Download or read book Creative Efficient and Effective Project Management written by Ralph L. Kliem and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth discussion of creativity and its relationship to project management. Examining the five processes executed in a project, it discusses common and not some common tools and techniques for developing project management deliverables. It also provides suggestions for overcoming common challenges that project managers face. Each chapter includes a checklist and a case study on the application of the concepts presented. The book also indicates how the topics of discussion relate to the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Download or read book Creative Project Management written by Michael S. Dobson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seven essential tools for keeping projects on time and under budget You're executing risk management, leadership, and planning--all hallmarks of outstanding project management. And yet you're still having trouble keeping your projects on schedule. Creative Project Management adds two new elements to the mix: creativity and innovation. Internationally renowned project management consultants Michael Dobson and Ted Leemann combine traditional project management skills, such as risk evaluation, decision-making, and human dynamics, with outside-the-box thinking and business creativity. They provide seven new tools and approaches you can apply to any project. The methods discussed inside Creative Project Management show you how to: Realistically imagine the outcome of your decisions Work with--and around--the realities and constraints that affect your decisions Read and predict trends Manage the long- and short-term ramifications of your decisions Evaluate the impact of present and future technologies on your decisions Imagine new choices you didn't think you had Creative Project Management provides an invaluable new set of tools for any project management professional tasked with making difficult decisions in these uncertain times.
Download or read book Creative Efficient and Effective Project Management written by Zachary R. Gordon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded second edition of the Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject Taking a clear structural framework, it guides the reader through the subject's core elements. A flowing writing style combines with the use of illustrations and diagrams throughout the text to ensure the reader understands even the most complex of concepts. This succinct and enlightening overview is a required reading for all those interested in the subject . We hope you find this book useful in shaping your future career & Business.
Download or read book Creativity written by John Cleese and published by Crown. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary comedian, actor, and writer of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and A Fish Called Wanda fame shares his key ideas about creativity: that it’s a learnable, improvable skill. “Many people have written about creativity, but although they were very, very clever, they weren't actually creative. I like to think I'm writing about it from the inside.”—John Cleese You might think that creativity is some mysterious, rare gift—one that only a few possess. But you’d be wrong. As John Cleese shows in this short, practical, and often amusing guide, creativity is a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, Cleese shares his insights into the nature of creativity and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right frame of mind? When do you know that you’ve come up with an idea that might be worth pursuing? What should you do if you think you’ve hit a brick wall? We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how.
Download or read book Effective Project Management written by Paul Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Project Management will help the reader to plan quality and timescales and budgets, identify and manage risks, keep projects under control and deliver.
Download or read book Reinventing Project Management written by Aaron J. Shenhar and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding while operations is shrinking. Yet, since many companies still focus on operational excellence and efficiency, most projects fail--largely because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to a dynamic business environment. Moreover, top managers neglect their company's project activity, and line managers treat all their projects alike--as part of operations. Based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, "Reinventing Project Management" provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results.
Download or read book Mind Maps for Effective Project Management written by Maneesh Dutt and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much progress results when different streams of human understanding are brought together. This book is about such an epiphany - that the traditionally left-brain working of industry can be greatly enriched by the creative potential of mind-maps. Our process-oriented industries need more creativity... so it is definitely worth investing some time to evaluate this book and its thesis for yourself!" -Manas Fuloria, Co-founder and CEO, Nagarro "Project management is typically associated with linear thinking with a beginning, a middle and an end. Mind Maps are associated with Creativity and non-linear thinking. When an expert in both areas - PMP, Scrum Master and a Thinkbuzan tutor- brings this expertise together in one book, it tickles the left and right side of the brain simultaneously. Maneesh has written a compelling thesis and is a must read for CXOs and project managers alike, to get the most out of projects!" -Sameer Garde, President, South Asia, Philips India "While solving complex problems we may have a difficulty in looking at all perspectives of the eventual solution. Mind Maps help in documenting our thoughts in a more structured way by aligning the creative thinking process with the analytical decision process. This expertise was so far not available in India and the initiative by Maneesh is a welcome and valuable contribution. This is especially useful for mid-level and senior people but can be used by all age groups." -Tushar Bhatia, Founder & CEO, EmpXtrack "Just as the LEAN movement transformed the Manufacturing industry, Mind Maps can do the same to the field of Project Management. A Mind Map helps cuts across the noise in multiple situations, brings into focus the core issue and ignites creativity through whole brain thinking. Through this book Maneesh has provided a framework and examples to apply Mind Mapping to the practice of Project Management - a bold move that will encourage creative thinking and problem solving. A must read for organizational heads and all project managers." - Nitin Kulkarni, Founder & Principal Consultant, Elevo Consulting "The book is a Project management and Mind Maps toolkit coming from a practicing professional and trainer Maneesh Dutt. It is a guide map for decision makers to enable project professionals become more creative and innovative in managing projects. Projects, today, are more like a hundred meter sprint than a marathon and deserve nimble techniques like Mind Maps to execute better. The book picks up the threads from project management fundamentals along with inspiration from nature and provides a rich array of Mind Map templates allowing organizations to kick start their journey towards better project management. A real boon to organizations that are involved in any Project activity!" -Gaurang Joshipura, Managing Director, Zeppelin Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Download or read book The New One Page Project Manager written by Clark A. Campbell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to manage any project on just one piece of paper The New One-Page Project Manager demonstrates how to efficiently and effectively communicate essential elements of a project's status. The hands of a pocket watch reveal the time of day without following every spring, cog, and movement behind the face. Similarly, an OPPM template reduces any project—no matter how large or complicated—to a simple one-page document, perfect for communicating to upper management and other project stakeholders. Now in its Second Edition, this practical guide, currently saving time and effort in thousands of organizations worldwide, has itself been simplified, then refined and extended to include the innovative AgileOPPMTM. This Second Edition will include new material and updates including an introduction of the ground-breaking AgileOPPMTM and an overview of MyOPPMTM template builder, available on-line Includes references throughout the book to the affiliated sections in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Shows templates for the Project Management Office (PMO) This new and updated Second Edition will help you master the one-page approach to both traditional project management and Agile project management. (PMBOK is a registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)
Download or read book Project Managers as Creative and Innovative Leaders written by Victoria S. Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations need successful project managers who are also effective leaders. Successful project managers manage teams most effectively by motivating and inspiring their teams, building high performance teams, consistently delivering successful projects, and continuously developing new leadership skills to complement those that made them successful as managers. Organizations must utilize creativity and innovation to achieve their organizational goals in highly competitive global markets. Project managers as creative and innovative leaders have a prime role in delivering successful projects and innovative products and in nurturing the team's creativity to achieve the team's peak efficiency and performance. This paper focuses on the leadership competencies required for project managers to manage their teams most effectively and as creative and innovative leaders, lead their teams in an organizational culture of creativity and innovation. The paper details essential leadership skills for project managers and defines creativity and innovation. Then it lists the steps involved in the creative group process and suggests other ways to develop the team members' creative attitudes and innovative mindsets. An innovation framework for project management, which is a structured approach for project managers to utilize in starting and delivering innovation projects, is introduced. The processes involved in the framework are provided.
Download or read book Construction Project Management written by Peter Fewings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach is a management approach to leading projects and the effective choice and use of project management tools and techniques. It seeks to push the boundaries of project management to take on board future needs and user issues. Integration of the construction project, meaning closer relations between the project team, the supply chain and the client, is long overdue; however, despite some signs of growth in this area, the industry nonetheless remains fragmented in its approach. The role of the project manager is to integrate diverse interests and unify objectives to achieve a common goal. This has now broadened to include a responsibility, on the parts of both client and team, to ensure that construction addresses current and future societal needs. From an economic perspective, a great deal of waste is connected with conflict, thus a holistic approach that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the task at hand will inject energy into project management. This third edition now takes on board the impact of technology in building information modelling and other digitised technologies such as artificial intelligence. Together, they open up avenues for more direct and incisive action to test creative design, manufacture directly and communicate spontaneously and intuitively. In time, such technologies will change the role of project managers but will never take away their responsibility to be passionate about construction and to integrate the team. A new chapter has been added that considers future societal needs. This edition is also reordered to make the project life cycle and process chapters clearer. This book combines best practice in construction with the theories underpinning project management and presents a wealth of practical case studies – many new. It focuses on all construction disciplines that may manage projects. The book is of unique value to students in the later years of undergraduate courses and those on specialist postgraduate courses in project management and also for practitioners in all disciplines and clients who have experienced the frustration caused by the fragmentation of construction projects.
Download or read book Effective Project Management written by James P. Clements and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information to students about working successfully in a project environment, including how to organize and manage effective project teams. This book emphasizes on communication, focusing on how to document and communicate project developments within and outside of the team.
Download or read book Project Management Leadership written by Rory Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Management Leadership is a comprehensive guide to the human factors involved in Project Management, in particular the leadership skills required to ensure successful implementation of current best practice. It provides the latest insights on team building, motivation, collaboration, and networking skills, and the way these can be harnessed to manage a successful project. Exercises and worked examples are provided throughout.
Download or read book Leading Chaos the Art and Science of Creative Project Management written by Edwin Burgoyne and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading Chaos - The Art and Science of Creative Project Management Workbook Aimed at anyone who wants to understand how to manage projects in a creative firm environment. Previously used exclusively during Makr's project management workshops.Written for creative project managers, this workbook identifies and offers ways of managing creative process and workflow that is tailored specifically to the unique needs of creative businesses and in-house creative departments.
Download or read book Effective Project Management in Easy Steps written by John Carroll and published by In Easy Steps. This book was released on 2012 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the best way to ensure a successful project, including planning, leading, maintaining control, team building, risk assessment and risk management.
Download or read book Project Management for Small Business written by Joseph PHILLIPS and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project management can help companies become more efficient and profitable. But classic project management models often prove too cumbersome for smaller businesses with limited staff resources, tight budgets, and next to no time to devote to learning complex methodologies. These smaller enterprises need the core principles and techniques of project management in a streamlined package. Project Management for Small Business offers simple, repeatable practices for planning, executing, and controlling projects in smaller environments in which one team member may wear multiple hats. Readers will learn how to: ò Define project requirements and scope ò Create a project schedule based on resource availability ò Estimate, budget, and control project costs ò Identify and minimize project risks ò Manage workflow ò Communicate effectively ò Control project change ò And more. Grounded in real-world experience, this practical guide skips the complicated theory and goes straight to the heart of what it really takes to make a project a success.
Download or read book Being an Effective Project Manager written by Ready Set Agile and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you dreaming of being a Project Manager rock star with your pick of most desirable, high-paying clients?Effective project managers are the experts that companies want to hire-and top team members want to work for.You can make well over $100,000 with experience and effectiveness-ProjectManager.comWouldn't it be soul-satisfying to take charge of a successful project?Wouldn't you love to use all your skills, including leadership, communication, prioritization, organization, and teamwork?Your vision and the ability to execute on it are key to managing winning projects, not the degrees and certifications you have.You're the one who would take all the resources and leverage them to fit all the pieces of the project puzzle together.Does that sound like a challenging and rewarding career?If you answered yes, then I am the right person to help you. I've contributed to and managed many projects-including global and complex. I know what it takes to master project management, and I will help you unlock those secrets, so you can level up to expert and become effective.This book will reveal:?Key competencies every project manager must master?How to manage the triple constraint triangle to your advantage?Creative solutions for solving problems?Technical expertise, including knowing your business and industry?7 areas of your continuous improvement?Leadership techniques to tackle risk and manage team members?Bulletproof tips for getting the sponsor on your side?Ways to implement productive PM culture?How to execute strongly and close out a project early?6 skills to level up your PM game?A free bonus checklist: getting support from the management, sponsor, and stakeholdersOnce you put the suggestions in this book into place, you'll join successful project managers all over the world in an exciting, fast-paced career. Not only that, but you can use these skills to benefit all aspects of your life.
Download or read book The Book on Project Management written by Gustavo Valenzuela and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a new perspective as you read The Book on Project Management to learn different techniques and processes deemed required for a successful and effective project completion. Acquire new ideas from diverse content in each of the chapters containing unique and clever information to complement your project management knowledge as you discover new tools to become the most efficient and effective project manager in your industry. Realize many direct and clear benefits of efficient project management as you take on new project development and mitigate making costly mistakes. Fully understand risks to guard project finances and prevent projects from entering into crisis. Learn how to assemble and organize winning and unstoppable teams that deliver quality and accuracy. Discover new ways to manage a TEAM and benefit from the effects of having an experienced project manager working closely with your entire organization. Wisely define and outline the close out process so you honestly and accurately assess the true project results and test the sustainability of the final project.
