This book represents a new voice in the drive for enterprise thinking within organisations. Although Enterprise Resource Planning and similar approaches are now commonplace in industry they continue to deliver disappointing results. Based on the author's own research over a thr…
Today's leading organizations recognize the importance of research and development (R & D) to maintain and grow market share. If companies want to survive into the future, they must accelerate their R & D-to-market cycles or find themselves behind the competition. Project Manage…
Following the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) and of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), Kassel establishes a framework that managers in the public sector can follow, to bring projects to successful conclusion. This framework addresses the management o…
Ideal for IT practitioners with project management responsibility, this book explains the principles of IT-related project management, covering key areas such as project planning, monitoring and control, change and risk management and communication between project stakeholders. …
This book was written in response to the needs of faculty and graduate students for a meaningful guide that starts where they begin a research project - with their very best ideas - and progresses in an orderly fashion to: develop their starting ideas to the fullest; find source…
The body of evidence continues to grow around the world that the very kernel of successful project management is the effective management of risk and its absence frequently leaves project sponsors lamenting missed objectives and shareholders coming to terms with an organisation'…
An exploration of ways of managing public and nonprofit organizations under the realities that are altering the ways in which these organizations work. Pioneering private sector management is explained along with management fundamentals developed over several decades.
Learn to: create project plans, assign resources, and manage costs; track your progress to stay on schedule and on budget; communicate and collaborate with all memebers of your team; implement project management best practices in your organization"--Cover
Designed for courses within MBA engineering and executive education programmes, this book provides a variety of approaches and perspectives on issues critical to the effective leadership of technical professionals and cross-functional teams throughout the innovation process. Upd…
The authors first provide an overview of UX and chart its rise to becoming a valuable and necessary practice for narrowing the gap between Web sites, applications, and users in order to make a user's experience a happy, easy, and successful one
The book will be written by two authors who are members of PMI, educators, and consultants. The book is intended to be a practical guide to the application of complexity theory to virtual projects. Specifically, the book will be broken down into five major sections. Section 1 wi…
"For any professional responsible for coordinating projects among different departments, executive levels, or projects with technical complexity, this book clearly explains how to do it on time and on budget. From finding the right sponsor to clarifying objectives to setting a r…
