Project Development

Growing up in a trailer park, by her 21st birthday Ash was a jobless, homeless orphan with only $26 to her name. But even with the odds stacked against her, she changed her fortune forever by starting her million-dollar business from the backseat of her car. Ash gave the finger to convention, blazed her own path, and finally found work she loved. And she wants to show you how she did it.

*Print version available! Humans have been wondering about what it means to live “a good life” since the beginning of recorded history (and undoubtedly before that too). It is a question that continues to preoccupy us to this day, especially in such a fast-paced and ever-changing society. Is there a secret to living a good life? A meaningful life? This book argues, yes, there is. And let’s just say happiness has a lot to do with it. But what is happiness? Happiness is notoriously hard to define. This is because it is a deeply subjective experience unique to and for each person. This ...

You or your company can be screwed if you are hiring consultants without a plan to manage their bid for the sale, statement of work, and overall engagement. Learn from a seasoned risk and compliance, fraud examiner, and process improvement consultant who has worked for over 12 years in three of the "Big Four" consultancies on how you and your company can mitigate corporate risk when bringing in paid advisors.

Managing Developers in the Age of Entitlement: A Tech Leader's Guide is an essential resource for navigating the nuanced challenges of modern tech leadership. This book presents a comprehensive examination of the evolving landscape of software development management, particularly in the context of today’s entitlement culture within tech teams. At the core of this guide is an insightful exploration into managing the unique attitudes and behaviors emerging in the tech world, where entitlement and individualism are increasingly prevalent. The book begins by dissecting the origins and impacts...

You are about to discover how anyone can achieve extraordinary success by simply harnessing the power of his or her memory. What if I told you that you could learn and memorize more in less time? Stay focused, quit being frustrated, improve concentration, be more productive, and absorb info like a human sponge...and best of all do it in as little as five minutes a day? In Computer Memory that's exactly what you'll get.

You are about to discover how to use Agile Project Management to cut through bottlenecks and avoidable inefficiencies to improve your projects continuously for successful project life cycles!

What's the secret of the happiest couples out there? It’s the small things in life that often have the most impact. Studies show that the happiest couples perform 100 caring behaviors for each other in one day. In his “love lab”, John Mordechai Gottman videotaped happy couples and discovered that it’s the small things - a wink, a kiss, a warm smile, an affectionate squeeze, a hug, a pinch, a kind thank you, a tender back rub, a special beloved dish - that are keeping couples together and happy.

Unleash the 'Game Tester' in you with the new eBook, "Game Testing and Quality Assurance"! This comprehensive guide serves as an ultimate roadmap to the fascinating world of game testing and QA, a vital part of successful game development. Imagine having a go-to manual that progressively navigates you through the industry's practices, tools, and methodologies. This valuable resource commences with a solid introduction to Quality Assurance in game development, elaborates on the distinction between Testing and QA, and elucidates the roles and responsibilities of a QA Team. The eBook further ...

Voice Applications for Beginners Start building your first voice application today! The best part? You don’t require prior experience to start making one. This book is for beginners seeking that perfect go-to guide to build their first voice application. Voice-first platforms such as Google Home and Amazon Alexa have revolutionized the lifestyle of billions. And as passionate programmers, it is time to take advantage of this booming industry. It may sound intimidating, coding a voice application, at first. But this guide you are looking at will help you understand all the concepts behind ...

Gorilla in the Cockpit offers a revolutionary way to understand megaproject failures. It opens the black box to reveal the hidden drivers of project crashes. The root causes cannot be found in traditional project management books. They are neither technical nor financial. They are human.

Sara Davies is known for her no-nonsense, down-to-earth entrepreneurship, and this book reveals her secrets to success in just six minutes a week. Filled with stories from Sara's own career, her 52 invaluable lessons span the year, teaching you everything you need to know to launch, run and grow your business.

Project management is an essential skill for anyone who needs to get things done in any organisation, and is absolutely critical for anyone leading strategic change. In Lead Successful Projects, the Penguin Business Expert guide, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, introduces a simplified but strategic approach to project management developed over the last 20 years coaching executives, managers and MBAs. Learn how to break down your project into manageable elements, define smart goals and meet them in this concise and practical guide to project success.

It's time to invite death out of the closet! The impending or actual death of someone close to you can be devastating. It doesn't matter if you knew it was coming, or if it was a total shock-you'll never be the same. There is no right way to grieve, and no appropriate time frame. It's different for everyone. Author and therapist gone rogue, Becky Aud-Jennison, the creator of The Death Dialogues Project and podcast, has sewn together threads from people's shared personal stories and her own experiences.

Unleash the power of creativity in your child's life with the compelling and insightful eBook, "Cultivating Creativity". This comprehensive guide shines the spotlight on the infinite potential of art and creativity's impact on a child's developmental journey. "Cultivating Creativity" invites you into the world of children's artistic expression and why it is a vital part of their world. It illustrates the psychological benefits attributed to artistic endeavors and how it serves as a robust platform for conveying emotions and thoughts. The book skillfully explains how to set up an inviting ...

Starting with a traumatic event that changed her forever, two-time award-winning entrepreneur and certified life coach, Hanneke Antonelli, takes listeners on a journey to hone their entrepreneurial skills and scale more profitable businesses without sacrificing their freedom.

We all have it—that inner light that shines as a beacon to our authentic self—but it’s often dimmed by life’s struggles. And that’s when we lose our way, because our path appears dark. The Lighthouse Project II is a collection of poignant stories by strong women who share their diverse yet unifying truths on trusting their intuition and reigniting their inner spark. From learning to embrace life's changes to strengthening their voice, from establishing their confidence to pursuing their passion, these brave humans share their personal journeys of resilience and self-discovery. We ...

Spark your child's imagination with "Empowering Affirmations for Kids," a vibrant and inspiring book designed to build confidence and resilience in young minds. Through engaging pictures of boys and girls from diverse backgrounds engaging in engineering and technology, this book is a doorway to a world of innovation and creativity.

The role of project manager requires maintaining a balance between the demands of the customer, the project, the team, and the organization. This provides a real challenge in the fields of time management and prioritization. Successful Project Management covers the more technical aspects of a project from start to completion, and contains tested and tried techniques on managing stake holders, effective risk management, project planning, launch, and execution. This fifth edition contains new features including summary points at the end of each chapter and a glossary of key terms.

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Kyle Faber tells you exactly how you can overcome your fears of public speaking, how to prepare for your first speech, how to develop confidence, how to select your topic, how to analyze your audience, how to organize your speech, how to outline your speech, how to prepare visual aids, and how to deliver your speech and your message effectively. It's all here!

Are you a coder or part of a development team? If so, you've likely heard of Agile principles, SCRUM, and Kanban. But what do these terms really mean? In this book, Agile, SCRUM and Kanban Foundations, we will delve into each of these topics. We'll discuss how they can improve your productivity as a software developer, and we'll also talk about avoiding costly mistakes organizations make when adopting Agile principles. Now, if you expect to find terms and definitions that you'll quickly forget, you won't find them here. My goal is to help you understand the core values behind agility in a ...