Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose MPM and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I know you've been there. Someone in authority where you work gives you something to do that makes your eyes go big and round. Question marks fill your head. Whether it's planning a company party or booking travel for your boss...getting a company to fix your building's roof or bringing new financial software into the organization...figuring out why it takes so long to process certain paperwork and then determining how to cut that turnaround time in half.It's a project. It's been handed to you, but you haven't got any idea where to start. Well, guess what? Not only are you not alone, but you DO know what to do with that thing that's just found its way into your sphere of responsibility. How? Because in your life, everything's a project. Which means you are already a Project Manager.You've got this. And I've got your back.Here, you can start this whole thing for almost nothing! Grab the Introduction to my series Everything's a Project (and Everyone's a Project Manager). Read it. See what you think. If you like what you're hearing then by all means, make your way through the entire series!

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose MPM and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her follow-up to 'Book Three: Communicating,' Master Project Manager Christine P. Rose makes a smooth transition from understanding how and why communication is so important to a Project Manager, to applying the skills she shared to situations where changes to your project inevitably arise. 'Book Four: Changing' showcases how to handle it when your project team, stakeholders, owners and sponsors want changes made to your project, and continues by discussing the dual meaning behind the title, which is understanding that as a PM you are, by definition, an Agent of Change.As with all of "Everything's a Project (and Everyone's a Project Manager)," Christine highlights that the principles contained within these pages, observances and methodologies born of her long career spanning multiple industries and roles, are applicable to your Real Life outside of work just as much as they are when you are tasked with managing a project at work.Change is to be embraced, but that doesn't mean it should actually be done. Learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a change and become aware of the fact that analysis truly is the only tool you need in back pocket to ensure that if change arises, you are on top of it, you know what the results will be and you can help your team and organization make an informed decision about whether or not that particular change is the best way to go.

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose MPM and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've already gotten to know the author of this series in "Introduction." Now it's time to embark upon the specifics of managing projects. In Book One: Starting, Master Project Manager Christine P. Rose draws upon nearly fifteen years of experience as a Project Manager, Business Analyst and Program Manager to succinctly help you start any project off right.* Learn what a project stakeholder is and why they're important* Identify what a stakeholder truly needs and wants * Discover Christine's own personal methodology (called REPAIR) for identifying pain points, brainstorming solutions to problems and honing all of that down into a single solution which then becomes a project* Become familiar with a Project Charter and the necessary components to include in oneWith her witty, often irreverent style, Christine breaks through the stuffiness of traditional Project Management to bring you practical knowledge, simple downloadable templates based on her teachings and lots of anecdotal examples that highlight the fact that if you're handed a project at work, there's no need to panic...because you already do this stuff every day, whether you realize it or not. Christine knows you can do this...and with this book series, she's got your back.

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take one Project Management process, add a very tiny little business and what do you have? An overwhelmed business owner/project sponsor/project owner who needs help managing their projects, but doesn't have the time or need for stacks of paper or long, drawn-out processes, and they also don't have the time or money to hire a PM consultant. But guess what? It isn't just small business owners, entrepreneurs or solopreneurs who need to save time but still come out with a successful project.Where Books 1 through 5 of this series presented a more robust Project Management process to teach you how to manage projects at work, Book 6 reveals how to slim it all down into one nice, neat little package that'll have you sailing through any and all projects you need to do whether you work for a gigantic corporation or are your own boss. Take heart, because pretty much everything you need to do can be done on one page, and Christine Rose shows you how!We also delve into the mislabeled, misunderstood and largely erroneous concept of Time Management, a concept which sets us up for complete failure because as currently defined, it's absolutely impossible to achieve. Christine's tools, tips and tricks, and her insights into what TM is really all about, will give you an aha moment that's sure to set you up for success managing yourself, your project teams and your life.

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose MPM and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Introduction to her series "Everything's a Project (and Everyone's a Project Manager)," Master Project Manager Christine P. Rose introduced you to her explanation of what the series title means, and shared easy to understand information for those who are given projects to do at work, yet have no idea where to begin with what they get.'Book One: Starting' explained in a detailed and straightforward manner the must-do's when you start a project, including free sample template downloads and examples from her nearly fifteen years as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, Program Manager and Portfolio Manager.Now the series continues with what is arguably the most important, most time-consuming and most widely skipped step of the Project Management Process. In 'Book Two: Planning,' you will discover why not taking the time to plan out your project properly is not the best approach if you're looking for a successful outcome. Christine's teachings are highlighted by real life anecdotal evidence of the ideas presented, as well as numerous charts and diagrams to illustrate and organize the Planning concepts in a way that makes it a cinch to pick up, even if you've never come close to Project Management before.Continue the journey with this well laid-out presentation of the Planning phase of the Project Management process. It'll be a tome you can refer to repeatedly for the rest of your working career...and even in your everyday life!

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third book of her series "Everything's a Project and Everyone's a Project Manager," fifteen-year Project Management veteran Christine P. Rose spends time sharing with you the details of what she defines as "90% of a Project Manager's job" - and that is Communicating.Whether you're struggling with facilitating meetings effectively, trying to figure out how to navigate different types of bosses or at a loss about how to deal with difficult people on your project teams, this is the definitive guide, set forth in very easy to understand, straightforward and logical manner, that will help you turn those experiences around and succeed.As a Master Project Manager, Christine has dealt with every personality type in the book in many different scenarios, and has learned that communicating effectively first requires that you care enough about other people to want to understand why they are acting a certain way. Only by discovering the root cause of their behavior can you successfully navigate the relationship to help bring about project success for you AND for them.Join Christine as she leads you on a detour from the Project Management framework she's been teaching you, down a side road that will open your eyes to the skill that will truly transform you into a Project Manager Superstar!

Download or read book Everything s a Project and Everyone s a Project Manager written by Christine Rose MPM and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completing a journey that began with 'Book 0: Introduction' and continued through the entire Project Management process, including detours discussing the critical knowledge areas of Communicating and Changing, Christine P. Rose MPM presents the final moments of Truth on any project, starting Book Five of the EAP series with Executing.In her usual slightly less than reverent but always honest style, Christine answers the time-honored question, "Well, I've done all this work, now what?" Executing helps you understand how everything you were taught culminates in a project plan which allows you to implement the project as you intended to, while Closing gives you the most concise and honest and training and advice you'll probably ever receive about this final phase of the Project Management process that is, more often than not, either overlooked completely or never reviewed by anyone even if a PM makes time to do the work.Book Five of "Everything's a Project (and Everyone's a Project Manager)" rounds out the Project Management framework training and lays the last bit of foundation you'll need to proceed to the next book in the series. Complete your training here while you get some downloads to help you practice on your own, and realize once and for all that you have always been a Project Manager. It's just that now you have the tools to be one at work!

Download or read book Everything s a Project written by Ben Snyder and published by Systemation. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talk with a few CEOs and non-technical VPs. Ask how their organizations handle projects. If they refer you to a project manager or the training department, you can be relatively sure they are operating with a one-legged stool. And their enterprise is likely wobbling from low employee engagement, late-to-market products, budget overruns, or other difficulties. The leaders of project-driven organizations view "projects" as the main structure through which work gets accomplished. They recognize that mission-critical projects can exist anywhere in a company-IT, R&D, Manufacturing, HR, Sales, Marketing, Financial, you name it. This means every employee in the organization has a role in producing great project outcomes. These leaders consciously engineer hiring practices, work processes, and organizational structure to deliver finely tuned project results. They remove obstacles and build high-speed rail lines to facilitate progress. Senior management can tell you enthusiastically how they are shaping all three legs-people, projects, and organizational structure. Everything's a Project describes how to become a world-class project-driven organization. You'll read 70 lessons that others have learned the hard way. And you'll gain tools and techniques for delivering consistently excellent project results and immediately improving corporate performance.

Download or read book The Zen Approach to Project Management written by George Pitagorsky and published by www.iil.com/publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects are often more complex and stressful than they need to be. Far too many of them fail to meet expectations. There are far too many conflicts. There are too few moments of joy and too much anxiety. But there is hope. It is possible to remove the unnecessary stress and complexity. This book is about how to do just that. It links the essential principles and techniques of managing projects to a "wisdom" approach for working with complex, people-based activities. Project management becomes a metaphor for how we can live our lives and, if we follow the wisdom traditions, the way we live our lives becomes a metaphor for how to manage projects. The book guides readers in exploring how to: .Remove unnecessary stress and complexity from your projects .Apply mindfulness and open mindedness to cut through the barriers to personal self-actualization .Manage expectations to ensure that people get what they need, when they need it and for the cost they expected to pay and that they accept what they get .Manage performance to cut through interpersonal and intrapersonal issues that get in the way of excellence .Break free of self-imposed barriers to creative thinking, conflict resolution and problem solving .Remain calm and energetic while being active and effective in the face of chaos, fear, resistance to change, unrealistic demands, conflict and the other aspects of project life that cause stress

Download or read book Neal Whitten s No Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects written by Neal Whitten and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Best Practices That Make the Difference Between Troubled Projects and Consistently Successful Projects There's no better way to learn the nuts and bolts of a profession than by having a mentor at your side. But most project managers and leaders don't have that advantage — and that's why Neal Whitten wrote this book. Having Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects on hand is like having a mentor to guide you at every turn in the road. Neal shows you how to avoid a painful learning curve with a set of best practices for leading consistently successful projects. In this book, Neal distills his 30 years of experience into tips and strategies that are easy to learn and apply to your projects. These strategies will give you a decisive competitive edge in leading projects and working with stakeholders, clients, and team members. Learn How to: • Run your project like you'd run your own business • Become a “benevolent dictator” for the most effective leadership • Recognize and deal with professional immaturity • Deal with difficult people • Master behaviors that will make your team leaders' jobs easier and benefit your own career • Assess if you're too soft — and learn to make unpopular decisions if they're necessary to project success • Create a culture that fosters the success of your project • Gain the respect of your team members • Avoid making long-term project commitments • Manage to your top three problems

Download or read book Managing Complex Projects written by Neil Alderman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerned with the management of complex long-term engineering projects, this important volume, of great interest to postgraduate students of business, technology management and engineering, reports on a set of rich, novel and unique findings concerning the conduct and management of three high profile and complex projects. The major investments which constitute complex long-term projects represent an increasingly important source of economic activity, often with particularly significant consequences for economic growth and public policy. This informative volume expertly contributes to broader debates concerning new organizational forms, knowledge management and organizational learning and the management of innovation in project-based settings.

Download or read book Innovation Management written by Vida Škudienė and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a conceptual framework that integrates strategy, product, process and human resource research, this timely book interrogates these four critical and interrelated areas of innovation management. Chapters examine new insights into the latest trends in the field, providing a holistic view into key management strategies that benefit both up-and-coming and established businesses.

Download or read book RPA Solution Architect s Handbook written by Sachin Sahgal and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drive digital transformation by increasing efficiency and ROI for your organization as a robotic process automation (RPA) solution architect Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Learn architectural design and analysis of enterprise-wide RPA systems with real-world use cases Explore tips and best practices to deliver scalable business outcomes through RPA implementation Overcome challenges in intelligent automation, data, and security while building RPA solutions Book Description RPA solution architects play an important role in the automation journey and initiatives within the organization. However, the implementation process is quite complex and daunting at times. RPA Solution Architect's Handbook is a playbook for solution architects looking to build well-designed and scalable RPA solutions. You'll begin by understanding the different roles, responsibilities, and interactions between cross-functional teams. Then, you'll learn about the pillars of a good design: stability, maintainability, scalability, and resilience, helping you develop a process design document, solution design document, SIT/UAT scripts, and wireframes. You'll also learn how to design reusable components for faster, cheaper, and better RPA implementation, and design and develop best practices for module decoupling, handling garbage collection, and exception handling. At the end of the book, you'll explore the concepts of privacy, security, reporting automated processes, analytics, and taking preventive action to keep the bots healthy. By the end of this book, you'll be well equipped to undertake a complete RPA process from design to implementation efficiently. What you will learn Understand the architectural considerations for stability, maintainability, and resilience for effective RPA solution design Interact with cross-functional teams for seamless RPA implementation Write effective RPA documentation, non-functional requirements, and effective UAT scripts Demo RPA solutions, receive feedback, and triage additional requirements based on complexity, time, and cost Design considerations for intelligent automation and learn about RPA as a service Explore best practices for decoupling, handling garbage collection, and exception handling Who this book is for This book is for RPA developers, RPA Sr. developers, or RPA analysts looking to become RPA solution architects. If you are an RPA solution architect, then this book can help you advance your understanding and become more efficient. Familiarity with RPA documentation like SDD, and PDD along with hands-on experience with either one or more RPA tools will be helpful but is not mandatory.

Download or read book Organizational Project Management written by Rosemary Hossenlopp PMP and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve Your Business Results Through Organizational Project Management Organizational project management (OPM) aligns project deliverables with strategy. Understanding this emerging process is essential for all stakeholders, from the corporate sponsor to project team members. OPM is a valuable new tool that can enhance your organization's successful execution of projects in alignment with strategic priorities. Under the editorship of Rosemary Hossenlopp, PMP, ten contributors from around the globe, representing a wide variety of industries, offer valuable insights on how OPM can give any organization the competitive edge. They discuss how to • Improve business outcomes • Better align project work with strategies • Set priorities • Organize project work Whether you direct projects, fund projects, or conduct project work, Organizational Project Management: Linking Strategy and Projects is vital to your understanding of this emerging business discipline.

Download or read book Business Driven PMO Success Stories written by Mark Price Perry and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-13 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Driven PMO Success Stories was written by and with over two dozen contributing authors from the worldwide project management and project management office (PMO) community. It offers executives, managers, and all those involved in the projects of the organization, an understanding of the value a PMO can provide, the knowledge they need to determine the purpose of their PMO, and how to craft a PMO best suited to fulfill that purpose.

Download or read book Risk Management for Project Driven Organizations written by Andy Jordan and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations invest a lot of time, money, and energy into developing and utilizing risk management practices as part of their project management disciplines. Yet, when you move beyond the project to the program, portfolio, PMO and even organizational level, that same level of risk command and control rarely exists. With this in mind, well-known subject matter expert and author Andy Jordan starts where most leave off. He explores risk management in detail at the portfolio, program, and PMO levels. Using an engaging and easy-to-read writing style, Mr. Jordan takes readers from concepts to a process model, and then to the application of that customizable model in the user’s unique environment, helping dramatically improve their risk command and control at the organizational level. He also provides a detailed discussion of some of the challenges involved in this process. Risk Management for Project Driven Organizations is designed to aid strategic C-level decision makers and those involved in the project, program, portfolio, and PMO levels of an organization. J. Ross Publishing offers an add-on for a nominal fee -- Downloadable tools and templates for easy customization and implementation.

Download or read book Computerworld written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.