Project Management: Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence

Project Management: Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence
Wiley | 2010-02-08 | ISBN: 047052829X | 707 pages | PDF | 6 MB

The bestselling first edition of Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence set the course for project managers navigating the increasingly challenging task of working within global corporations and with distant and diverse work teams. This new edition carries that tradition to the next step, presenting a new set of firsthand accounts of how corporations around the world incorporate project management into their strategic business operations.

In this Second Edition, senior managers of more than fifty global companies—both large (Fortune 500) and small, and in all sectors of the market—share their best practices in project management. These industry leaders offer insight into best practices for:

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Project risk management
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Project management for multinational cultures and cultural failures
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Focusing on value as well as cost and schedule
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Integrated and virtual project teams

With new and updated information on the latest developments in the field, Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence, Second Edition offers a must-have window onto the issues—and their real-world solutions—facing corporate managers, project and team managers, engineers, project team members, and business consultants in today's global market.

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Schaum's Outline of Financial Management, Third Edition

Schaum's Outline of Financial Management, Third Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | pages: 480 | 2007 | ISBN: 0071481281 | PDF | 3 Mb

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

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The Truth About Getting the Best From People

The Truth About Getting the Best From People By Martha I. Finney
Publisher: FT Press 2008 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0132354918 | PDF | 2 MB

Build a culture of engagement...one person, one interaction at a time
You can build and lead teams full of self-motivated, innovative contributors: people who love their jobs, believe in their mission, and perform with focus, enthusiasm, and creativity! This book reveals 49 PROVEN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES for getting the best from every employee, every team, every organization!
The truth about building a self-driven workforce that’s positive, committed, passionate
The truth about what really motivates people--and what doesn’t
The truth about leading with authenticity, clarity, consistency, and inspiration
You can build and lead teams full of self-motivated, innovative contributors: people who love their jobs, believe in their mission, and perform with focus, enthusiasm, and creativity! Top leadership consultant Martha Finney reveals 49 proven leadership principles for getting the best from every employee, every team, every organization. She shows how to build a workforce that’s positive, committed, passionate...how to really motivate people, even on a tight budget...how to lead with authenticity, clarity, consistency, and inspiration. These skills offer powerful, quantifiable business value. They are completely learnable--and this book is the fastest way to master them. It distills the world’s best thinking on getting the best from people: the truth, and nothing but the truth!

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Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent

Marshall Goldsmith, Louis Carter, The Best Practice Institute, "Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent"
Pfeiffer | 2009 | ISBN: 0470499613, 0470555211 | 336 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB

Praise for Best Practices in Talent Management

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Leadership Skills for Project Managers

Jeffrey K. Pinto, Jeffrey W. Trailer, "Leadership Skills for Project Managers"
Project Management Institute | 1998 | ISBN: 1880410494 | 131 pages | PDF | 41,1 MB

Chosen from the best of the Project Management Journal® and PM Network®, the articles reprinted in this volume revolve around the nature of the project management challenge, the skills required of effective project managers, and some of the important leadership and management principles. Taken together, they offer a comprehensive and thorough look at the immense leadership challenges and skills necessary to successfully navigate the minefields of project management.

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ERP: The Dynamics of Supply Chain and Process Management

Avraham Shtub, Reuven Karni, "ERP: The Dynamics of Supply Chain and Process Management"
Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 0387745238 | 298 pages | PDF | 4,7 MB

ERP: The Dynamics of Supply Chain and Process Management is a complete updating and expansion of Avraham Shtub’s award-winning 1999 text Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): The Dynamics of Operations Management. New chapters, written together with his co-author Reuven Karni, cover enterprise process modeling; design of business processes; a complete revision of the original chapter on the integrated order-fulfillment process using ERP; business process management; business process improvement; and a new appendix on simulating process life cycles: using serious games as teaching aids, along with a complete description of and instructions for using the CD containing MERPTM – a Dynamic Case Study Simulator (DCSS) from MBE Simulations Ltd.

MERPTM is designed to facilitate the teaching of integrated operations of a business organization with a focus on corporate performance management. It reflects a fully live environment and allows students to participate in a virtual organization made real and dynamic as minute-by-minute business events and conditions unfold.

This book is ideal for use in academic and executive programs aimed at teaching students how integrated systems work. It is suitable as a textbook for the basic MBA Operations Management course or as a text for courses on ERP systems and the development of business processes. In an industrial engineering program it could serve to give students their first, and perhaps only, introduction to business issues like market demand and supplier relationships.

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The Principles of Project Management

The Principles of Project Management By Meri Williams
Publisher: SitePoint 2008 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0980285860 | PDF | 2 MB

The Principles of Project Management lays out clear steps that anyone can follow to get projects done right, and delivered on time.

This full color book covers:

Why Project Management is important The 6 fundamental truths of project management Getting started
: Discovering, Initiating, Planning and Resourcing a project Getting the Job Done
: Executing and controlling Keeping it Smooth
: Communication, collaboration and managing change Following through
: Ongoing support and maintenance, measuring operational success Resources
: Review of various tools, recommended reading, professional resources for project management
Short, and to the point, this book aims to do to provide a solid foundation for anyone who finds themselves responsible for executing projects.

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Alan J. Stolzer, Carl D. Halford, John J. Goglia - Safety Management Systems in Aviation

Alan J. Stolzer, Carl D. Halford, John J. Goglia - Safety Management Systems in Aviation
Publisher: Ashgate | 2008-10-01 | ISBN: 0754673049 | PDF | 322 pages | 5.79 MB

Although aviation is among the safest modes of transportation in the world today, accidents still happen. In order to further reduce accidents and improve safety, proactive approaches must be adopted by the aviation community. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management System (SMS) programs in their aviation industries. While some countries (Australia, Canada, members of the European Union, New Zealand) have been engaged in SMS for a few years, it's just now emerging in the United States, and is non-existent in most other countries.This timely and unique book covers the essential points of SMS. The knowledgeable authors go beyond merely defining it; they discuss the quality management underpinnings of SMS, the four pillars, risk management, reliability engineering, SMS implementation, and the scientific rigor that must be designed into proactive safety.This comprehensive work is designed as a textbook for the student of aviation safety, and is an invaluable reference tool for the SMS practitioner in any segment of aviation. The authors introduce a hypothetical airline-oriented safety scenario at the beginning of the book and conclude it at the end, engaging the reader and adding interest to the text. To enhance the practical application of the material, the book also features numerous SMS in Practice commentaries by some of the most respected names in aviation safety.

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"IT Manager’s Handbook. The Business Edition" by Bill Holtsnider, Brian D. Jaffe

"IT Manager’s Handbook. The Business Edition" by Bill Holtsnider, Brian D. Jaffe
Morgan Kaufmann / Elsevier | 2010 | ISBN: 0123751101 | 391 pages | PDF | 5 Mb

IT Manager's Handbook: The Business Edition is a MUST-HAVE guide for the advancing technology professional who is looking to move up into a supervisory role, and is ideal for newly-promoted IT managers who needs to quickly understand their positions. The Business Edition is the definitive manual to managing an IT department in today's corporate environment.

It uses IT-related examples to discuss business topics and recognizes the ever-changing and growing demands of IT in today's world as well as how these demands impact those who work in the field.

Specific attention is paid to the latest issues, including the challenges of dealing with a mobile and virtual workforce, managing Gen-X/Yers, and running an IT organization in a troubled economy. Rich with external references and written in-easy-to-read sections, IT Manager's Handbook:

• Focuses on Web 2.0 ideas and how they impact and play into today's organizations, so you can keep up on social networking, YouTube, web conferencing, instant messaging, Twitter, RSS Feeds, and other collaboration tools.
• Provides strategies on how to get employees to focus in the 24/7 data word.
• Discusses key IT topics in 'layman's terms' for business personnel who need to understand IT topics.

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Operations Management

Nigel Slack, Stuart Chambers, Robert Johnston, "Operations Management (5th Edition)"
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc | 2007 | ISBN: 0273708473 | 336 pages | PDF | 17,1 MB

How does an organisation ...
*create and deliver products at lower cost and with higher revenue?
*meet the challenges posed by changes in customer preferences, internet-based technologies and global supply networks?
*promote creativity, manage knowledge and innovation, and encourage social responsibility in finding solutions to those challenges? The answer is through effective operations management. Managing operations is important, exciting and challenging, and it's central to successful organisational performance. In this market-leading text, Slack, Chambers and Johnston bring to life their comprehensive, practical and strategic view of operations management with over 100 contemporary and international examples of operations in practice, as well as providing critical commentaries on areas of academic contention and professional debate.Tracking the latest developments in the field, the fifth edition of Operations Management examines issues such as:

*Supply-chain planning that enables the fast fashion' Zara, H&M and Benetton
*How information technology helped the city of New Orleans in recovering from Hurricane Katrina
*The outsourcing of laptop manufacturing by Apple, Dell and Sony
*The greening' of operations in Hewlett Packard's recycling programme Improve Your Grade!

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Selling and Sales Management

"Selling and Sales Management" by David Jobber, Geoffrey Lancaster
Publisher: FT Press | ISBN:0273720651 | 2009 | PDF | 568 pages | 5.8 Mb

Selling and Sales Management 8/e is essential reading for all marketing and management students and practitioners, in particular those with specific interests in the world of sales. The text is split into five logical parts: Sales Perspective, Sales Technique, Sales Environment, Sales Management and Sales Control. This edition places emphasis on international aspects of selling and sales management whilst also covering all of the important elements of the marketing mix. Topics covered include Sales Strategies, Key Account Management, Sales Forecasting and Budgeting, and the Role of Selling in Marketing.

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Accounting and Financial Management for I.T. Professional

Y.P. Singh, "Accounting and Financial Management for I.T. Professional"
New Age Publications | 2007 | ISBN: 8122421539 | 236 pages | PDF | 1б1 MB

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Financial Management and Analysis Workbook

Financial Management and Analysis Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master Financial Management and Analysis
Publisher: Wiley | ISBN: 0471477613 | edition 2004 | PDF | 448 pages | 6,5 mb

This comprehensive workbook and study guide is the ideal complement to the bestselling Financial Management and Analysis, Second Edition--the definitive guide to the fundamentals of financial management and analysis.
Financial Management and Analysis Workbook, Second Edition allows you to self-test your financial knowledge before putting it to work in real-world situations. Filled with practical examples, this Workbook:
* Tests your comprehension and calculation skills with short-answer questions and problems that help you practice applying the principles in the actual book
* Covers everything from the mathematics of finance, financial statements, and the fundamentals of valuation to capital budgeting, financing options, and international financial management
* Walks you through the corresponding text, chapter by chapter, and provides fill-in-the-blank sections to reinforce the concepts and key vocabulary

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Radioactive Waste Management: Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases And the Role of Risk

Radioactive Waste Management: Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases And the Role of Risk
Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel (April 2005) | ISBN: 9264008780 | Pages: 235 | PDF | 2.39 MB

The development of radioactive waste repositories involves consideration of how the waste and the engineered barrier systems will evolve, as well as the interactions between these and, often relatively complex, natural systems. The timescales that must be considered are much longer than the timescales that can be studied in the laboratory or during site characterisation. These and other factors can lead to various types of uncertainty (on scenarios, models and parameters) in the assessment of long-term, post-closure performance of waste management facilities. This report includes a synthesis of the plenary presentations and the discussions that took place at the workshop organised under the auspices of the NEA Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) on the “Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases and the Role of Risk”.

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PMP Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide

Kim Heldman, Vanina Mangano "PMP Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide"
Sybex | English | 2009-07-27 | ISBN: 0470479582 | 360 pages | PDF | 5,6 MB

A concise, focused study aid aimed at preparing you for PMP certification

The Project Management Profressional (PMP) certification is the most desired skill in today's IT marketplace and candidates are required to have thousands of hours of PM experience even before taking the PMP exam.

As the ideal reading companion to PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fifth Edition, or any PMP exam prep guide, this focused study tool gives you that extra preparation you need to approach the grueling PMP exam with confidence. More than 120 review questions, two bonus exams, electronic flashcards, and a searchable key term database all contribute to your preparation for taking the PMP exam.
• Works hand in hand with PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fifth Edition
• Six chapters correspond to the six domain areas of the PMP exam: initating the project, planning the project, executing the project, monitoring and controlling the project, closing the project, professional and social responsibility
• Accompanying CD-ROM features a test engine, electronic flashcards, and a searchable PDF of key terms
If you're looking to be as prepared as possible before taking the 200-question, 4-hour PMP exam, then this review guide is a must-read.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Finance Director's Handbook, Fifth Edition

Finance Director's Handbook, Fifth Edition
Publisher: CIMA Publishing | pages: 1013 | 2009 | ISBN: 0750687010 | PDF | 11,1 mb

This quick reference manual provides extensive information on recent changes and authoritative coverage of all the financial operations a busy Finance Director has now to undertake. All the key business critical information is here in one book - everything a busy Finance Director needs access to. Written by professionals for professionals so that key information is easily accessed, assimilated and used. Detailed sections are devoted to audit, cash flow management, corporate transactions, financial reporting, management accounting, taxation and treasury and risk management.

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Stakeholder Relationship Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management
Gower | 2009-10-01 | ISBN: 0566088649 | 242 pages | PDF | 4 MB

In any activity an organisation undertakes, whether strategic, operational or tactical, the activity can only be successful with the input, commitment and support of its people - stakeholders. Gaining and maintaining the support and commitment of stakeholders requires a continuous process of engaging the right stakeholders at the right time and understanding and managing their expectations. Unfortunately, most organisations have difficulty implementing such culture change, and need assistance and guidance to implement a consistent process for identification and management of stakeholders and their changing expectations. As a continuous improvement process, stakeholder management requires understanding and support from everyone in the organisation from the CEO to the short-term contractor. This requires the concepts and practices of effective stakeholder management to become embedded in the culture of the organisation: 'how we do things around here', this book provides the 'road map' to help organisations achieve these objectives. The text has two specific purposes. Firstly, it is a 'how-to' book providing the fundamental processes and practices for improving stakeholder management in endeavours such as projects, and program management offices (PMO), it also gives guidance on organisational survival during mergers and acquisitions, preparing for the tender bidding, and marketing campaigns. Secondly, Lynda Bourne's book is for organisations that have recognised the importance of stakeholder engagement to their success, it is a guidebook for assessing their current maturity regarding implementation of stakeholder relationship management with a series of guidelines and milestones for achieving the preferred level of maturity.

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The Project Management Question and Answer Book

The Project Management Question and Answer Book
Publisher: AMACOM | ISBN: 0814471641 | edition 2003 | CHM | 262 pages | 11,7 mb

With project management methodology continually proving its worth in a myriad number of business settings, it's no surprise that more and more companies are turning to this incredibly effective productivity driver. For experienced project managers and rookies alike, The Project Management Question and Answer Book is a one-stop reference covering the most crucial processes and concepts. With questions ranging from elementary to advanced, simple to complex, this ready-to-use book can put any manager on the fast track to success.
Aspiring project managers will find out:
* why PM is useful to them and their organization
* how to interact with project stakeholders to maximize productivity
* how to establish realistic cost, schedule, and scope baselines
* what management techniques can be used to motivate teams
* how to evaluate project team performance

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PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide

PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | ISBN: 0072230622 | edition 2003 | CHM | 588 pages | 11 mb

Get the book that shows you not only what to study, but how to study. The only classroom-based integrated study system for professional certification gives you complete coverage of all objectives for the PMP exam, hundreds of practice exam questions, and hands-on exercises.
Get the book that shows you not only what--but how--to study 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for the PMP exam Exam Readiness checklist at the front of the book--you’re ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
Covers all PMP exam topics, including: Project Initiation * Establishing a Framework * Resource Management * Project Planning and Execution * Scope Management * Quality Assurance * Measuring Performance * Risk Management and Response * Project Closing * Professional Responsibility

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Quality Management Demystified

Quality Management Demystified
McGraw-Hill Professional | 2005-12-12 | ISBN: 0071449086 | 320 pages | PDF | 2 MB

In Quality Management Demystified, top consultant Sid Kemp gives you a practical, up-to-date guide to the basic terms, concepts, and tools for defining, measuring, and managing quality. He takes you from the groundbreaking methodologies of Quality Management pioneers to quality strategies essential for success in the twenty-first century’s global marketplace. Sid shows you how to take the steps necessary to develop a Quality Team, achieve Quality Engineering, and tailor a companywide capability for quality. He discusses all of the trends…exposes the pitfalls in some of the programs…and digs past the hype to show you what really works.
Quality Management Demystified enables you to understand and work successfully with all aspects of Quality Management. It tames a complex subject with clear, easy-to-understand definitions and vivid examples. Work at your own pace with this unique self-teaching guide, which continually assesses and reinforces your mastery with end-of-chapter and end-of-section multiple-choice quizzes and a final exam, and plenty of fresh, savvy ideas for further reflection.
Here's a self-teaching course guaranteed to help you understand and implement Quality Management.
Get ready to:
Examine the important facets, procedures, and pros and cons of all quality methodologies, including Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma Know the difference between Quality Control and Quality Assurance and when to use which, or both Learn root cause analysis for applications in technical and management problems Use statistical tools such as Pareto optimization and statistical process control to support quality Win over skeptical employees who think TQM is just a fad and make them enthusiastic partners Quality Management Demystified is a practical, effective way for students, professional managers and program managers, small business owners, MBA candidates -- even Six Sigma "black belts" -- to learn how to use and maximize the benefits of Quality Management!

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