Project management Books

Book SynopsisVijay Kanabar, Ph.D., is the director and associate professor of Project Management programs at Boston University, Metropolitan College. He is one of the earliest PMP credentialed practitioners from the Project Management Institute. He created one of the earliest PMP exam corporate training materials three decades ago and has introduced several thousand students and practitioners to the core exam concepts of both the CAPM and Project Management Professional (PMP) exams. Vijay also is an agile practitioner and has earned the PMI-ACP credential. He has authored several books and more than 75 research papers in IT and project management. He received the prestigious PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award in 2017 for his commitment to teaching and enhancing the project management discipline in higher education. Arthur P. Thomas, Ed.M., Ph.D., is the executive director for the Office of Professional Acceleration and Microcredentials in the

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Book SynopsisDrawing on innovations in the business of journalism, this book offers a comprehensive guide to using the human-centred design methods of product management to serve readers and bolster digital success in news organizations.An Introduction to News Product Management sets out how product thinking should be used in news organizations and practiced in accordance with journalistic ethics and customs. Beginning by looking at the history and theory behind the profession, this book builds a foundational understanding of what product management is and why news is a unique product. In the second unit, the author discusses how the human-centred design philosophy of product management aligns with the mission and ethics of journalism, and how that influences the view of audiences and frames strategies. The third unit of the book focuses on the daily use of product management in news organizations, providing students with a guide to its use in researching, prioritizing, and buildinTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionWhat Is Product Management?1. The News Product Manager2. A Brief History of Product Management3. Theories of Product Management4. Theories of InnovationProduct Management in News5. The Business of Content6. Managing News Innovation7. The Mission of News ProductMaking News Products8. Product Is Research9. Product Is Prioritization10. Product Is Building11. Product Is LearningGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisProjects are all around us, from the research paper we are currently working on to the major organizational changes we observe in companies. They are a purposeful, time-limited integration of diverse knowledge to reach a unique outcome, and therefore, useful vehicles to manage deliberate change initiatives within and beyond organisations, from the launch of a new product to the acquisition of a new firm.Especially in the 2000s we have seen a rapid expansion of project management, popularization and use of project management across different businesses, so that project and project management has become more and more crucial not only to organisations but to society and economy. However, project management is not new. The deliberate management of projects emerged in the 1950s from the pragmatic need to improve execution of large and complex undertakings, with high degree of novelty and uncertainty.An umbrella of tools, techniques and procedures, such as work breakdown structures, network plans, PERT (program evaluation and review technique), and Gantt charts have been developed since then. These techniques and methods typically form the foundation of many of the textbooks and bodies of knowledge in project management. However, today project management comprises a broad set of topics and people have generally argued for the idea of relabeling the entire knowledge domain to cover different levels of analysis and topics outside the conventional and narrow definitions of project management. This collection is a response to such calls â although we have kept the original term âproject managementâ. In that respect, it covers both the classic viewpoints of planning structuring and success and the more recent empirical works and theoretical developments on projects. In addition, we present some of the broader work on the institutional context of projects, including organising and managing project-based firms, knowledge transfer and inter-project learning and the role of portfolio and programme managementThis new four volume collection from Routledge, edited by Joana Geraldi (Cranfield University, UK) and Jonas Soderlund (Norwegian Business School) will capture the emergence of project management as an academic field, and portray the current streams of thinking in the area. Including a new introduction and fully indexed, the volumes will provide the reader with a solid background to the knowledge about developments of the field and expose the reader to its key debates, theoretical and empirical variety.

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Book SynopsisA project is more than an assembly of methods, tools and resources. Projects often seem to have a soul. They require dedication, belief and commitment. The only way to gain experience of a project, assess and develop the skills associated with it is to live through it. The six micro-projects in this collection highlight the kinds of skills typical of creative project teams. They can be used to practise: team working in a project environment working as a team to satisfy a need expressed in terms of time, cost and quality the skills associated with creativity, problem solving and team leadership the guiding principles for tackling projects creatively. The collection includes the following games: Eggbox is a creative project that emphasizes idea generation; Ironbridge simulates a scenario in which consortia explore the specifications of a construction project; Tower of Straws produces a situation in which change is frequent and normal; Domino Race is based on an imaginative desTrade Review'Ian Stokes is to be commended on the clear and simple layout of this manual. Many trainers will have used a wide variety of activities to support their groups, and it might seem that here are just some more of the same. The actual difference is that these are so well structured and provided with such superb materials that you really can pick them up and very quickly work with them. At the same time you can be sure you can rely on the design to meet the learning needs identified.' ITOL (Institute of Training and Occupational Learning)Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Facilitator's Guide: Trainer guidance; The learning messages; Notes for observers of micro-projects; Observer's checklist; Facilitator's guide to the micro-projects: Eggbox; Ironbridge; Tower of straws; Domino race; Catapult; Autonomous team activity. Micro-Projects Team Resources: Eggbox; Ironbridge; Tower of straws; Domino race; Catapult; Autonomous team activity. Micro-Projects Participants' Notes: Using a micro-project as a learning experience; Working with micro-projects.

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Book SynopsisProjects overspend and overrun. Business cases perform less well than expected. Managers tighten their grip and initiate more procedure. But little changes and the scenario repeats, and it has done so for decades. Losing other peoples' money and goodwill is almost an innate characteristic of projects. This may be a norm but it need not be the natural state of affairs. In Project Risk Analysis, Derek Salkeld shows how easily assimilated techniques developed out of formal risk analysis methods can be used to increase the chances of projects being delivered to the oft quoted objective of on time and to budget, to quality and to popular acceptance. These techniques need to be understood by managers so that they can foresee the benefits of directing their teams to carry them out, and so they can inform their clients about the potential consequences of the investments they wish to make and how the project team plan to assure these. The three parts of the book explain how you can: calcTrade Review’The book provides a multitude of aids to help with determining risks, identifying costs, and how the risks affect the schedule. These aids include examples, areas to address and checklists... it stresses the importance of tying risks to people through assignment of ownership and risks to the project budget through allocation of contingences.... The project management and risk management professions may get a better reputation because of projects getting completed at a higher rate and on time and within budget.’ PM World Journal, September 2013 ’Derek Salkeld’s book is about understanding the uncertainty inherent in projects, which leads to the inability to predict timescales and costs precisely at the beginning of a project. In an industry where even large companies are wedded to single-valued estimating techniques, against which they may enter fixed-price contracts with penalties for lateness, (or judge the performance of the project delivery staff), the content of this book provides valuable material to help manage expectations, obligations, and funding.’ Camel Blog (Arras People), January 2015Table of Contents1: Introduction; 1: The Case for Risk Analysis; 2: Risk Modelling Primitives; 3: Risk Modelling Examples: Cost Context; 4: Risk Modelling Examples: Time; 5: Using Risk Analysis to Inform the Allocation of Risk Ownership; 6: Using Risk Analysis to Derive the Risk Management Strategy; 7: A Risk Analysis Process; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisChange, Strategy and Projects at Work provides a working insight into the nature of change, the formulation of strategy and the implementation of change through projects in the workplace. It is a how to' book with real practical application, containing the tools, techniques, advice and guidance you need to analyse organisational context, develop a strategic plan and manage a project. To help you in leading change and creating opportunities for yourself and your organisation, the book takes an integrated approach to managing change, developing strategy and project management, and covers: * How strategic objectives are chosen, promoting awareness of the wider organisational context and the strategic planning process* The knowledge, tools, techniques and confidence needed to act as a change agent * The skills, competencies and other attributes needed to improve your employabilityThe book is ideTable of Contents1. The nature of Change; 2. So What's the strategy?; 3. Implementing change through project work; 4. Project initiation and definition; 5. Project planning; 6. Project implementation; 7. Project closure and evaluation; 8. Learning and looking forward

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Book SynopsisEconomics and technology have dramatically re-shaped the landscape of software development. It is no longer uncommon to find a software development team dispersed across countries or continents. Geographically distributed development challenges the ability to clearly communicate, enforce standards, ensure quality levels, and coordinate tasks. Global Software Development Handbook explores techniques that can bridge distances, create cohesion, promote quality, and strengthen lines of communication. The book introduces techniques proven successful at international electronics and software giant Siemens AG. It shows how this multinational uses a high-level process framework that balances agility and discipline for globally distributed software development. The authors delineate an organizational structure that not only fosters team building, but also achieves effective collaboration among the central and satellite teams. The handbook explores the issues surrounding quality and the Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. Motivation. Critical Success Factors for Global Software Development. PLANNING. Requirements Engineering. Requirements for the Architecture. Architecture. Risk Analysis. Project Planning Process. Project Estimation. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE. Software Development Teams. Supplier Manager. MONITORING AND CONTROL. Quality Assurance. Infrastructure Support for Global Software Development. Communication. CASE STUDIES. GSP 2005. DPS2000. FS2000. BAS. CONCLUDING REMARKS. Conclusions. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of the handbook of Quay Walls provides the reader with essential knowledge for the planning, design, execution and maintenance of quay walls, as well as general information about historical developments and lessons learned from the observation of ports in various countries. Technical chapters are followed by a detailed calculation of a quay wall based on a semi-probabilistic design procedure, which applies the theory presented earlier.Since the publication of the Dutch edition in 2003 and the English version in 2005, considerable new experience has been obtained by the many practitioners using the book, prompting the update of this handbook. Moreover, the introduction of the Eurocodes in 2012 has prompted a complete revision of the Design chapter, which is now compliant with the Eurocodes. Furthermore, additional recommendations for using FEM-analysis in quay wall design have been included.In response to ongoing discussions within the Trade ReviewPraise for the Previous Edition"This is an extremely comprehensive treatise on the design, construction and maintenance of quay walls ... This excellent publication is intelligently structured, clearly laid out ... and illustrated with numerous high quality line drawings and photographs ... This is a publication that should be found in the engineering section of every technical library and should be purchased by anybody who has a serious interest in quay walls."—Nick Bray, Terra et Aqua, No. 102, March 2006Table of ContentsForeword, Samenvatting, Summary, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Overview of quay wall construction, Chapter 3. Main types of quay walls, Chapter 4. Investigation, Chapter 5. Terms of reference, Chapter 6. Design of Quay walls, Chapter 7. Quay-elements, Chapter 8. Materials, Chapter 9. Construction, Chapter 10. Costs, Chapter 11. Management and maintenance of Quay walls, Chapter 12. Lessons from experience, Chapter 13. Future developments, Chapter 14. Bibliography and standards, Annex A Glossary of terms and abbreviations used, Notation, Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by Chitram Lutchman, a project management professional with more than 20 years of field and business experience, Project Execution: A Practical Approach to Industrial and Commercial Project Management gives you a more optimistic view of this exciting and challenging area. The book focuses on the essential requirements for successful execution of commercial and industrial projects. It differs from other project management books by focusing exclusively on the Execution Stage of the project, leveraging this opportunity for value maximization for the organization.Lutchman identifies people, process, and systems readiness as key components of an overall Milestone Readiness Process. When managed properly, this readiness approach to project management greatly increases the ability of project leaders to deliver on budget and on schedule. The author highlights practical measures and tools that can be used by Project Leaders to promote smooth and controlled exeTable of ContentsThe Project Cycle. Practical Workforce Management Tips. Practical Work Process Management Tips for Success in Project Execution. The Readiness Processes - An Overview. People Readiness. Process Readiness. Stakeholder Management. Managing the Budgets. Situ-Transformational Leadership Behaviors: A Model for the Future. Conclusion. References. Glossary of Terms. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisManufacturing companies work endlessly to make process improvements, yet they are often hard to implement and even harder to sustain. The reason: companies often stumble when communicating why the methodologies are being used and how to sustain the improvements. Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects demonstrates how to communicate change, create confidence in the new processes, and empower employees. It shows how to be an effective change agent by utilizing tools that make sense while being competitive in the business market.The book explores how the proper tools, communication, and management make the Lean Six Sigma methodologies work. It includes a Continuous Improvement Toolkit that is an easy reference for what tool to use and when and how to effectively teach the tools to employees who are not necessarily engineers. Communicating these tools is the most difficult part of using the tools. The author details the implementation of the actual tools tTrade Review"This book is a complete guide for effective communication to successfully integrate continuous process improvement projects. Throughout the book you will find very useful codes and references from very successful people who have either worked with the author, done research, or written articles & books on this important topic. Since all the details and examples are based on case studies, intensive research and references from real life business challenges, any business organization can relate to these ongoing continuous improvement challenges. Consequences of not having a proper communication vs benefits of properly planning and implementing communication plans while conducting continuous process improvement projects have been highlighted and explained throughout the book. This book is for all levels of management personnel from the top executives to project support team and students who are pursuing their career in the field of project management. It is a comprehensive communication guide to reduce project communication gaps and successfully deliver projects on time. This book provides step-by-step guidance with examples to integrate communication plans while performing continuous process improvement projects." -Patrick James, PM World Journal, April 2015 IssueTable of ContentsEffective Communication. Best in Class Practices. Maintaining Sustainability. Empowering Employees. Project Managing Employees Including Your Boss. How to Get People to Trust You. Changing the Status Quo. Decision Making. Visual Communication. Lean Six Sigma and TPM. Toolkit. Lean Six Sigma Case Study. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisProgram management in a technical environment is as much art as it is science. Effective program managers are able to combine management and leadership skills for the good of the program and the people entrusted to them. This book illuminates the entire life cycle of the programfrom the customer's original concept to successful completion. It includes many helpful ideas and insights into why programs and program managers can fail. Much more importantly, it provides insights about how program managers can succeed. Program Management in Defense and High Tech Environments is organized as a chronological tale of a program life cycle, with side trips that cover the important concepts of leadership, claims and claims avoidance, earned value measurement (EVM), communication basics, negotiations, and coaching. The book begins with an overview of program management, discussing the role of program managers, their required skills and experience, and the types of programs and contTable of ContentsOverview: Program Management in the Department of Defense (DoD)/High Technology Environment. Learning the Ropes: Understanding the Culture, the Customer, and the Program Capabilities. Identifying Opportunities. Pre-Proposal Work. The Proposal Process for a "Typical Program". Planning the Program and Starting Work. Running the Program. Claim Identification, Claim Management, and Claim Avoidance. Leadership Models. Communications. Earned Value Management. Negotiations. Coaching. Inheriting a Program Already in Progress.

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Book SynopsisThe 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. The current high level of change and complexity confronting organizational leaders and managers requires a new approach to projects so they can be managed flexibly to embrace and exploit change. What once used to be considered extreme uncertainty is now the norm, and managing planned projects is being replaced by managing projects as they evolve. Successfully managing projects in extreme situations, such as polar and military expeditions, shows how to manage successfully projects in today's turbulent environment. Executed under the harshest and most unpredictable conditions, these projects are great sources for learning about how to manage unexpected and unforeseen situations as they occur. This book presents multiple case Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction: Blowing Hot and Cold on Project Management. A Polar Expedition Project and Project Management. Ambidexterity as a Project Leader Competency: A Comparative Case Study of Two Polar Expeditions. Mobilization and Sensibility on Polar Expeditions: More than Mere Motivation. Mobilizing Social Networks beyond Project Team Boundaries: The Case of Polar Expeditions. A Methodology for Investigating the "Actual" Course of a Project: The Case of a Polar Expedition. A Traditional Cree Expedition on the Ancestral Lands of the Neeposh Family of Northern Québec. Borrowing Concepts from Expedition Travel to Stimulate Alternative Tourism. The Project Front End: Financial Guidance Based on Risk. Lessons Learned from Sports Climbing: Some Disrespectful Discourse on Project Planning. Managing Extreme Situations in Fire and Rescue Organizations: The Complexity in Implementing Feedback. Coordination Practices in Extreme Situations: Lessons from the Military. Developing Collective Competence in Extreme Project Teams: The French Special Forces Case. Situated Teams: Dropping Tools on Mount Everest. Planning Risk and Cool Heads: Survival Conditions Required for Managing Projects. Flexibility and Rigidity in Planning a Program: The Case of the Montreal Metro Renovation Project. Project Manager: Specialist or Generalist? Project Management and the Unknown. Control and Flexibility: Which Balance Do We Mean? Conclusion. Epilog. Afterword: Looking for the Ordinary in the Extraordinary! Index.

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Book SynopsisAlmost all leadership books assume that the leader has authority over their team members. The challenge of project management in a matrix-structured environment is that this is not always the case. A whole new plan of attack has to be executed for the project manager to deliver in an organization where they do not have formal authority. This book takes a unique approach to understanding the matrix structure and the tactics needed to succeed. The Self-Made Program Leader: Taking Charge in Matrix Organizations gives you insight into the minds of a group of 55 project, program, and portfolio managers who have worked in a matrix environment. It presents lessons learned from both their successes and failures. With this book, you will learn how to: Prepare for your leadership role in a matrix environment and understand what you need to improve Understand your organization's structure and identify the hidden key players on your team Table of ContentsWhy What Got You There Will Not Work Now. Preparing for Your Leadership Role. Understanding Your Organizational Structure. Gaining Influence through Volunteering. Building Your Coalition. Gaining Influence. Leadership Perceptions for Those without Authority. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis is an update and expansion upon PMI's popular reference, The Practice Standard for Project Risk Management. Risk Management addresses the fact that certain events or conditions may occur with impacts on project, program, and portfolio objectives. This standard will: identify the core principles for risk management; describe the fundamentals of risk management and the environment within which it is carried out; define the risk management life cycle; and apply risk management principles to the portfolio, program, and project domains within the context of an enterprise risk management approach It is primarily written for portfolio, program, and project managers, but is a useful tool for leaders and business consumers of risk management, and other stakeholders.

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Book SynopsisCompletely updated to reflect the PMBOK GuideFourth Edition, this three-volume set of nine CDs addresses the nine areas of the PMBOK Guide, as well as professional and social responsibility. To make listening easy, there are two roughly 25-minute sessions for each knowledge area, plus a bonus session with test-taking tips. Ward and Pritchard's approach is straightforward: to help readers understand what's important and what's not to pass the PMP exam. They have captured the critical issues of the exam and share those insights in an informative, engaging and sometimes humorous style.  

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Book SynopsisProject, Project Management and PM-Process.- Project Management Success.- Project Requirements and Objectives.- Risks and Opportunity's.- Quality.- Project Organisation.- Teamwork.- Problem Resolution.- Project Structures.- Scope and Deliverables.- Project Phases.- Agile Project Management.- Scheduling.- Resources.- Cost and Finance.- Procurement.- Contracts.- Contractual Law in Projects.- Organisation und Change Management.- Claim Management.- Project Controlling: Control and Reports.- Information and Documentation.- Communication.- Project Start.- Projects Close-out.- Questioner.

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Book SynopsisWenn Sie Webseiten oder mobile Apps entwickeln möchten, dann ist dieses Buch wie für Sie gemacht! Auch ganz ohne Vorkenntnisse steigen Sie einfach ein und lernen die einzelnen Programmiersprachen und Technologien jeweils für sich und im Zusammenspiel kennen und einsetzen. Angefangen beim grundlegenden Aufbau einer Webseite mit HTML, CSS und JavaScript über die Entwicklung mobiler Apps für iOS- und Android-Geräte mit Flutter bis hin zur Verarbeitung der Daten mit Python: Hier ist einfach mehr für Sie drin! Wenn Sie sich einen breiten Überblick über die Webentwicklung und Programmierung verschaffen wollen, dann werfen Sie am besten gleich einen Blick in dieses Buch ...Table of ContentsÜber die Autoren 9 Einführung 31 Teil I: Programmieren – Erste Schritte. 35 Kapitel 1: Was ist Programmierung?. 37 Kapitel 2: Programmieren für das Internet. 49 Kapitel 3: Programmierer werden. 63 Teil II: Grundlegende Web- Programmierung. 73 Kapitel 4: Grundlegendes HTML 75 Kapitel 5: Mehr aus HTML herausholen. 95 Kapitel 6: Stylisch mit CSS. 111 Kapitel 7: Die nächsten Schritte mit CSS. 133 Kapitel 8: Responsive Layouts mit Flexbox 157 Kapitel 9: Styling mit Bootstrap. 175 Teil III: Fortgeschrittene Webcodierung 193 Kapitel 10: Was ist JavaScript? 195 Kapitel 11: Ihr erstes JavaScript- Programm. 207 Kapitel 12: Variablen. 225 Kapitel 13: Arrays verstehen 243 Kapitel 14: Operatoren, Ausdrücke und Anweisungen 255 Kapitel 15: Schleifen und Verzweigungen 271 Kapitel 16: Funktionen 285 Kapitel 17: Objekte erstellen und verwenden. 303 Kapitel 18: Steuerung des Browsers mit dem Window- Objekt. 319 Kapitel 19: Manipulation von Dokumenten mit dem DOM. 333 Kapitel 20: Ereignisse in JavaScript 353 Kapitel 21: Eingaben und Ausgaben. 365 Kapitel 22: Callbacks und Funktionsabschlüsse 379 Kapitel 23: AJAX und JSON. 391 Teil IV: Mobile Apps erstellen. 407 Kapitel 24: Was ist Flutter?. 409 Kapitel 25: Ihren Computer für die Entwicklung mobiler Anwendungen einrichten. 425 Kapitel 26: »Hallo« von Flutter. 459 Kapitel 27: Hello again…. 493 Kapitel 28: Dinge geschehen lassen 517 Kapitel 29: Layouts. 549 Kapitel 30: Interaktion mit dem Benutzer 587 Kapitel 31: Navigation, Listen und andere Leckerbissen. 623 Kapitel 32: Mittendrin statt nur dabei …. 669 Teil V: Erste Schritte mit Python. 691 Kapitel 33: Python – Erste Schritte. 693 Kapitel 34: Eine Python- Distribution installieren. 705 Kapitel 35: Mit echten Daten arbeiten 723 Teil VI: Datenanalyse mit Python. 745 Kapitel 36: Datenaufbereitung. 747 Kapitel 37: Datengestaltung. 773 Kapitel 38: MatPlotLib – ein Crashkurs. 791 Kapitel 39: Datenvisualisierung. 807 Abbildungsverzeichnis 825 Stichwortverzeichnis 837

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