The 5th Edition of Jack Marchewka's Information Technology Project Management focuses on how to create measurable organizational value (MOV) through IT projects. The author uses the concept of MOV, combined with his own research, to create a solid foundation for making decisions throughout the project's lifecycle. The book's integration of project management and IT concepts provides students with the tools and techniques they need to develop in this field.

This book gives managers an integrative approach to project, program, and change management. It describes the differences between change in projects versus programs with case studies in both areas and the different life cycles. While the project and change comprise much of the book, it is up to date with its emphasis on agile, scrum, and benefits. The book also describes methods to both initiate and manage a change and what must be done for success and business value.

A must-read for any project management professional or student. Projects are the life blood of any organization. Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R)) and the Project Management Professional Exam(R), the fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. Covering everything from individual projects to programs and strategic alignment, it addresses: Project initiation and planning Communication and interpersonal skills Scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives Managing political and resource issues Implementing a PMO Measuring value and competencies. The book compiles essays and advice from the field's top professionals and features new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program management, project governance, knowledge management, and more. Updated with fresh examples, case studies and solutions to specific project management dilemmas, it remains an essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master.

Today's organizations are moving toward the use of teams and groups to accomplish specific tasks more rapidly and at less cost. For the past 10 years this book has set the standard for establishing project management principles. This edition provides guidelines and tools to help managers of projects succeed. Emphasis is placed on project/team management techniques, rather than general management techniques. Critical aspects of project management are covered in detail, including available software packages, negotiation, project manager selection and project auditing and terminating.

#weproclaim! Das Buch zur Vision: Ulrike Guérot, Robert Menasse und Milo Rau riefen am 10. November 2018 in einem eindrucksvollen performativen Akt gemeinsam mit 30 000 Menschen und in über zwanzig Ländern in ganz Europa die Europäische Republik aus. Was für ein historischer Moment! Die Initiatorinnen und Initiatoren des European Balcony Project wollten damit einen Kontrapunkt zum europaweiten Wiedererstarken von Nationalismen setzen. Die rege Beteiligung zahlreicher Bürger sowie Institutionen hat gezeigt, dass der Wunsch nach einem demokratischen Europa, in dem für alle Bürger gleicher Zugang zu allen Rechten gewährleistet wird, nicht mehr ignoriert werden kann. Diese Publikation spiegelt die Intention des andauernden Projekts der Europäischen Republik

A basic introduction to Ms.Project where anyone can learn step by step and create a project plan. Suitable for those who want to undertake project management. It's easy to learn with examples and simple steps. Topics covered range from beginner level to project completion. This book covers important topics for users to understand the Ms. Project user interface. We have described the most important parts of a project plan with simple steps and examples. Some of the important ones The topics covered are: How important is it to use subtasks to organize tasks and have subtasks? What are milestones and regular tasks? Where can I apply the project delay? How do I link tasks using task dependencies and task constraints? How can I see the important parts? Can resources be assigned to everyday tasks? What is a fixed cost? How can I measure Project's costs? How do I calculate the wages for a resource? What if my resources are overloaded? How can I use the leveling feature to measure and resolve the situation? Can you report? Can you create a project plan in the desired format? If you have any doubts about any of the above topics, then this is the book for you. I wrote this book with the intention of to help users understand the concept regardless of which industry or project they are in. The goal is to understand the concept and apply it to the project plan. Have fun learning and do your best! The Author Shamani Narayanasamy

Get a 360-degree view of digital project management. Learn proven best practices from case studies and real-world scenarios. A variety of project management tools, templates, models, and frameworks are covered. This book provides an in-depth view of digital project management from initiation to execution to monitoring and maintenance. Covering end-to-end topics from pre-sales to post-production, the book explores project management from various dimensions. Each core concept is complemented by case studies and real-world scenarios. The Complete Guide to Digital Project Management provides valuable tools for your use such as: Frameworks: governance, quality, knowledge transfer, root cause analysis, digital product evaluation, digital consulting, estimation Templates: estimation, staffing, resource induction, RACI Models: governance, estimation, pricing, digital maturity continuous execution, earned value management and effort forecast Metrics: project management, quality What You’ll Learn Study best practices and failure scenarios in digital projects, including common challenges, recurring problem themes, and leading indicators of project failures Explore an in-depth discussion of topics related to project quality and project governance Understand Agile and Scrum practices for Agile execution See how to apply Quality Management in digital projects, including a quality strategy, a quality framework, achieving quality in various project phases, and quality best practices Be able to use proven metrics and KPIs to track, monitor, and measure project performance Discover upcoming trends and innovations in digital project management Read more than 20 real-world scenarios in digital project management with proven best practices to handle the scenarios, and a chapter on a digital transformation case study Who This Book Is For Software project managers, software program managers, account managers, software architects, lead developers, and digital enthusiasts

Equal Sharestells a fascinating story-the history of a group of dynamic tapestry workers who changed the economic life of their community. The authors examine a key community-based cooperative in Botswana that was launched in the early 1970s, and is hailed as a model for development and social change. With little formal education, virtually no job experience, still working their own agricultural lands, and many as single mothers, the co-op workers have maintained their business for over twenty-five years. Equal Sharesis written in different voices, and tells the story of the defining moments in the lives of the Oodi Weavers. As the workers weave their village stories into the tapestries, the book weaves a story that depicts their evolving collective experience. It's a model of community action. Inspiring reading for all those fighting to take control of their economic lives.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are lost globally each year due to project and program failures in virtually all fields. Continued project failures, setbacks and losses have prompted me to question the adequacy of the current concepts, models and practices of project and program management, and to explore opportunities for change. In my view the contemporary approaches do not adequately address the real challenges of planning and delivery of projects and programs of significant size. Evidence from numerous field studies shows that projects and programs continue to underperform, or fail with massive losses and disillusioned clients and sponsors. Clearly, a fresh perspective and approach is needed to ensure that projects will deliver the outcomes that the stakeholders aspire to. For this to realise, it is imperative that client and sponsor organisations adopt a new mindset, and a vastly different approach to management of projects and programs. It is incumbent upon all client bodies to exercise a hands-on proactive approach, ensure that they understand complexities, and invest in creating the requisite capabilities for planning and management of their projects and programs. I have written this book, together with Volume 2, in a style that can assist both scholars and practitioners to adopt and tailor the contents to suit their needs. My main motivation is to promote a more strategic and integrative approach to planning and delivery of projects and programs of significant size. I have attempted to bring together the key elements of knowledge related to project business and project management, and present these in a consistent and coherent framework, coupled with the relevant processes needed for their practical application. The integrated business and project management (IBPM) approach embodies a fresh perspective, frameworks, processes and tools for strategic planning, development and management of projects and programs of significant size.