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
The growing complexity of projects and the uncertainty that reigns in today's global economy are rendering ineffective traditional project practices and processes. These outdated techniques are based
Many successful research and development (R&D) companies have already realized the benefits of applying project management processes for achieving better project results. The key is to apply prove
All best practice recommendations and key success criteria point to the importance of developing soft skills as a project manager, but few sources exist about how to develop the power of influence for
This book discusses the difference between the "science" and the "art" of program management as it relates to setting and managing stakeholder expectations. It is loosely tied to the five domains of p
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
Almost 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
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
Impending changes in population, climate, and energy resources are the issues that all program managers have to plan for. This book provides an excellent discussion of these issues in a format that ma
Leading Virtual Project Teams addresses the challenges today’s virtual project management environment poses to traditional methods of leadership and communication. It provides the virtual project mana
This is the story of an up-and-coming project manager that has been handed a large program to lead. Follow along as Susan Codwell, Program Manager for FitAtWork Inc., struggles, leads, stumbles, and g
Drawing on the positive feedback from the first edition, this updated second edition provides executives at all levels with the understanding and knowledge they need to obtain excellent performance in
Complexity theory has become a new, untapped reservoir of potential in the field of management. Although experts agree that complexity theory can apply to complex, virtual programs, there is little ma
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
"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
Program management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management. So much so that AT&T, IBM, and other organizations, both large and small in all sectors, have initiated a push to certify p
The book focuses on individuals who have come to understand the values of the tools that are provided by PMIR but are still looking for the advantages and the success factors necessary to be truly gre
Executives should not necessarily know the intricacies of project management, but they should know how project management, as a discipline, can benefit the organization in implementing its strategies
Based on industry leading practices aligned to the PMI®’s Business Analysis for Practitioners–A Practice Guide, this authoritative desk reference is organized by the five BA domains and includes an in