supply chain implementation and management, offers unique perspectives, augmented by...

How can a project manager and senior manager, despite core differences in communication styles, still rely on each other to achieve their goals and help the company soar?

This book examines the latest best practices in international program and project management, offering invaluable insights across various industries. Edited by renowned experts, this book brings together a diverse range of case studies and research from...

This important new textbook provides a concise and practice-oriented introduction to the humanitarian sector and the key debates surrounding it. This exciting new textbook will be important for students wanting a comprehensive introduction, as well as...

My Little Blue Book of project management presents a concise and succinct guide for managing projects at home, work, or leisure. It is, indeed, a little blue book. Both personal and corporate projects can benefit from the contents of the book, although...

Project Management Planning shapes the field of project management planning as a practical discipline, while outlining strategies that more firmly tie project management system knowledge to its potential as an applied research discipline.

Il libro ""Comento Sopra Una Greca Iscrizione Mutila Trovata A Scandriglia"" scritto da Bernardo Quaranta nel 1826 ����� un'opera che si concentra sull'analisi di un'iscrizione greca mutila trovata a Scandriglia. L'autore esamina la scrittura e cerca di...

Leadership skills are mastered by practicing, and by experimenting, and volunteering provides great opportunities to do this. Sharing lessons learned in their own personal leadership journey, the authors provide practical steps to prepare project...

Industry 4.0 and disruptive technologies have transformed supply chains into globally connected collaborative networks. As supply chains become flexible, digital structures, the planning and operation phases of key processes become more complex. This...

This book outlines a cutting-edge form of program delivery which the authors term SIP-Form or Strategic Integrated Program delivery.

Borderless Leadership captures the essence of what success means in today's world, and breaks the code on how to achieve it. Through a fast paced and engaging narrative, it distills decades of global experience into usable insights and necessary guidance...

In the challenging and competitive world of project management, project managers need all the insight they can get. This is collection of essays from key researchers in the field of project management provides practical insight based on the most...

The Strategy Implementation Gap is a guide for executives on how to have a sustainable approach to the right people doing the right things in the right way to achieve the right results.

Project planning is generally accepted as an important contributor to project success. However, is there research that affirms the positive impact of project planning and gives guidance on how much effort should be spent on planning? To answer these...

This book is an introduction to construction contract administration and management, covering the delivery and execution stage of a construction project and the various issues which the contract administrator needs to proactively manage. It can therefore...

The concept of integrated project delivery (IPD) has evolved as a result of the need for highly expert teams of people to collaborate to deliver extremely complex projects, to manage expectations about delivery speed, changes in governance standards and...

The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new...

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...

This book applies research to develop a Technological Competency Analytics and Innovations System and a Technological Competency Framework to assess and improve the technological competency of construction project managers facing rapid change in the era...

With ever-increasing competitive pressures, the need to reduce the time-to-value (or time-to-bail) of a "Big Idea" has never been greater. The focus of this book is describing the Digital Office Complex and the accompanying digital teaming and governing...

This innovative Handbook aims to look at the various dimensions and implications of collaboration in construction. It is key reading within the fields of construction, project, infrastructure and engineering management, organisational sciences,...

IT is one of the business world's strongest pillars and achievements. This book educates the reader on the business-related facts and impacts of IT; its daily application and how the near future will possibly change again beyond all recognition how we...

This Handbook provides the knowledge needed to design and deploy proactive Construction Project Procurement and Delivery systems, based on essentials, while addressing emerging construction industry imperatives in order to boost overall performance.

New Work and Industry 4.0 have matured and this book takes a practical, experience-based approach to project management in these areas. It introduces methods and covers the practical aspects. It critically examines existing approaches and practices and...

All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and templates, views and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not...

Running a thought leadership business is hard, but it doesn't have to be...There's no doubt that running a speaking, training and advisory business can be a challenge. Trying to juggle IP creation, dealing with meeting planners and clients as well as...

CHANGE presents a dilemma to product developers. It is the essence of innovation, for which developers strive. As they work every day, product developers discover improvements (innovation), but to incorporate these improvements, plans have to change...

In all but the smallest of projects the project sponsor inevitably has to buy in the goods and services of other suppliers. This requires people to make contracts so that they know the basis on which they are working with each other and to deal with any...

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.Do you work on jobs between £50 and £50,000? Then this book is for you.Specially written for contractors, quantity surveyors and clients carrying out small works,...

Project risk management is regarded as a necessary dimension of effective project delivery. Current practices tend to focus on tangible issues such as late delivery of equipment or the implications of technology. This book introduces a framework to...

Thinking about a career in property or construction? Thinking of becoming of Chartered Surveyor? How to Become a Chartered Surveyor demystifies the process and provides a clear road map for candidates to follow.The book outlines potential pathways and...

In an increasingly globalised built environment industry, achieving higher levels of integration across organisational and software boundaries can lead to improved economic, social and environmental outcomes. This book is the direct result of a...

Roughly half of all project managers have to lead customer projects as profit centers on contractor side with two big objectives: making the customer happy and bringing money home. Customer projects are a high-risk business on both sides, customers and...

This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with...

The book describes how to manage and successfully deliver large, complex, and expensive systems that can be composed of millions of line of software code, being developed by numerous groups throughout the globe, that interface with many hardware items...

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. For each knowledge area, it explains the processes for scope, time,...

Documentary productions encompass remarkable representations of surprising realities. How do documentaries achieve their ends? What types of documentaries are there? What factors are implicated in their production? Such questions animate this engaging...

Unlock the Secrets to Successful Public Sector Project Management: Easy-to-Understand Guidance on Becoming a Trusted Leader and Delivering Exceptional Infrastructure Projects.Why should you read this book?Transform Your Career: Equip yourself with...

Scrum is the most widely adopted Agile framework in the world. It is easy to understand and yet, difficult to master. Having trained thousands of professionals across the world and helped them implement Scrum in their organizations, the authors provide...

Have you considered adopting an Agile way of working in your team?Business agility does not mean using the same processes and practices as your software and IT teams. In fact, the specific practices don't matter. Agile is a way of thinking...