When Fortune Magazine estimated that 70% of all strategies fail, it also noted that most of these strategies were basically sound, but could not be executed. The central premise of Strategic Project Management Made Simple is that most projects and strategies never get off the ground because of adhoc, haphazard, and obsolete methods used to turn their ideas into coherent and actionable plans. Strategic Project Management Made Simple is the first book to couple a step-by-step process with an...

Learn to plan and execute projects in any organization with this practical and insightful resourceThe comprehensively updated and revised edition of Strategic Project Management Made Simple cements this series’ status as the leading resource for anyone looking for step-by-step guidance on project design and action initiatives.Written by celebrated management consultant Terry Schmidt, this book fully covers the necessity of systems thinking and the ...

Learn to plan and execute projects in any organization with this practical and insightful resourceThe comprehensively updated and revised edition of Strategic Project Management Made Simple cements this series' status as the leading resource for anyone looking for step-by-step guidance on project design and action initiatives.Written by celebrated management consultant Terry Schmidt, this book fully covers the necessity of systems thinking and the ...

The proven playbook for winning—now updated with a new foreword and two bonus HBR articles.Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. It's hard because it forces people and organizations to make specific choices about their future—something few companies do well.In this contemporary business classic, now with a foreword by former Harvard Business Review editor in chief Adi Ignatius and insightful articles from HBR, two of today's most respec...

Procurement Project Management Success integrates supply management best practices and processes with those applicable from the field of project management. It explains how to initiate, plan, manage, and complete both simple and complex procurement projects successfully. Through the use of scheduling, communication plans, risk management and other project management processes, these procurements satisfy stakeholders by setting expectations, continuously communicating statu...

Complete coverage of all current objectives for the CAPM and PMP exams—more than 1,000 practice exam questions and in-depth explanations in total!Thoroughly revised for the current PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), this up-to-date resource offers complete coverage of all the material included on the Certified Associate in Project Management and Project Management Professional exams. You’ll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, pract...

Everything you need to know to successfully finish projects, get paid, and make your clients happy - all in one place. It includes:- Working with Clients - manage proposals and project requirements so clients always get what they need.- Project Management - find out how to plan projects and then monitor progress using agile techniques.- Getting Things Done - learn how great teams collaborate, track time, and invoice their work.

Scrum is a light weight framework built predominantly on Agile principles which has often been described as "easy to learn hard to master". It has gained popularity as it is incredibly simple to understand for both users and stakeholders and it addresses a number of pitfalls with standard project management and software design methodologies.One of the key principles of Scrum is that it allows a team to deliver the highest value in the shortest space of time often in uncertain or co...

When software development teams move to agile methods, experienced project managers often struggle—doubtful about the new approach and uncertain about their new roles and responsibilities. In this book, two long-time certified Project Management Professionals (PMPRs) and Scrum trainers have built a bridge to this dynamic new paradigm. They show experienced project managers how to successfully transition to agile by refocusing on facilitation and collaboration, not “command and control.”

If you have trouble estimating cost or schedule for your projects, you are not alone. The question is this: who wants the estimate and why?The definition of estimate is “guess.” But too often, the people who want estimates want commitments. Instead of a commitment, you can apply practical and pragmatic approaches to developing estimates and then meet your commitments. You can provide your managers the information they want and that you can live with.Learn how to use differe...

Let’s face it — who among us has only a single project? Multiple projects are the norm, not the exception, and there are very good reasons why this is so. A lot of projects simply aren’t big enough to justify the investment of a full-time project manager: having only one is impractical. Depending on the availability of resources, a multiple project environment can accomplish substantial work while lowering the overhead burden of project management by consolidating processes.  In this book, yo...

This book is for anyone motivated and driven by the desire to create improvements within their team or wider business.