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Featured Book
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Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed
By
Gerald Kendall
and Steve Rollins
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This book examines the PMO and strategic planning in depth, discussing what is missing from current approaches. The authors show why the current Project Management model must change drastically from focusing on cost and efficiency to focusing on project flow and throughput. This approach works wonders to drive bottom line value from a PMO. The authors reveal a PMO Maturity Model - how to judge any PMO implementation. More ....
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Other Great Books
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) -- 2000 Edition
By
Project Management Institute
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide 2000 Edition is your basic reference and the world's defacto standard for the project management profession. It was designated an American National Standard (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2000)
by the American National Standards Institute in March 2001.
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Achieving Project Management Success Using Virtual Teams
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Ginger Levin
and Parviz F. Rad
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Corporate Fraud Responsibility: A Legislative History of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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William H. Manz
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Critical Chain
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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Deming and Goldratt
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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Radically improve any organization by applying the management philosophies of W. Edwards Deming and Eliyahu M. Goldratt with one powerful 10-step process: The Decalogue. A step by step guide to implementing the management systems of W. Edwards Deming and Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Dr.'s Deming and Goldratt are recognized as two of the foremost geniuses of modern management. The integration of the Theory of Constraints and the System of Profound Knowledge into one cohesive process brings the work of these two great thinkers to a new level of accessibility. The ten steps of THE DECALOGUE reflect the basic concept that in order to manage effectively we must be able to predict the outcome of out management decisions. This seemingly simple statement is the core of successful management. The Tools presented in this book will enable any organization to: * Manage effectively * Develop focused business strategies * Create an atmosphere of continuous improvement
You will not find a quick fix in these pages, but with deter
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Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2002
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Eric Uyttewaal
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Many organizations create nice charts with Project 2000. Few, however, create dynamic models to manage their projects. Dynamic models are easy to maintain and will continue to forecast the project until it ends. In this book, author Eric
Uyttewaal describes the guidelines for making a dynamic schedule of your project. He makes valuable recommendations, which
features to use, and how to use them - the best practices of scheduling. The summary of the book provides a checklist for
good schedules. The book comes with a CD-ROM with many examples of schedules for a wide variety of projects.
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It's Not Luck
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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Learn more about the powerful techniques first presented in the best-selling business novel, The Goal. In this book, Dr. Goldratt, through examples in a variety of industries, shows how to apply TOC to sales and marketing, inventory control, and production distribution. In addition, techniques in conflict resolution are introduced on both a business and personal level.
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Necessary But Not Sufficient
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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After reading the newspapers and following the sharp oscillations of the stock market, it becomes apparent that hi-tech companies are of a different breed. Never before have the chances of making a fortune been so realistic and never before have large companies been so fragile. What is really going on inside these hi-tech companies? What types of pressures and challenges are they facing? And how do they cope?
Computer software providers, especially the ones that specialize in handling the data needs of organizations, are prime examples of these volatile companies. In the nineties we witnessed their growth from small businesses into multi-billion dollar giants. No wonder investors were attracted.
In 1998 it was easy for such companies to raise as much money as they wanted. But now, investment funds have dried up. Why? And more importantly, is there a way to reverse the trend? This book gives the answers.
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Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
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Karl E. Wiegers
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Software development consultant Wiegers describes various formal and informal methods for conducting a peer review program, such as pair programming, team reviews, the "walkthrough," and the ad hoc review. The main part of the text is devoted to the various stages of the technique of inspection. Coverage extends to the social issues involved in critiquing the work of others and overcoming resistance to reviews.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
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Project Management : A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
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Harold Kerzner
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Completely revised and streamlined for course use including expanded problems and exercises.
Content has been refocused on the critical aspects of project management.
Supplemented by instructors packages for both academic use and corporate trainers, includes online PowerPoint(r) presentations, student workbook, instructor's manual, and a new book of case studies
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Project Management : A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Project Management (Workbook)
By
Harold Kerzner
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"This classic guide enables you to learn from the successes and failures of leading companies, explore new cost control and risk management techniques . . . and obtain the information needed to study for the PMI Certification exam."
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Project Management Institute Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures
By
Project Management Institute
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This is the first practice standard that the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has developed to complement and elaborate on the information contained in its de facto global standard for the profession, A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – 2000 Edition. It provides guidance and universal principles for the initial generation, subsequent
development, and application of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Successful project management uses planning techniques to
define the project objectives in sufficient detail to support effective management of the project. The WBS provides the
foundation for defining work as it relates to project objectives and establishes the structure for managing the work to its
completion. Each descending level of a WBS represents an increasingly detailed definition of the project work.
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Project Manager Competency Development Framework
By
Project Management Institute
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Sharpen your project manager skills now! Discover the career benefits of climbing into the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) new competency development framework. Like building a transparent superstructure, the competency framework enables you to clearly see the interdependencies between your job knowledge, skills and behavior. Readily uncover areas of outmoded or faulty construction and tackle only what needs renovating. Enjoy the clarity!
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Project Planning, Scheduling & Control, 3rd Edition
By
James P. Lewis
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Unique among project management books, Project Planning, Scheduling & Control is renowned for its applications-oriented, non-theoretical understanding of the flexibility required in day-to-day management situations. New material in this
long-awaited third edition includes easy-to-follow guidelines for managing multiple projects, effective risk management
strategies, an innovative blueprint for developing a workable project methodology, and more.
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Quantifying the Value of Project Management
By
William Ibbs
and Justin Reginato
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In Quantifying the Value of Project Management, William Ibbs and Justin Reginato, from the University of California at Berkeley, explore real-world data from 52 U.S. corporations and find the key to a high return on investment. It is project
management maturity. Mature project management departments have more on-time, under-budget projects; less variable schedules and expenses; and decreased cost ratios. Project management maturity benefits extend to the parent company where Dr. Ibbs finds lower utilization rates, higher production rates and lower operating costs. Dr. Ibbs shows how to assess project management maturity and track its development. If you are looking for a comeback to those who want proof of project management’s corporate value, Quantifying the Value of Project Management lays out all the evidence you need.
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Securing the Future: Strategies for Exponential Growth Using the Theory of Constraints
By
Gerald Kendall
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Today's managers encounter tremendous resistance in getting others to buy-in to change. The ongoing rounds of downsizing and upheaval have taken their toll, leaving a legacy of skepticism. Therefore, managers must not only have ideas, but must be experts at "selling" the correct answers, information, and measurements to address issues of change. Securing the Future uses the Theory of Constraints, a breakthrough improvement methodology, to provide solutions to today's management problems.
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Selling Project Management to Senior Executives: Framing the Moves that Matter
By
Janice Thomas, Connie L. Delisle, Kam Jugdev,
and The Project Management Institute
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
and Jeff Cox
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The Haystack Syndrome: Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean
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Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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A "must" for every manager concerned with meeting the challenges of the 21st century. You'll see the differences between data and information in a new light, and understand precisely how misunderstanding those differences can affect the quality of your decision-making process. Starting with the structure of an organization, The Haystack Syndrome ends with a detailed description of the logic that must underpin the information system for any organization to maximize effectiveness.
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The Project Sponsor Guide
By
Neil A. Love
and Joan Brant-Love
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Project sponsors can have a tremendous impact on the success of key projects. However, in reality, they miss the mark and are often uninvolved or over-involved and confused about their roles. The purpose of this guide is to help managers add value as
sponsors of cross-functional projects; including development projects, information system projects, organizational change
projects, and process improvement projects.
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The Race
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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The graphics and accompanying text reveal the implications that stem from the shop floor to our standard of living. The Race allows you to derive a superior system, Drum-Buffer-Rope, for generating logistical improvement. It also shows you how to focus these improvements so they are optimal and not just local. The epilogue and appendix quizzes will give the thoughtful reader insight in how to initiate and extend a process of ongoing improvement into other areas-like marketing and financial control.
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Theory of Constraints
By
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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Theory of Constraints walks you through the crucial stages of a continuous program: the five steps of focusing; the process of change; how to prove effect-cause-effect; and how to invent simple solutions to complex problems. Equally important, the author reveals the devastating impact that an organization's psychology can have on the process of improvements. Theory of Constraints is a crucial document for understanding what it takes to achieve manufacturing breakthroughs.
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