Current strategy thinking focuses on what to do, not how to motivate employees, suppliers and business partners to do it. Whether working with employees or with external suppliers, companies are increasingly stumbling with implementing strategy. But why is this happening? And how can we address it? Collaboration Strategy argues that motivating people and companies is fundamental to business success. In the activities that matter most in today's economy – design, development, marke...

A revised edition of the bestselling classicThis book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four types of decisions that only corporate-level managers can make: which businesses or markets to enter, how much to invest in each business, how to select and guide the managers of these businesses, and which activities to centra...

How to manage any project on just one piece of paperThe 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 manage...

The leadership secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Leadership.Includes how to:• Understand and develop your leadership style• Identify strategic goals for your department• Motivate and manage teams of all sizes• Build a culture of results and responsibility• Lead the way out of a crisis

Based on the PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition and Aligned with the Latest PMP® Exam Content Outline Effective July 2026Prepare for the PMP® certification exam with confidence using this comprehensive PMP Question Bank with 360 realistic, exam-style practice questions. Each question has been carefully developed and reviewed to reflect the PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition and the PMP Exam Content Outline effective from July 2026.Whether you are preparing for your f...

Many of us are taught the technical aspects of project management in college. We understand the iron triangle of time, cost quality. Some have been taught the extended technical aspects of the PMI Knowledge areas. There are other soft skills that are not so readily taught in college or in-house PM workshops. These are the soft skills of communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and eventually leadership. This booklet is a collation of prompt cards that may assist. It is intended as s...

Learn the agile philosophy of lean processes, incremental delivery, deep client participation, decentralized authority, and just-in-time planning to bring speed, creativity, empowerment and increased productivity to product development. This book is your guide to becoming the go-to advisor for the enterprise agile transition.Many organizations have brought in agile coaches and achieved great progress in software development productivity, only to find teams slipping back into old me...

In organizations these days, there are two cultures, two sets of expectations, two languages; that of the business-as-usual organization and separately that of projects. These cultures need to work together effectively. Unfortunately, the natural side-effect of two such different perspectives is misunderstanding, mutual incomprehension, and despite good intentions on both sides, failure to deliver desired benefits. In Bridging the Business-Project Divide John Brinkworth tackles these issue...

This book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies. Problems in different environments need different solutions. In particular, it opposes the American method of managing cultural institutions, preferring a European one where public support and funds plays a major role.

This unique book that deals with project communication management in complex environments, taking a leaf from China’s experience with a major earthquake in Sichuan, would be a timely contribution to fill this lacuna. Readers would be able to understand how companies and organizations that are unprepared for crisis management would react to their detriment. The lessons provided in this book are the only one of its kind to highlight the lessons for companies and organizations to prepare them...

Few people realise how many projects people actually manage. Or how many of the theoretical approaches to Project Management do not meet the test of the real world. This intensive look at Project Management teaches people what they need to know to lead, or be a member of, a project team. Most Project Management texts deal predominantly with technical areas, leaving readers ill-prepared for the real world. Managing Projects Well looks closely at the behavioural aspects of project management...

A toolbox for the new or moderately experienced IT project manager facing a serious, ongoing project disaster – or just a major crisis. It teaches you how to recognize a disaster in the making and offers good advice and tools that can be part of a potential solution. It also contains a lightweight adaptable methodical approach to solving an IT project crisis – the Severity Omega approach. Most IT projects meet some kind of crisis during their existence, and way too many of them end in disa...