The Human Factor in Project Management is about the understanding and development of a people centered practice. The book explains how to create a project management model based on self-empowering teams, value stream delivery, and efficient progressive development. Combining leadership concepts from such classic leadership

This book presents a systems-based approach to Construction Project Management that will facilitate a greater understanding of the complexity of large construction projects and how that complexity can be effectively managed with the knowledge gained from this book. The systems approach permits the onsite construction project manager to take a co

Based on industry leading practices aligned to the PMI®’s Business Analysis for Practitioners–A Practice Guide, and the examination content outline (ECO) provides proven test taking strategies. This indispensable study guide includes 20 multiple-choice practice questions for each domain, along with a challenging 200-question practice test

The book addresses the principal aspects of program management. It focuses on an innovative benefits realization model and calculation technique. The model is then integrated with fresh approaches to schedule, risk and issue management, capacity planning, procurement, and the earned benefit method for integrated progress tracking.

Entrepreneurs must stay cutting-edge to make their businesses thrive. This book features a cutting-edge approach to project management that enables you to take your technical skills as a project manager, add the elements of an entrepreneur, and create a high-powered team around you as well as become the best project manager you can be.

This book provides techniques for offshore center managers and head office managers to motivate and manage globally distributed teams, and thereby achieve higher productivity. Readers learn how to integrate the offshore center with the head office to make the offshore team an extension of the head office.

This book provides experience-based guidance on how to recover a development program or project in trouble. It probes deeply into how to plan a turnaround, select team members, organize the turnaround, identify the most important work to keep the program alive, focus teamwork, and encourage innovation. The book also discusses how to motivate har

Benefits realization management (BRM) is a key part of governance, because it supports the strategic creation of value and provides the correct level of prioritization and executive support to the correct initiatives. This book guides portfolio, program, and project managers through the process of benefits realization management so they can maxi

Portfolio management is becoming the ‘must have’ for organizations to prosper and survive in this decade and beyond. No longer can the organizational focus be one of following best and repeatable practices as resource limitations mean only those programs, projects, and operational work that add business value can and should be pursued. Executives are focusing on strategic ability and managing complexity, which can only be done through a disciplined portfolio process in ensuring the best mix of programs, projects, and operational work is under way. In turn, the portfolio is constantly in...

Portfolio management is becoming the ‘must have’ for organizations to prosper and survive in this decade and beyond. No longer can the organizational focus be one of following best and repeatable practices as resource limitations mean only those programs, projects, and operational work that add business value can and should be pursued. Executives are focusing on strategic ability and managing complexity, which can only be done through a disciplined portfolio process in ensuring the best mix of programs, projects, and operational work is under way. In turn, the portfolio is constantly in...