Download or read book Harvard Business Essentials Managing Projects Large and Small written by and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to project management, success lies in the details. This book walks managers through every step of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to the book's comprehensive information on everything from planning and budgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers will master the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellar results without wasting time and money.
Download or read book Managing Projects Large and Small written by Richard Luecke and published by Grupo Planeta (GBS). This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Projects Large and Small: The Fundamental Skills for Delivering on Cost and On Time When it comes to project management, success lies in the details. This book walks managers through every step of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to the book's comprehensive information on everything from planning and budgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers will master the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellar results without wasting time and money. The Harvard Business Essentials series is for managers at all levels but is especially relevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance, coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Each book includes the critical information that managers need on a given topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication to strategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translate advice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues, these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice available whenever managers need it. Other Books in the HBE Series: Managing Change and Transition Hiring and Keeping the Best People Finance for Managers Business Communications Innovation Negotiation
Download or read book Harvard Business Essentials Managing Projects Large and Small written by Harvard Press and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to project management, success lies in the details. This book walks managers through every step of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to the book's comprehensive information on everything from planning and budgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers will master the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellar results without wasting time and money.
Download or read book On Time and On Budget Project Management Collection 4 Books written by Harvard Business Review and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harvard Business Review Project Management Collection is for anyone serious about project management. Project Management for Profit shows every company owner and project manager—at businesses large and small—how to run projects differently. Reinventing Project Management, based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results. Also included in this collection are Managing Projects Large and Small, which will walk you through every step of project oversight from start to finish, and the HBR Guide to Project Management, which will help you: build a strong, focused team, break major objectives into manageable tasks, create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control, monitor progress toward your goals, manage stakeholders' expectations, and wrap up your project and gauge its success.
Download or read book Managing Projects written by Lou Russell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Projects offers a hands-on resource for building practical competencies for anyone who must manage one or more small- to mid-size projects. The book is filled with targeted processes, tools, techniques, and influencing skills that address the more difficult "people" side of project management. The author shows how to: influence stakeholders 360 degrees around you; encourage accountability from others who do not work for you and have plenty of projects to juggle without adding your priority; negotiate time, cost, quality, and scope with executives; and courageously tell the truth and get the help you need early enough. Praise for Managing Projects "No one knows more about project management than Lou Russell. Her easy coaching style paired with specific methods makes this book a real winner. This is one book all leaders, managers, supervisors, and project leads will use as their essential 'go to' resource." Elaine Biech, ebb associates inc.; bestselling author, The Business of Consulting "Lou Russell has done it again! Managing Projects is comprehensive, practical, and easy to understand and apply to your projects, big or small. The book gives helpful tips and definitions that will enable the reader to move through the project management process with ease. Thanks, Lou, for creating such a great resource." Amy L. Dinning, manager of Leadership and Talent Development, Saint-Gobain North America "Managing Projects is more than a book. It is a workshop between the covers, with one of the finest learning facilitators as your guide. If you find yourself dealing with projects in your work (and whether you know it or not, this is you), using the techniques in this book will make you less stressed and more successful." Kevin Eikenberry, bestselling author, Remarkable Leadership "As the leader of an international logistics company, I know how critical project management is to meeting the needs of our customers. To hit their due dates we have to hit our own, with no excuses. Lou's practical approach to project management fits well into our time-constrained, date-focused workplace. It's simple, it's real, and it works." Cathy Langham, CEO, Langham Logistics
Download or read book Managing Projects in Organizations written by J. Davidson Frame and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-11-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third edition of Managing Projects in Organizations, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame's most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including: Managing virtual teams The evolving concept of the project manager's role Comanaged project teams The project office Project portfolios Web-based project management International project management
Download or read book Project Management for Small Projects Third Edition written by Sandra F. Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects. This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKÂ(R)) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers. (PMBOKÂ(R) is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.)
Download or read book Managing Complex Projects written by Kathleen B. Hass and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For organizations to thrive, indeed to survive, in today's global economy, we must find ways to dramatically improve the performance of large-scale projects. Applying the concepts of complexity theory can complement conventional project management approaches and enable us to adapt to the unrelenting change that we ignore at our own peril. Managing Complex Projects: A New Model offers an innovative way of looking at projects and treating them as complex adaptive systems. Applying the principles of complexity thinking will enable project managers and leadership teams to manage large-scale initiatives successfully. • Explore how complexity thinking can be used to find new, creative ways to think about and manage projects • Diagnose complexity on a wide range of projects — from small, independent, short projects to highly complex, longer projects • Understand and manage the complexity of the business problem, opportunity, solution, and other dimensions that come into play when managing large-scale efforts Use the Project Complexity Model to determine the most effective approach to managing all aspects of a project based on the level of complexity involved.
Download or read book Managing Projects with Make written by Andrew Oram and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 1991 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Software -- Operating Systems.
Download or read book Project Management for Small Projects Third Edition written by Sandra F. Rowe and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects. This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers. (PMBOK® is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.)
Download or read book Painless Project Management written by Pamela McGhee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-09-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed guide to successful, efficient project management, written by two pros with a combined 55 years "in the trenches!" Project management is a vital and growing component of many organizations and can literally make or break a company. In this step-by-step guide, two project management consultants present a comprehensive guide to effective project management, complete with real stories and case studies from actual project managers. This straightforward guide cuts through the technical jargon to present an easy-to-follow, easy-to-learn approach to executing any project from beginning to end. Project managers, as well as those who want to learn more about project management, will find this guide to be an indispensable resource for all their projects.
Download or read book Managing Multiple Projects written by Michael Tobis and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BRIEFCASE BOOKS SERIES Now translated into nine languages! This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level. All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations. Today's workplace is often complex and unpredictable, yet most project management books address only the topic of managing individual projects and solving specific problems. Managing Multiple Projects presents a realistic method for developing the individual and group skills needed to cope with competing demands. It shows readers how to develop a reliable system for taking on multiple projects, work with others to allocate conflicting workloads, cope with the stress that comes from managing multiple projects, and more.
Download or read book Just Enough Project Management The Indispensable Four step Process for Managing Any Project Better Faster Cheaper written by Curtis Cook and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 2004-10-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lays out a basic approach to managing projects that we can all understand and put to immediate use to bring our projects in on time, within budget, according to the customer's specifications. The goal of the book is to make the project management process more easily understood.
Download or read book Redefining the Basics of Project Management written by Mounir A. Ajam and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is to introduce the readers to an effective project management methodology, a systematic approach for managing projects. Through the methodology and book, the author is attempting to bridge some of the gaps in the practice of project management that exists today; gaps created by numerous factors and challenges facing the dynamic and exciting field of project management. The book starts with setting the scenes and addressing the current challenges and opportunities for growing project management as a strategically vital domain for all types of organizations, in the public and private sector, for projects pursued for profit or not for profit, small or large, simple or complex. This book provides a comprehensive explanations of a project management methodological approach, its critical concepts, and how to apply this methodology on a diversity of projects. The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects(TM) (CAM2P(TM)). CAM2P(TM) is the methodological approach developed by the author in 2007-2008 and has been using since that time on internal and clients' projects. The author will also explain and demonstrate how to integrate, effectively, highly valuable concepts from the PMBOK(R) Guide (the process groups and knowledge areas) with a project life span approach, such as what CAM2P(TM) offers. In this book, the author provides steps to apply effective project management and offer readers with an outcome-based learning environment, where one can apply the discussed concepts on their projects for immediate and lasting benefits. The author emphasizes that to learn any project management methodology, the learners, must apply the learned concept on real projects, and this book will guide them as they move along the project life span from idea to closure.
Download or read book Getting Started with Project Management written by Chiji A. Ohayia PMP, PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is useful for anyone interested in the discipline of project management - from the casually curious to seasoned practitioners. Each handbook in the series provides a simplified explanation of a particular project management concept in small bites
Download or read book Project Pain Reliever written by Dave Garrett and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Whether you are managing your first project or your hundredth, you are likely to face new challenges. Project Pain Reliever offers guidance you'll cherish and want to keep close by.” —Kevin Murphy, Managing Partner, Conner Partners “This book is like a therapy session for project managers. I'm prescribing this to my team. No more guesswork for new PMs. Project Pain Reliever lays it all out, with a 360 degree view on all the possible scenarios a PM will face, and prescribes a strategy to deal with them. As a project manager, I'm often trying to help my team members understand why we cannot do certain things — like scope-creep. This book will serve as a great tool to educate and re-enforce!” —Laureen Heinz, PMP, CSM, Six Sigma Blackbelt, Managing Consultant, Practice Services, CA Technologies “This is a wonderful and thorough overview of a number of very common, yet complex, problems and solutions that project and functional managers of all levels can benefit from. The honest writing style and poignant anecdotes also make this an enjoyable read. I've added Project Pain Reliever to my team's professional reading list... it is equally applicable to everyone on my team — from the greenest summer intern to my most seasoned business leader.” —Aaron Hall, PMP, Vice President, Program Management and Product Development, K12 Inc. Much of the work performed in organizations around the world today is project oriented. Those responsible for leading the majority of these projects to successful results have varied educational backgrounds, knowledge, skill sets, and experiences gained over the course of their lives and careers that do not include the professional discipline known as project management. Most are managing projects as part of their role, not their profession. However, these accidental project managers frequently run into the same sort of issues and problems faced by those whose profession is project management, but they lack the education or training to properly address them. As a result, more projects run by accidental project managers fail than succeed.This handbook was developed specifically for those accidental project managers and for the relatively new project managers within the profession. It is uniquely organized in a manner designed to help these project managers quickly find specific solutions to the problems they are desperate to fix right now! The text is divided into two broad categories: the Art of Project Management and the Science of Project Management. Each part is divided into chapters to narrow the user's search by type of issue that project managers encounter, such as Planning and Managing Risks. These are then further divided by specific problems labeled as sub-chapters, such as 'The company's project management process doesn't work for me' and 'My project is too dependent on a few key people'. Project Pain Reliever: A Just-In-Time Handbook for Anyone Managing Projects is essentially a plug-and-play answer to the accidental project manager's problems, and a valuable desk reference for all project managers. Key Features: Presents insights and specific guidance from more than 30 leading project management experts that were sourced from around the world for their specialized knowledge and experience Provides quick references to problems often encountered by anyone managing projects and specific solutions to these problems using language that is easy to understand and techniques that can be applied immediately Each of the 93 sub-chapters brings clarity to the perceived problem, describes warning signs, includes a sidebar example, explains what will happen if you do nothing, and outlines a best practice solution and specific steps for solving the problem WAV offers handy "What you have learned" summaries for addressing problems contained within the book, additional problems with solutions, and other useful resources — available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at www.jrosspub.com
Download or read book Project Management written by Susan Hollister and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to know the best strategies for managing large projects? Whether you want to (1) enhance your project management skills, (2) learn how to effectively lead a project team, or (3) discover world class strategies for managing large projects, this book will guide you there. Learn how to organize and lead your team to success. Project Management is the process of managing a temporary but often complex project for a business or organization to deliver an end result that will, ultimately, improve the business and the bottom line. Project managers use a host of strategies specifically designed to increase overall performance and solve large problems. The demand for project managers is increasing steadily and it is a very valuable skill to have. The project manager oversees every aspect of a project, including financial and budgetary issues, resource acquisition, team management, testing, scheduling, monitoring, and many other project-specific issues. The project itself is only a project because there is a problem that is too complex for any one person or department in the organization to handle in its entirety. Therefore, the responsibility is handed off to a leader who can utilize a team of people to work together toward an optimum solution. Master The Art And Science Of Project Planning The planning stage is the most important aspect of any project. As you will discover, it is the backbone of any project. When planning, you define a project's parameters, estimate the need for resources, establish a work schedule, form a preliminary budget, evaluate risks, define acceptance testing standards, establish communication protocols, and much more! In this book you'll find some of the best techniques in the industry. Step-by-step instructions walk you through the process of making solid plans and starting your project off on the right foot. If you plan well, it can make a huge positive impact on the overall success of the project. This book highlights and defines key terms and technical concepts, walking you through the process of producing your own project management plan. Jump-Start Your Career or Business If you're just exploring the field or you're a fairly new project manager, this book can help you identify and develop your personal managerial qualities and give you some of the best project management strategies to integrate into your work. With a little dedication, you too can become a skilled, winning project manager. What will you Learn about Project Management? The best time management skills and strategies. How to make a winning plan for success. How to effectively lead and motivate your team. The top 10 project management strategies. Important technical terms highlighted and defined. You will also Discover: Easy step-by-step instructions for getting through each of the most important stages of a project. Helps for those who are just starting out or are considering a career in project management. How to correctly close a project the right way. How to easily organize yourself and your team for peak performance. The best qualities and skills of a successful project manager. Lead your team to success. Become an amazing project manager: Get this book now!
