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• Foreword-- Preface-- The Author-- THE PROJECT CONTEXT--
• 1. Key Issues in Project Management (Peter W. G. Morris)--
• 2. Strategic Project Management (David Clelend)--
• 3. Managing the Black Boxes of the Project Environment (Rolf A. Lundin & Anders Soderholm)--
• 4. Stakeholder Management (David I. Cleland)--
• 5. Developing Winning Proposals (Joan Knutson)--
• 6. Organizational Structure and Project Management (Robert C. Ford & W. Alan Randolph)-- SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING--
• 7. Project Scope Management (Jeffery K. Pinto)--
• 8. Methods of Selecting and Evaluating Projects (Dorla A. Evans & William E. Sounder)--
• 9. Project Risk Management (R. Max Widerman)--
• 10. Work Breakdown Structures (Gene R. Simmons & Christopher M. Lucarelli)--
• 11. Network Planning and Scheduling (Jack Gido & James P. Clements)--
• 12. Schedule Control (Jack Gido & James P. Clements)--
• 13. Project Resource Planning (Marie Scotto)--
• 14. Closing Out the Project (J. Davidson Frame)-- HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT--
• 15. The Project Manager (Barry Z. Posner & James M. Kouzes)--
• 16. Power, Politics, and Project Management (Jeffrey K. Pinto)--
• 17. Team Building (Hans J. Thamhain)--
• 18. Cross-Functional Cooperation (David Wilemon)--
• 19. Project Leadership (David F. Caldwell & Barry Z. Posner)--
• 20. Project Team Motivation (Peg Thoms)--
• 21. Negotiation Skills (John M. Magenau)--
• 22. Conflict Management (Vijay K. Verma)-- INTEGRATIVE ISSUES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT--
• 23. Critical Success Factors (Jeffrey K. Pinto & Dennis P. Slevin)--
• 24. Four Failures in Project Management (Kenneth G. Cooper)--
• 25. The Future of Project Management (Jeffrey K. Pinto)-- Notes-- Index.
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The Definitive Guide to the Field's Best Practices In recent years, project management has become a profession unto itself. And with a membership numbering in the tens of thousands, the Project Management Institute is the organization that's setting the profession's standards. In this authoritative handbook, more than twenty-five top experts from academia, consulting, and private industry define the current state of project management and detail for readers all of the practical elements that constitute a superior practice. In clear, accessible language, these experts provide a comprehensive overview of the technical, organizational, administrative, and interpersonal elements of successful project management. They detail the essentials of project planning-from risk management to resource allocation to scheduling. They describe the team-building, motivational, and conflict-management challenges that project leaders face. And they delineate critical success factors as well as major pitfalls to avoid. At last, project managers across all industries can readily reference the best practices of their profession and benchmark their skills against those of their most accomplished colleagues.
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• 1 Motivation.- 2 Models.- 3 Modeling Languages.- 4 Contemporary Challenges in Business Process Modeling / Management.- 5 From Modeling to Digitalization.- 6 Preparation of Process Implementation.- 7 Realization.- 8 Industrial Use Case.
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This open access book presents an overview and step-by-step explanation of process management. It starts with the individual participants' perspectives on their work in a process and its structuring and harmonization, and then moves on to its specification in a model and how it is embedded in the organizational and IT environment of the company. Lastly, the book examines the joint processing of instances in the resulting socio-technical systems. A corresponding illustration, which expands with the overview, enables readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of business process management. The book presents various facets of business process management from the perspective of the participants, and introduces a selection of models that have proved useful in practice. The design of such models supports the transition from a more-or-less unstructured or unsatisfactory way of working to a structured process that corresponds to the ideas of the company and its customers. The book is intended for professionals in industry as well as students in the field of business information systems who are looking for guidelines on how to discover, create and implement real-world processes.
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• Megaprojects A special eye on sustainability to overcome the "Iron Law".- Sustainability in (mega)project management - A Business Case for project sustainability.- Management for stakeholders approach for a socially sustainable governance of megaprojects.- The Economics of Mega-projects.- Using Real Options to value two key merits of Small Modular Reactors.- Large Transportation Project: lessons learned from Italian case studies.- Milano Expo 2015 regeneration process: between legacy and megaproject.- Milano Expo 2015 regeneration process: between legacy and megaproject.- Megaprojects Contracts: Between International Practices and Italian Law.
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The book investigates the various aspects characterizing Megaprojects from numerous perspectives and by integrating different disciplines: engineering, economics, business organization, human resource management, law, etc. It represents the first output of MeRIT (the Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team), and focuses on the intrinsic and unavoidable complexity of Megaprojects. The chapters have intentionally not been standardized, and humanistic topics are not separated from technical ones: this way of reading and interpreting Megaprojects through the cross-pollination of various disciplines reflects the MeRIT approach. Addressing the complexity involved in Megaprojects requires the use of a hermeneutic circle of sorts: understanding the project as a whole is achieved by referring to the specific parts, while each part can only be understood in relation to the whole. This circular approach appears to be the only one applicable to Megaprojects: no final destination, no final synthesis can be achieved. This volume consists of eight chapters written by researchers in law, economics, sociology, business organization, engineering, architecture and landscaping. The topics covered will be relevant to researchers, practitioners involved in the development of Megaprojects, and policymakers at the EU level.
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• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction;
• 1. Leadership and Management Skills;
• 2. Personal Skills;
• 3. Negotiating Skills;
• 4. Political Skills;
• 5. Conflict Management Skills;
• 6. Project Management Skills;
• 7. The Role of Humor and Fun;
• 8. Organization Skills;
• 9. Environment Skills;
• 10. Change Management Skills;
• 11. Sales Skills;
• 12. Market and Customer Knowledge; Epilogue: Integration; References and Resources; Index; About the Authors

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction;
• 1. Leadership and Management Skills;
• 2. Personal Skills;
• 3. Negotiating Skills;
• 4. Political Skills;
• 5. Conflict Management Skills;
• 6. Project Management Skills;
• 7. The Role of Humor and Fun;
• 8. Organization Skills;
• 9. Environment Skills;
• 10. Change Management Skills;
• 11. Sales Skills;
• 12. Market and Customer Knowledge; Epilogue: Integration; References and Resources; Index; About the Authors

• Leading change to a project-based organization
• Linking projects to strategy
• Understanding upper management influence
• Implementing a core team process
• Organizing for project management
• Designing a project management information system
• Selecting and developing project managers
• Cultivating a learning organization
• Developing a project management initiative
• Creating an environment for successful projects in your organization
• Epilogue : leadership in evolving project-based organizations.

• Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the Third Edition; Preface; 1 Leading Change to a Project-Based Organization; 2 Linking Projects to Strategy; 3 Understanding Upper Management Influence; 4 Implementing a Core Team Process; 5 Organizing for Project Management; 6 Designing a Project Management Information System; 7 Selecting and Developing Project Managers; 8 Cultivating a Learning Orgaizantion; 9 Developing a Project Management Initiative; 10 Creating an Environment for Successful Project in Your Organization

• Epilogue: Leadership in Evolving Project-Based OrganizationsAppendices; References; Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; The Authors

This book provides a quick and easy guide to the tasks, tools, and skills that will carry you from project launch to project completion. Everyday Project Management provides the direction you need to apply project management's time-tested tools for keeping things on time and under budget. It introduces the wide variety of tasks you will have to tackle, such as assembling a team, mapping out a plan, monitoring progress, keeping your team motivated, and using appropriate planning tools, such as project management software or wall charts. In addition, you'll gain a clearer picture of the project manager's role in the conception, planning, execution, control, and completion of a project. Each chapter offers essential, bite-sized nuggets of wisdom that will help you succeed, outlining the kinds of challenges you'll encounter, the interpersonal issues that will arise, and ways to stay on time and on budget in pursuit of the desired, quality outcome.

• International Project Management: A Focus on Value Engineering and Project Value Improvement, Volume II
• Abstract
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Project Time Management
• Chapter 2: Project Quality Management
• Chapter 3: Value Engineering in IPM
• Chapter 4: CPEs in the Future in IPM
• About the Author
• Index.

The book shows the most effective way of balancing the fundamental pillars, assisting the modern day manager by handling a dynamic, constantly adjusting workplace, which easily adapts to all challenges and changes. It was written by an international management professor and technology expert speaking directly to managers and engineers about the four dimensions of international project management; people, value engineering and multinational cooperation. International Project Management will bridge the gap of knowledge and highlight the modern and effective findings related to international project management, value engineering, and multinational cooperation. The author teaches about specifics of international project management and he defines what exactly a project should contain, sharing personal examples as well as models that include all the required steps to reach the set goals. Readers will be able to immediately implement these skills into work, find the motivation to move forward, and have confidence easily manage and complete tasks.

Including readily accessible hints and tips for convenient and continued reference, this practical resource has been developed to support candidates intending to take the foundation and/or practitioner examinations. -- Edited summary from book.

• List of Project Workouts, Foreword by Robert Heller, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Introduction, Part One: Challenges to be faced,
• Chapter 1 Challenges we need to face,
• Chapter 2 Advice the best organisations give us,
• Chapter 3 Projects in the context of businesses, portfolios and programmes, Part Two: A walk through the project lifecycle,
• Chapter 4 The Project Framework: an overview of its gates and stages,
• Chapter 5 Who does what?
• Chapter 6 The Proposal: identify the need!
• Chapter 7 The Initial Investigation Stage: Have a quick look at it!
• Chapter 8 The Detailed Investigation Stage: Promising . . . Let's have a closer look,
• Chapter 9 The Develop and Test Stage: Do it!
• Chapter 10 The Trial Stage: Try it out,
• Chapter 11 The Release Stage: Let's get going!
• Chapter 12 The Post-Implementation Review: How did we do?
• Chapter 13 Applying the staged framework,
• Chapter 14 A Few Related Projects: Simple programmes, Part Three: The essentials you need to know,
• Chapter 15 Project teams and style,
• Chapter 16 Project governance,
• Chapter 17 Project setup,
• Chapter 18 Monitoring and controlling your project,
• Chapter 19 Managing benefits,
• Chapter 20 Managing the schedule,
• Chapter 21 Managing resources,
• Chapter 22 Managing the finances,
• Chapter 23 Managing what might go wrong (or right): Risks,
• Chapter 24 Managing what has gone wrong (or right!): Issues,
• Chapter 25 Let's do it differently: Change control,
• Chapter 26 Keeping your stakeholders engaged,
• Chapter 27 Reviews and more reviews,
• Chapter 28 Coping with all that documentation,
• Chapter 29 Closing the project, Part Four: Making project management work for you,
• Chapter 30 Being a project manager,
• Chapter 31 Project management method, Appendix A: Glossary, Appendix B: Document outlines, Appendix C: Method and standards commentary, Appendix D: Good meetings, Appendix E: Brainstorming, Index.
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Projects are an important strategic management tool and a way of life in every business. But how do you get started and ensure you realize the benefits you need? Now in its 5th edition, the Project Workout is the definitive book on business-led project management. It is a valuable companion for every executive and project manager as well as a comprehensive resource for students of project management. Projects are a way of life in every business and an important strategic management tool. But how do you ensure a project realizes the benefits you need? The Project Workout provides practical advice and techniques to direct and manage a project. Aimed at both project sponsors and project managers, it works through the life cycle of a project from initial idea to successful result. The practical approach is enhanced throughout with a series of "Workouts": exercises, techniques and checklists to help you put the book's advice into practice. The Workouts are supported by an on-line resource of tools, including MS project views, project logs and templates. This expanded edition contains a wealth of new information, including how to work with standards and methods, such as ISO 21500, BS6079 and PRINCE2 and PMBoK. The companion to this book, The Programme and Portfolio Workout, deals with directing and managing whole portfolios of projects, making sure everyone in your organization is working towards the same goals; together these books give you what you need to ensure all your projects succeed.
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Designed to support senior managers undertaking project board roles, this book covers the duties, behaviors, responsibilities and accountabilities expected of project board members. -- Edited summary from book.

Designed for project managers working in an agile space, or those looking to understand more about agile delivery, this book gives you the skills and knowledge to benefit from agile delivery, whilst maintaining purposeful levels of control with PRINCE2. -- Edited summary from book.