Master complex projects with an integrated, adaptive framework.Global Complex Project Management delivers a practical guide for managing complex projects, integrating agile, lean, and PRINCE2 methodologies. Learn to navigate uncertain environments and maximize business value.Implement an adaptive framework for diverse projects.Enhance project success with proven best practices.Drive business value through effective project...

How-to guidance for defining and implementing a complex project performance environmentSharing his forty-five years of project management experience, best-selling author and industry guru Robert Wysocki presents a straightforward, enlightening, and pragmatic guide to help senior managers make the transition to an organization that profits and thrives on complexity. The first book to discuss practical project management mitigation strategies, Executive's Guide t...

The popular guide to the project management body of knowledge, now fully updatedNow in its eighth edition, this comprehensive guide to project management has long been considered the standard for both professionals and academics, with nearly 40,000 copies sold in the last three editions! Well-known expert Robert Wysocki has added four chapters of new content based on instructor feedback, enhancing the coverage of best-of-breed methods and tools for ensuring project...

With technology continuing to invade the business world and the convergence of complexity, uncertainty, and constant change, a whole new class of projects has emerged for which traditional project management models such as Waterfall are totally insufficient. These are called complex projects. Extreme Project Management models and a variety of Agile Project Management models such as Scrum, Rational Unified Process, Feature-Driven Development, and Dynamic Systems Development Method have emer...

With technology continuing to invade the business world and the convergence of complexity, uncertainty, and constant change, a whole new class of projects has emerged for which traditional project management models such as Waterfall are totally insufficient. These are called complex projects. Extreme Project Management models and a variety of Agile Project Management models such as Scrum, Rational Unified Process, Feature-Driven Development, and Dynamic Systems Development Method have emer...

THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIMEAs a project manager, your job is to ensure that every project is completed on time and on budget, which involves defining your objectives, understanding the processes, and communicating with clarity to team members. It all comes down to mastering the language of project management. Perfect Phrases for Project Management includes hundreds of words and phrases that will help you:Clarify project goals...

Can you get rapid results and still be effective? Where do you begin and what techniques should you use? What have others done and what were their lessons learned?Andrew Muras and Glenn Goodnight answer these questions and many more based on years of experience in implementing and teaching at both commercial and government organizations. Filled with case studies, this book highlights techniques that are effective in the real world. Whether practiti...

An informative introduction for those considering a career in project managementProject Management JumpStart offers a clear, practical introduction to the complex world of project management, with an entertaining approach based on real-world application. Fully revised to align with a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge –PMBOK Guide©, 6th edition, this book provides an overview of the field followed by an exploration of current best p...

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analystBusiness Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working...

The application of project management techniques is considered standard practice in today's business environment. What is not widely known is that the learning gap separating good project management from exceptional project management is not as great as one might think-yet, the difference in the return on value can be quite significant. Many factors determine how projects are approached, such as rapid shifts in technology, a fluctuating market, changes in a business's organizational struct...

Business Intelligence Strategy and Big Data Analytics is written for business leaders, managers, and analysts - people who are involved with advancing the use of BI at their companies or who need to better understand what BI is and how it can be used to improve profitability. It is written from a general management perspective, and it draws on observations at 12 companies whose annual revenues range between $500 million and $20 billion. Over the past 15 years, my company has formulated ven...

A hands-on guidebook for making your strategy work with effective Balanced Scorecard design, deployment, and maintenanceExecution Excellence is the practitioner's guide to real-world implementation. Designed by a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) thought leader with 30 years of experience and over 300 global implementations under his belt across a range of industry sectors, this guide gives you a hands-on framework for putting the BSC methodology into action. Clear...