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The all-inclusive guide to exceptional project management that is trusted by hundreds of thousands of readers-now updated and revised The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management : The Comprehensive, Easy to Read Handbook for Beginners and Pros, 6th Edition is a comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you the answers you need now. You'll find cutting-edge...
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Wiley Pub
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English
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"Breaking into the field of project management is difficult, and the Project Management Institute requires that Project Management Professionals (PMPs) have on-the-job experience before earning their certification. This handy, task-based resource addresses the most common and the most challenging tasks Project Managers face and demonstrates how to perform these tasks. The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring professionals put...
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An informative introduction for those considering a career in project management Project Management JumpStart offers a clear, practical introduction to the complex world of project management, with an entertaining approach based on real-world application. Fully revised to align with a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge -PMBOK Guide©, 6th edition, this book provides an overview of the field followed by an exploration of current best...
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Track your progress and keep everyone in the know. Overcome scheduling challenges. Today's projects are more complex and technically challenging. How do you lead one successfully from start to finish? This practical guide gives you the tools you need to deal with schedules, budgets, and deadlines while keeping your cool under pressure.
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You've been given a project to run. You know you need to get it right, but you don't know what you need to do and in what order to make sure it all runs smoothly and you come out of it looking great. You need Project Management Step by Step. Almost every manager and businessperson finds at some time they need to complete a task that has sufficient complexity and importance that an ad-hoc approach to getting it done is just not enough. Managers in...
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Project Management Institute
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English
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Two former college lecturers whose business experience includes manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, and artificial intelligence wrote this useful guide. Their book, which they abbreviate "TnT," is an explosive mixture of insider information and effective strategies. Each entry takes an average of one page (longer versions include graphics), and delivers quick insight into the meaning and application of the most current terms in project management...
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Pearson
Pub. Date
2002.
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2nd edition.
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1 online resource (176 pages).
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English
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Checkered Flag Projects teaches you outstanding project management skills-fast! Short, to the point, and full of great ideas, it identifies 10 key rules that dramatically increase the likelihood of project success and shows exactly how to use those rules to win in any assignment. It delivers realistic solutions for every project, no matter how complex - from handling conflict to making the most of advanced project management technologies.
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Pearson
Pub. Date
2002.
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1st edition.
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1 online resource (384 pages).
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English
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Project management for today's complex, chaotic business environments. XPM: the first radically new approach to project management in decades! Designed from the ground up for today's high-speed, fast-changing projects Refocusing project management focused on people, relationships, and adding value! Innovative new XPM tools: how to make them work in your organization Traditional project management doesn't work any more: it's inward-looking, static,...
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"The first edition won the Project Management Institute's (PMI®) David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award. Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, this second edition provides an easy-to-follow, systematic approach to conducting lessons learned on a project. The research in this book is founded on four years of doctoral dissertation research and is supported by renowned experts in the field of evaluation. The concepts covered...
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"With 200 pages of new content, the fifth edition of this popular guide gives new or veteran project managers a comprehensive overview of all of the best-of-breed project management approaches and tools today, including Traditional (Linear and Incremental), Agile (Iterative and Adaptive), and Extreme. Step-by-step instruction and practical case studies show you how to use these tools effectively to achieve better outcomes of projects at hand. Plus,...
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American Management Association
Pub. Date
©2008
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1 online resource (xx, 219 pages) : illustrations
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English
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"Project Management That Works helps you deal with the reality of unreasonable deadlines and difficult projects and shows you how to accomplish their goals without alienating your executive sponsors or the team working under you. Author Rick Morris and Brette McWhorter Sember teach managers how to have a conversation with key project team members. While many books will teach the theory or discuss ideas, very few combine theory with practical data...
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AMACOM, American Management Association
Pub. Date
[2011]
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1 online resource
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English
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Back from the brinkùthe first fail-safe recovery plan for turning around troubled projects. When budgets are dwindling, deadlines passing, and tempers flaring, the usual response is to browbeat the project team and point fingers of blame. Not helpful. For these situations, what is needed is an objective process for accurately assessing what is wrong and a clear plan of action for fixing the problem. Rescue the Problem Project provides project managers,...
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FT Press
Pub. Date
2009
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1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : illustrations
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English
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There are plenty of books about project management, but this is the first one written for the people who have the most at stake: the senior executives who will ultimately be held accountable for the successes of the projects they approve and supervise. Top enterprise project management expert Michael Bender explains project management from the perspective that matters most to executives: adding value. Most books view project management from the inside,...
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McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
©2009
Edition
3rd ed.
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1 online resource
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English
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"One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, The Handbook of Project-Based Management has been completely revised to reflect today's challenges. The Third Edition features a major change in focus from delivering corporate objectives to achieving strategic change, including embedding corporate change after a project is completed. Filled with over 150 illustrations, The Third Edition of The Handbook of Project-Based...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Third edition.
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1 online resource : illustrations
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English
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Now in its third edition, this project management classic has been updated with an array of field-tested tools to help upper management ensure the success of projects within organizations. /> />For over twenty years, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has been a staple for upper managers who want to help projects succeed. This new edition includes case studies from companies that have successfully applied the approach, along with practical...
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AMACOM, American Management Association
Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 online resource
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English
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"Packed with case studies and examples, The Project Management Question and Answer Book is an indispensable guide covering everything from estimates, quality control, and communications, to time-, risk-, and human resources management. It is a practical, constantly usable resource for understanding fundamental project management issues and implementing workable solutions."--Jacket
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
3rd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (288 pages)
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English
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Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped...
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