Discover How to Make Your Project Control Even More Effective and Bring More Transparency and Security to Your ProjectsThis book covers the basic concepts of EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT in an easy understandable way. You will find on more than 200 pages comprehensive knowledge about Earned Value Management, simply explained with more than 50 illustrations – and aligned with the PMBOK® Guide.Project control and reporting of costs, schedules, technical p...

"I am admitting defeat to my hectic schedule. I am giving in to something I thought I would never do. I’m going to hire a maid." And not just any maid … When Thandi decides she’s done with being a Supermom to her five-year-old son, a Superslut to her man and a Superwoman to her staff at the tourism board, she realises she needs to concede to the great South African bourgeois accessory: a maid. And since she doesn’t have the heart to boss a ‘sister’ about in her own home – and would love to...

The Purse Diaries is an inspirational collaboration of real life experiences of women and theiropinions on various topics. You will get to know the author, as well as other women who have sharedtheir stories and opinions. You will read about their experiences on how they were brought up, howthey felt about themselves then and who they have become now. It can be heartwarming, inspiring and even inspirational to hear what others have to say. Perhaps you will discover tha...

Winner of the 2025 Word Award for Contemporary Christian FictionWhen Samantha and Phil lose their second child, colour fades from her world. The darkness swallows up her vibrant view of life, and in a blind rush to erase the pain she hurts the very ones who can restore her to radiance.Work no longer insulates Phil from his grief. He erects walls of self-protection that block out everyone’s attempts to connect with him. And as the money drains from his fledg...

Journey from Mali to Gambia to Ghana, where you will pause and remember at the Door of No Return. Continue to Nigeria through Niger. When you can't take the heat, quench your thirst in the Nile in South Sudan. This will lead you through Kenya and onward past Africa's biggest mountain on your way to being sprayed by the waters of Mosi oa Tunya in Zambia. Finally, rest in South Africa, for we have come to the end of our journey and the end of our story. Through riddles and songs, myths and l...

After two decades, data processing has finally, and probably forever, found its niche among civil engineering and construction (CEC) professionnals, through word processors, digitizing tables, management software, and increasingly via drawing software and computer-aided design (CAD), recently, robots have even started invading work sites. What are the main trends of CAD and robotics in the field of architecture and civil enginee ring? What type of R&D effort do university and industrial la...

Reduce Your Development Cycles, React More Flexible to Market Changes and Develop New Products Faster.More than 278 pages of comprehensive knowledge about Agile Project Management and Scrum. Up to date! Based on the Scrum Guide 2020 and the Scrum@Scale Guide.Do you want to react much faster to market changes with innovative products, radically shorten your time to market, offer a much faster return on investment and more flexibility for your customers? Agil...

Risk management concerns us all, in business and as private individuals. We are exposed to risks every day or expose ourselves to risks, consciously or unconsciously. Being aware of the risks in your environment, understanding them and adapting to them can save you from problems or misfortunes, or at least ensure that the risks don't have as big an impact when they do occur. Your business or private life will be a lot safer if you know these risks and, if necessary, take action to prevent ...

Mfundo is a struggling jazz musician-cum-househusband. Mzi – a gay man in a heterosexual marriage. And Tinaye, a Zimbabwean who believes that the only way to get South African citizenship is to marry one. So begins the story of three men from different walks of life. Men of the South is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, power and money.

“I strongly recommend The Ultimate Church Security Guide to pastors, administrators, security team leaders, and anyone responsible for the safety and well-being of a church community. It is a trustworthy, insightful, and timely resource that equips churches to protect their people while continuing their ministry with confidence and peace.” Ken Alexandrow Ret. Metro Nashville Police FBI Violent Crimes Task Force “What has always set Frederick apart, is the unique blend of his deep faith and...

When Ralph and Pat Wanner retired at 50, they didn't choose the expected RV lifestyle. Instead, they embarked on an extraordinary plan; an 18,000-mile bicycle journey from Alaska to South America, a feat that would test their marriage, their limits, and their will to survive.From Arctic tundra to tropical jungles, this couple faced:Polar bears stalking their campsite in Alaska's midnight sunTreacherous navigation through Mexico's Copper Cany...

This study has grown out of an interest in French education and cul ture that dates from fondly remembered student days in France. Specifically, it is an attempt to explain the educational thought of Claude Fleury, a literate, responsible homme de leUres who analyzed the historical origins of public education as it existed in seventeenth-cen tury France and, on that basis, proposed what he considered to be a more generally useful program of studies. Generous space has been devoted to histo...