Scale Your Project Management Efforts to Maximize Success!One size does not fit all in project management. Selecting an approach that is appropriate for the size and complexity of a project is essential to achieving success. Over-managing a small project can bog it down in bureaucracy, while a laid-back approach can lead to disaster on a complex project.Pragmatic Project Management: Five Scalable Steps to Success will help you select...

If it's essential to project management... it's in here!The first edition of The Project Management Answer Book addressed all the key principles of project management that every project manager needs to know. With a new chapter on scrum agile, updates throughout, and many new PMP® test tips, this new edition builds on that solid foundation.The structure of this update maps closely to the *PMBOK® Guide,*Fifth Edition, and is designed to ass...

Transform chaos into cooperation, gain control of your household, and achieve your family goals―together!Former Ritz-Carlton project manager Hilary Kinney applies decades of proven project management experience to parenting, helping busy families get organized, strengthen relationships, and reduce stress.The fast pace of modern life leaves many parents struggling to manage competing responsibilities, which can increase stress and cause conflicts. But Pr...

Gain Valuable Insight into the Government's Project Management Best Practices!Although project management is not new to the federal government, the discipline has taken on renewed importance in the face of the ever-increasing size, complexity, and number of mission-critical projects being undertaken by every branch and agency. This book addresses the key facets of project management, from organization and structure to people and process. A variety of government enti...

It’s all about communicating up.Senior managers speak the language of strategy. Project managers use the language of tasks and activities. While they rely on each other to achieve their goals, this core incompatibility leads to communication breakdowns and project setbacks.Succeeding with Senior Management explains how to bridge the gap and engage the upper ranks. By thinking like an executive, establishing relationships early on, and keeping them ...

Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library SeriesGetting It Right: Business Requirement Analysis Tools and Techniques, presents principles and practices for effective requirements analysis and specification, and a broad overview of the requirements analysis and specification processes. This critical reference is designed to help the business analyst decide which requirement artifacts should be produced to adequately analyze requirements.Examine the complete spectrum o...

Business Analysts: Chart Your Path to Success with Creative Solutions to Complex Business Problems!Business in the 21st century is rife with complexity. To leverage that complexity and guide an organization through these turbulent times, today's business analyst must transition from a tactical, project-focused role to a creative, innovative role.The path to this transition—and the tools to accomplish it—are presented in this new book by acclaimed author Kathl...

The Project Management Institute (PMI) recently launched a new certification entitled the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP). The most comprehensive resource available to help readers prepare for and pass the PfMP certification exam, this book provides coverage that is current with The Standard for Portfolio Management, Third Edition. It includes two 170-question practice tests that simulate the certification examination. It also includes answer keys with rational and references to t...

Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects is an easy-to-read, no-nonsense guide that walks you through the “soft” issues of project management, including communicating, negotiating, and influencing skills that are vital to your project success. Understand your organization's political climate and culture and ascend the corporate ladder to the next level as a project manager. Learn how to deal with political issues requiring complex organizational and interpersonal skills, using valuable r...

This book is about real-world project management, leadership, and people skills. It goes beyond how to do things better. Its about the nitty-gritty daily aspects that a hard-core project manager goes through in the real world. It has all the trials and tribulations that you need to face. Dealing with a team of people is very hard. Knowing how to get the best out of them is even harder.

A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library SeriesUncover the role of the business analyst as the business and technology strategist who provides the executive leadership team with the information, process, tools, and capability to make the best decisions. The Business Analyst as Strategist: Translating Business Strategies into Valuable Solutions outlines the first two phases of the business solution life — strategic planning and enterprise analysis –– that the future visio...

Companies that want results need to ensure that every task an employee performs adds value to the organization. That requires a close examination of why expectations arent being met in order to improve processes.Its time to take a head-on approach to issues that prevent companies from hitting performance targets. Youll take a fresh look at the most common issues that hurt companies and learn how toproperly incorporate planning into the work processtrack the costs of...