Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management
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Systems Engineering for Projects: Achieving Positive Outcomes in a Complex World
1st Edition
By Lory Mitchell Wingate
January 21, 2023
Systems engineering has been applied to some of the most important projects of our time, including those that have helped humanity explore the world and the universe, expand our technical abilities, and enhance the quality of human life.Without formal training in systems engineering, the discipline...
The Human Factor in Project Management
1st Edition
By Denise Thompson
January 21, 2023
In the fluid world of changing business environments and variables affecting projects, a style of project management that primarily relies on maintaining the Iron Triangle, that tenuous mix of schedule, scope, and budgets, is no longer the sole path to success. Today’s project management demands a ...
Agile for Project Managers
1st Edition
By Denise Canty
July 12, 2022
Agile project management is a proven approach for designing and delivering software with improved value to customers. Agility is all about self-directed teams, feedback, light documentation, and working software with shorter development cycles.The role of the project manager with agile differs ...
Project Portfolio Management in Theory and Practice: Thirty Case Studies from around the World
1st Edition
By Jamal Moustafaev
July 12, 2022
Every CEO in the world, if questioned, will always complain that there are a lot of ideas to implement, but, unfortunately, insufficient resources to accomplish them. This book provides a solution to this dilemma by supplying techniques to assess the value of projects, prioritize projects, and ...
Transforming Business with Program Management: Integrating Strategy, People, Process, Technology, Structure, and Measurement
1st Edition
By Satish P. Subramanian
July 12, 2022
Organizations need to constantly innovate and improve products and services to maintain a strong competitive position in the market place. The vehicle used by organizations for such constant reinvention is a business transformation program. This book illustrates a tested program management roadmap ...
Stakeholder Engagement: The Game Changer for Program Management
1st Edition
By Amy Baugh
June 14, 2022
Strong stakeholder engagement is perhaps the most critical factor for achieving successful program execution in our fast-paced world. Many program managers get stuck in the "science" of program management, spending vast amounts of effort on tasks, charts, and metrics. Program managers who emphasize...
The Four Pillars of Portfolio Management: Organizational Agility, Strategy, Risk, and Resources
1st Edition
By Olivier Lazar
June 14, 2022
Portfolio management consists mainly of making decisions about which initiatives to undertake, which initiatives not to pursue, and which resources are to be allocated to which portfolio component. At least, that’s how it is most commonly presented in textbooks and courses. Indeed, it is all of ...
Making Projects Work: Effective Stakeholder and Communication Management
1st Edition
By Lynda Bourne
June 13, 2022
Projects are performed by people for people, with the key determinants of success being the relationships between project teams and project stakeholders. This web of relationships will either enable or obstruct the flow of information between people and, as a consequence, will largely determine ...
Program Management in Defense and High Tech Environments
1st Edition
By Charles Christopher McCarthy
June 13, 2022
Program management in a technical environment is as much art as it is science. Effective program managers are able to combine management and leadership skills for the good of the program and the people entrusted to them. This book illuminates the entire life cycle of the program—from the customer’s...
Creating a Greater Whole: A Project Manager’s Guide to Becoming a Leader
1st Edition
By Susan G. Schwartz
June 30, 2021
Creating a Greater Whole unlocks the not-so-secret secrets of what aspiring managers need to become strong leaders. This information-rich, easy to understand guide offers readers an immediate clear path to honing their leadership skills using the rigor and discipline of project management ...
Culturally Tuning Change Management
1st Edition
By Risto Gladden
June 30, 2021
Managing change across cultures can be tricky, and universal approaches to change management may not serve their purpose in every cultural setting. This book examines the cultural dimensions that can influence the perceptions of and reactions to change in different cultural contexts and highlights ...
Project Management beyond Waterfall and Agile
1st Edition
By Mounir Ajam
June 30, 2021
This book goes beyond the paint by numbers approach, transcending the "how" of project management to the "what" and "why," which is critical for leaders of change. — Dr. Joel B. Carboni, President and Founder, GPM Global and President, IPMA-USAProject Management beyond Waterfall and Agile presents ...