Project management Books

Project management has evolved to a profession, a methodology for reaching the desired outcomes, a management approach for moving toward strategic direction, and a mindset. It supports an organization to effectively withstand the market challenges and...

Using a combination of first-hand research and in-depth case studies, Directing the Agile Organisation offers a fresh approach to business management, applying Agile processes pioneered in the IT and manufacturing industries. Agile Business Management is...

Understand Metrics and KPIs for IT Service Management When companies look to identify opportunities for improvement, they often turn to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their current performance in achieving business strategies and objectives...

Insurance/Financial IT executive says: "you clearly paint what success looks like and call out solid characteristics of structure/rigor within the discipline."VP of Technology at digital publisher says: "I have found this book to be a valuable resource...

Companies that want results need to ensure that every task an employee performs adds value to the organization. That requires a close examination of why expectations aren't being met in order to improve processes.It's time to take a head-on approach to...

This book goes beyond the paint by numbers approach, transcending the "how" of project management to the "what" and "why," which is critical for leaders of change. - Dr. Joel B. Carboni, President and Founder, GPM Global and President, IPMA-USAProject...

"I am happy to recommend this work. I believe in the principles presented in it and identify with its context. Due to the lack of knowledge on the subject in the market, it is a topic that must be made known. The book should be in the library of all...

Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement recommends the critical practices that aid in the successful delivery of software products and services. The author describes the observations that he made over a period of ten years in IT projects and...

Organizations that rely on computing technology for survival understand the critical importance of managing projects that meet strategic goals and objectives. The diversity of business globalization and electronic commerce combined with the unceasing...

This manual discusses how the Total Quality Management (TQM) of the production and manufacturing environment can be modified, implemented, and measured within the engineering project environment. It aims to integrate predominant quality philosophy with...

This book deals with the fundamentals of specification writing and management. It is useful for anyone concerned with the preparation of standards in a world that is shrinking due to improvement in communication and where many specifications have to hold...

Contains added chapters emphasizing the importance of choosing the correct project and defining project goals. Stresses the need for adequate front end loading (FEL) and outlines the responsibility of the venture manager in project selection. Provides...

Is your business starved of successful new product innovation?If your new products are regularly failing in market, you're not alone. Over 45% of food and beverage products don't last more than one year on the shelf, resulting in hungry...

Modern project management had its genesis in the field of operations research in the late 1940s, but today it is a much more diverse subject. It has evolved and developed a much wider range of methods, techniques, and skills that the project manager can...

Project management is widely used in the construction industry and is central to planning and controlling time, costs and resources. This book enables readers to perform more effectively, to understand project planning and control procedures and to gain...

TQM-based Project Planning addresses the dual issues of planning and quality improvement. It presents a set of tools, or methods, in a logical order, reinforced by the use of rolling examples. The examples, one from...

Discover the pathway to achieving PMP success through the insightful tome, "PMP Exam Insights: Q&A with Explanations." Ascend the echelons of project management proficiency, triumph over the rigorous examination, and excel in your...

Öffentliche Großprojekte überschreiten in Deutschland regelmäßig die geschätzten Kosten bis zur Fertigstellung. Die tatsächlichen Kosten sind oft deutlich höher als geplant. Auch die zeitliche Projektplanung wurde in der Vergangenheit mehrfach massiv...

"Project managers who think their job is simply to execute their plan are deluding themselves. Clients want people who can fit in and work out how to get it done. Nobody paves the way and project managers have to figure out how to influence." Diane...

Many of us are afraid of failure and spend our lives trying to avoid it. But society's most high achieving figures would all recognise that failure has been an integral part of their success. The premise that failure should be considered a vital...

Over the past 30 years, companies have spent millions (if not billions) of dollars on Project Management tools, techniques, methods, processes, procedures, and training to help their managers successfully plan, organize, monitor, and control their...

In a business environment where companies are outsourcing their software development projects to India and other offshore centres, it becomes critical to make sure that the offshore service providers are managing the projects properly to reduce the risk...

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Third Edition presents wireless pentesting from the ground up, and has been updated with the latest methodologies, including full coverage of the KRACK attack.Key Features:Learn wireless...

This book addresses the project management tools and techniques in reference to innovation management analyzing global-local business scenarios, project environment, and administrative perspectives. It also details the financial, risk management, new...

Projects are important to industry, but project performance continually disappoints stakeholder expectations. Organizations react to this performance problem in many ways, and purchase consultancy, training, methods and tools as possible solutions.There...

For companies to be successful, the management of an organization needs to understand how competence evolves and how it can be utilized and linked to the organization's goals. When executive managers understand this, there is a higher probability that...

Managing Business Projects: The Essentials differs from many other project management textbooks. Foremost, it is about business projects as opposed to construction or engineering projects. Although many techniques, like schedule management, apply to...

Many governments have effectively organized public project implementation systems in their jurisdictions. At the same time, many other countries remain at a less advanced level of public project management. Globally, there is a need for project...

This book is designed to be a quick guidelines-oriented approach to the topic of project management. It contains the essential management practices required to produce successful project outcomes.Guidelines for Achieving Project Management Success helps...

The first manufacturing book to examine time-based break-even analysis, this landmark reference/text applies cost analysis to a variety of industrial processes, employing a new, problem-based approach to manufacturing procedures, materials, and...

Industrial, financial, commercial or any kinds of project have at least one common feature: the better organized they are, the higher the profit or the lower the cost. Project management is the principle of planning different...

Thank you for choosing "CAPM Essentials: Expert Q&A with Detailed Explanations." We are thrilled to be a part of your journey towards mastering the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification. This book is a labor of...

Sich vernetzend tritt der Mensch in ein Spiegelkabinett mit Myriaden technischer Agenten, die zu allen Seiten ihre unsichtbaren Fühler und Greifarme ausgestreckt haben: alles Handeln wird von einer technologischen Großstruktur umhüllt. Unfassbar sind...

Projektmanagement mit dem PM-Haus stellt alle wesentlichen Aufgabenfelder des Projektmanagements in einer Struktur - dem PM-Haus - dar. So wird auf einen Blick deutlich, welche Bereiche für das erfolgreiche Management eines Projektes zu beachten sind und...

PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Prep & Study Plan Notebook is a self-study notes-taking notebook for professional managers, schedulers, project engineers, and others while preparing for the PMP exam. Minimalist PMP Notebook with plenty...

Global management, technology and outsourcing company Accenture has achieved incredible results through the transformation of its IT function. It has doubled its revenues in ten years, significantly decreased its IT spending, despite an increase in...

There are many myths about Artificial Intelligence (AI) relating to what it is and what it can and cannot do. The people making decisions on AI projects are often not technologically savvy and unable to find easy answers. The spending on and the returns...

Why do companies exert high effort to reduce the costs of products that are production? Because they can! Because unnecessary product costs were not removed during product development.C-O-S-T, short for Cost Optimization System and Technique, details how...

Communication is frequently identified in the literature as a major factor impacting Information Technology (IT) project failure. The importance of communication is amplified in buyer - seller relationships through the long-term impact of project...

A facilitator has been traditionally defined as someone who helps a group of people understand their objectives, and assists them in planning to achieve them, without taking a position in the discussion. Recently, the International Standards...

This book presents a methodology for the design, construction, monitoring, optimization, and post-occupancy evaluation of net-zero and positive-energy communities based on the experiences gained in the EU Horizon 2020 ZERO-PLUS project.

Providing a sequence of steps for matching cost engineering needs with helpful computer tools, this reference addresses the issues of project complexity and uncertainty; cost estimation, scheduling, and cost control; cost and result uncertainty;...

Highlights advantages, disadvantages, and future trends of computerization to project control activity. Stresses identification of when computerization is needed and explores how to convert. Covers fundamentals of project control theory, software...

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. These include the tasks of strategic analysis, design,...

This book examines the impact of CEOs on firm performance and focuses on their role in science-based innovation to answer the question, is it possible to lead highly complex R&D projects and innovation that you do not understand?Today, science and...