Project Management Leadership

A project charter is a formal document that signifies an official kick-off of your project. This audiobook prepares you to understand each component and have hands-on expertise in clearly documenting the specifics needed to convince the top management to approve your project. Whether you are executing a Six Sigma, Lean, Agile, or even a large project management style of project, you would need to document the project charter. And this audiobook covers every aspect of the charter for any and every type of project.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Project Management. Includes how to deliver a successful project from start to finish; communicate effectively with people at all levels; manage changes and control scope creep; identify and deal with risks; and work with common project-management methodologies.

Understanding the Agile methodology doesn’t have to be difficult. Agile thinking and Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean are becoming highly popular in many industries. An increasing number of businesses are starting to use Agile values and principles to achieve their goals. Therefore, understanding the Agile way of working is more important than ever before.

Author Andrew Harmel-Law shows you how architects and development teams can collaborate to create and evolve more efficient architectures for their systems. Techniques in this book will help you learn how to create a mindset that allows everyone to practice architecture and build the best systems they've ever experienced.

Night after night chefs and their crews are able to multitask and produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.

RE:Think Innovation makes coming up with great ideas everybody’s business. People think innovation isn’t sustainable, so they make it much harder than it has to be. Experts portray it as confusing and complicated, so they can charge big fees. Executives make it intimidating and complex, so they appear smarter and important. Traditional innovators imply you need a special degree or training to know how to do it right. RE:Think Innovation answers the question of how to tie individual competence with innovation techniques to direct corporate outcomes.

Author Matt LeMay explains agile in clear, jargon-free terms and provides concrete and actionable steps to help any team put its values and principles into practice. Examples from a wide variety of organizations, including small nonprofits and global financial enterprises, bring to life the on-the-ground realities of agile across industries and functions.

Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach breaks down agile in a way that makes it easy to understand and practical to follow. As one of agile's leading practitioners, Mike Griffiths takes complex concepts and not only simplifies them but makes the listening fun and easily relatable. Whether you're new to agile or just looking for an essential desk reference, Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach is the perfect introduction to all things agile.

The project sponsor/executive/director is essential for any project, as this person is in charge and ultimately accountable for its success (or lack thereof). However, he or she is rarely trained in project management; rather they are likely to be a general manager or senior executive. Michiel van der Molen seeks to help these accidental project overseers understand their role and responsibilities, guiding them to proactively take control of the project.

Scrum is a project management approach based on Agile principles that allows organisations and individuals to deliver the highest possible value in the shorted possible time. This framework has often been met with adversity as it is a departure to traditional methods, but has stood the test of time and has demonstrated through countless organisation that they are able to deliver more with less.

There are a host of neuroscientific explanations for why laughter makes us feel so great. Laughter triggers "feel good" chemicals in the brain which activate opiate receptors throughout your body and mind. Creating a workplace culture in which laughter is not only allowed but expected is an important step in building the trust, openness, authenticity, storytelling, and teamwork (TOAST) that are essential to any healthy collaborative environment.

In a time of celebrity worship and self-absorption, Judith's well-reasoned and heart-felt appeal is so countercultural as to be revolutionary. Her words demonstrate what "thank you" power really means. Imagine, as does the author, people acknowledging each other's humanity, accomplishments, talents, and wisdom on a continuous basis. It might just catch on. And wouldn't that be something! This listening experience will change your life and the life of everyone around you!

This step-by-step guide to project management teaches how to manage a project from start to finish. Discover pitfalls you need to avoid and challenges you may encounter while managing your project in this comprehensive guide.

This audiobook is a how-to guide and will provide you with all the information you need to be successful in your project sponsorship. It focuses on the three key areas of project sponsorship: stewardship, decisions, and results.

Bücher über Projektmanagement gibt es jede Menge - doch seltsamerweise keines über das Thema, das Projektmanager am brennendsten interessiert: Wie kann ich meine akute Projektkrise lösen? Klaus D. Tumuscheit bietet dem gestressten Projektmanager die nötigen Werkzeuge. Tumuscheits 33 praxiserprobte Erste-Hilfe-Massnahmen lösen jene 33 Projektprobleme, an denen Projektmanager immer wieder verzweifeln, wie zum Beispiel: "Unsere Termine sind nicht zu schaffen!", "Die da oben wissen nicht, was sie wollen!", "Wir kriegen kein Budget!", "Der Papierkram stiehlt meine Zeit!", "Unser Chef funkt ständig dazwischen!".

When a manager is pressed to find a project manager for an important client, he looks to Rhett Sero, our to-be hero. He introduces Rhett to Heda Heldenmacher, a noted project management consultant. Designed to increase success, this book is for accidental and new project managers, beginning project management learners, and those exploring project management careers or looking for a refresher. Told in the form of a business fable, concepts are put in everyday terms and stories make it more memorable.

For the last 15 years you've been fed a diet of methods and processes as the answer to failing projects. Yet, the best projects are the result of the person that leads them and the environment they create. In order to delight stakeholders and transform organizations you need the skills to inspire project teams and create a culture of success.

A project manager can achieve a lot - but a project leader with their team shoot goals and create real values.This audiobook will reveal nine leadership areas of a successful CEO and project manager; how to turn conflicts to your advantage; six bulletproof tips to solve complex problems; steps to build your performing team; and more. I believe that your deep desire is to become a project leader. If you agree with me then you should listen to this audiobook!

This book is crafted to serve as a comprehensive guide for aspiring and seasoned IT project managers. It delves into the core aspects of project management, offering practical advice, insights, and strategies drawn from real-world experiences. It primary focus is on A Day in the Life of a Project Manager. Other subsequent books in this series will touch on different aspect of project management principles.

Why do some programs deliver their product under cost, while others bust their budget? Why do some deliver ahead of schedule, while others experience endless delays? And most importantly, which products work better - the quick and thrifty or the slow and expensive? Which situation leads to superior equipment? In this story-filled blend of quirky pop culture and practical engineering insight, Dan Ward presents an entertaining and useful framework for pursuing rapid, frugal innovation.