Transform chaos into cooperation, gain control of your household, and achieve your family goals―together!Former Ritz-Carlton project manager Hilary Kinney applies decades of proven project management experience to parenting, helping busy families get organized, strengthen relationships, and reduce stress.The fast pace of modern life leaves many parents struggling to manage competing responsibilities, which can increase stress and cause conflicts. But Pr...

A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library SeriesLearn how the business analyst works collaboratively with the project manager and other core team members to create plans that customize elicitation activities to the unique needs of the project. The author presents techniques used by successful business analysts and defines key business analysis terms.Examine the principles and practices for pragmatic, effective requirements elicitation and learn how to work collabo...

This PMP Study Guide employs multilearning techniques to maximize your knowledge retention for the many project management terms and concepts. Based on the PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition, the contents deliver the information, knowledge, and confidence needed to pass the PMP exam. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the information required to prepare for the PMP exam in an easy-to-understand format and also includes many practice questions and quizzes. An emphasis on areas of exam diff...

The Modern Project Manager's Playbook bridges the gap between theory and application—offering a clear, practical roadmap for professionals who manage work, lead teams, or drive organizational change. Written by educator, consultant, and author Daniel Yeomans, this comprehensive guide combines decades of experience in corporate, academic, and public-sector environments with globally recognized frameworks from PMI®, IIBA®, Scrum Alliance®, Scrum.org, and ASQ®. The book moves beyond process a...

“In this must-read book, Dr Syreeta Bond shows Black women and career moms how , get organized, get shit done and become the baddest bitch in every facet of their life while trying to juggle work and home responsibilities.Drawing on research, interviews, and her own powerful stories of toxic work environments, gender and racial bias, and life’s challenges, Dr Bond offers readers a series of heart breaking and insightful reflections on the true power in defying the odds. She shares ...

Online dating is a very dangerous adventure. One of the greatest dangers online is that many unscrupulous child abusers prey on innocent children, teenagers, and even adults; resulting in disastrous consequences for the victims and their families. However, this book is not specifically about such widespread dangerous trends. Rather, the real life events portrayed in Confessions of a Lonely Lover are about Internet dating scams for the sole purpose of defrauding the victims financially and ...

Consulting and practitioner literature often discusses and proclaims project management value; however the actual value resulting from investments in project management has been hard to define, let alone measure. In the past, few rigorous studies have been conducted to seek out the measurable value of project management. The Project Management Institute requested proposals in 2004 for research designed to quantify the value of project management. This monograph, Researching the Value of Pr...

The Human Side of Project Management: Leadership Skills includes an assessment framework for selecting project leaders who exemplify the key characteristics and traits identified in the research, with particular emphasis on working in China, due to the country's growing need for project management. In building the body of knowledge relating to leadership skills of project leaders, researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai employed a number of tactics, including literature review, inve...

Many SAP projects use waterfall methodologies, but these often run into budgeting and scheduling problems. In this unique book, Sean Robson presents ways of improving SAP implementations and offers practical advice on the most effective way to see a project through from beginning to end. Basing his strategies on the twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto, and drawing on his vast experience, he particularly focuses on the use of Scrum and Kanban and their suitability for certain types of ...

In today's enterprise, technology isn't about software or hardware. It's about knowledge and competence. And it's the key to creating a sustained competitive advantage for your organization. Dr. Robert McGrath's new book not only redefines technology but reshapes how to approach the age-old challenges of fostering innovation, growing entrepreneurship and creating value. Described as a combination of "a master class taught by your most thought-provoking professor" and "a troubleshooting ses...

Project Portfolios in Dynamic Environments: Organizing for Uncertainty is a comprehensive report of research that addresses this important, rising issue. Authors Yvan Petit and Brian Hobbs present the results of their investigation in a report that significantly advances the theory and also offers tips for practice. Currently, those applying project portfolio management tend to focus on the selection, prioritization, and strategic alignment of projects. Little attention is afforded the pot...

Up-to-date, based on the ITIL® framework, as well as COBIT®, ISO/IEC 20000, PMI® and ISO/IEC 27000, The Definitive Guide to IT Service Metrics will show you how to integrate metrics into your business and maximize their usage and effectiveness. You will learn what to consider when gathering and reporting information and how to secure and protect your company's metrics.