Are you a program manager who must deliver significant benefits as quickly as possible with limited resources? Is your organization one in which program management success often is elusive and cannot
Improvement. Advancement. Progress. Growth. All words used to describe the benefits that readers can bring to their organizations as a result of this book’s contents. An organization struggling with c
Recognizing the importance of portfolio management, the Project Management Institute (PMIR) has launched a new certification entitled the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMPR). PfMPR Exam Practice
Scope creep—the continual addition of features and requirements—can ruin a project. It can result in cost overruns, missed schedule, and poor product quality, as well as kill the project. This book ex
"Preface While portfolio management has been applied in the financial industry since the early 1950s, it is only within the past two to three decades that academic research plus guidelines for practit
Although project planning is known to be critical to project success, it remains a relatively under-studied area of project management research. This book draws on a literature review of planning that
This book is a comprehensive, go-to manual on the application of systems engineering processes to projects of all types and complexity. It is based on systems engineering concepts found within the Int
This book provides a framework for understanding and managing factors required for achieving successful project and program outcomes. It presents guidelines to help readers develop an understanding of
This book outlines the agile project management methodology. It presents general agility concepts and does not apply to any one particular method; however the focus of the book aligns with the Project
Even though program management has been discussed in books and literature, program governance seems to be a relatively new subject. Keeping in mind the needs of researchers, teachers, and practitioner
The book explains the challenges IT geeks face withg project leadership. It covers emotional intelligence and provides guidance to enable IT professionals to better understand themselves, to better co
Project managers need a typology of projects and project situations that can help them navigate between the many monsters that lurk along their pathways. They need to understand how connective leaders
This book shows executive, project, program, and portfolio managers how ethical behavior can ensure that an organization has proper governance. Improper governance and unethical behavior have led to s
In a fast evolving, flat world operating environment, enterprises need to constantly innovate and improve products and services to maintain a strong competitive position in the market place. The vehic
This book provides project managers the tools, techniques, checklists, templates, and insight to be project entrepreneurs. Thus, projects are strategically aligned and successful. Adding entrepreneuri
The book presents a flexible, universal, and integrated three-dimensional model for managing projects. By tailoring and customizing the model to a specific industry or organization or by adapting it t
In addition to test questions in each of the five domains and two practice tests in print and online, this all-in-one study guide also contains flashcards for learning terms. This book is current with
The book presents a framework about how competence can be managed in a knowledge-intensive, project-intensive context. It provides a new view of competence as different dimensions and considers which
Although construction is one of the largest industries in the United States, it lags behind other industries in its implementation of modern management techniques such as those contained in the Standa
Every CEO in the world, if questioned will always complain that there are a lot of ideas to implement, but, unfortunately, insufficient resources to accomplish them. This book provides a solution to t
