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Do you want to launch your project management career? This Beginner's Guide will help you master the project management and soft skills the pros use that make them stand out and successfully manage projects. Imagine starting your project management career with an edge over your competition. Whichever methodology you use, Waterfall, Agile, or other - soft skills will give you an advantage.

In this revised and updated edition of Leading Successful Change, Shea and Solomon share success stories from a host of companies including Twitter, Viacom, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, offering a tested method for leading successful change, which they have developed over a combined fifty years of helping organizations do just that.

Program management is a systematic approach to the coordination and administration of multiple interrelated projects and activities aimed at achieving a common goal. It encompasses a range of processes and methodologies to ensure the successful delivery of a program and its intended outcomes.

A PMO creates value when, and only when, it enables educated, fact-based decisions regarding resource allocation across projects, programs, and portfolios. If, subsequent to one year of inception, the PMO cannot provide an up-to-date, accurate view of resource allocation, then it has failed in the single most important role that a PMO has in the organization.

Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts, but most of us have suffered through at least one retrospective that was a waste of time or worse. Now, leading agile coach Aino Vonge Corry identifies 24 reasons that retrospectives fail and shows how to overcome each of them. Using the familiar “patterns” approach, Retrospectives Antipatterns introduces antipatterns related to structure, planning, people, distributed teams, and more.

Gain more control over your time, tasks, and priorities than you ever thought possible! If you need to get more done in less time, recognize your real priorities, keep track of several projects, or establish and meet deadlines, this program is for you. Learn how you can easily handle the most...

This new edition of a classic, best-selling guide addresses the soft project management skills that are so essential to successful project, program, and portfolio management. Mastering leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution, change management, and organizational politics has always been key to project manager success. This book demonstrates the why and how of creatively applying soft project management skills in these areas and shows how to develop, adjust, and hone these skills given the forces and trends in today’s business world.

Why do only 30 percent of business transformation programmes deliver on time, on budget, and on scope, realising the intended benefits while 70 percent fail? Uncover HOBA® (House of Business Architecture®) the Business Transformation framework, design process and blueprint for increasing your organisation’s success rate and delivering the Target Operating Model (TOM). This audiobook provides a practical, hands-on tool that has helped organisation‘s design, build and implement their business strategy and Target Operating Model (TOM) as part of their business transformation.

This audiobook highlights a little-known fact that took me a long time to understand, namely that all development is done in the same way, it conforms to the same pattern. I learned this from the aircraft factory, and it is logical because a single complex product like an aircraft comprises so many different technologies that are all developed as part of the main development project–the airframe, avionics, electrics, software systems, to name just a few.

Agile Project Management is an iterative and flexible approach to managing projects, across industries. It has gained significant popularity due to its ability to adapt to changing requirements and deliver value in shorter cycles. However, like any approach, it also has its drawbacks that need to be considered. In this audio book, we will examine the drawbacks of Agile project management to provide a comprehensive understanding of its limitations and explore strategies to mitigate these drawbacks and limitations.

In this book, you will learn about the foundational concepts of Six Sigma, including the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) framework, statistical tools for data analysis, and various process improvement methodologies. You'll explore key Six Sigma tools such as control charts, Pareto analysis, root cause analysis, process mapping, and many more. These tools will help you identify inefficiencies, streamline operations, and create sustainable improvements in any organization, no matter the industry.

Break the Rules, Break the Bank offers everyone, regardless of their upbringing or current financial situation, the playbook the wealthy use to make millions. Are you ambitious and motivated to achieve financial success but constantly wonder where to start? Do you wish you had the secrets the wealthy use to generate wealth and reduce their taxes? It’s time to take control of your financial destiny by breaking some of the rules about money that are holding you back.

You've got a great idea that will increase revenue or boost productivity—but how do you get the buy-in you need to make it happen? By building a business case that clearly shows your idea's value. That's not always easy: Maybe you're not sure what kind of data your stakeholders will trust. Or perhaps you're intimidated by number crunching. The HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case, written by project management expert Raymond Sheen, gives you the guidance and tools you need to make a strong case.

Research indicates that emotional intelligence (EI) accounts for an astonishing 70-80 percent of management success. Technical expertise just isn't enough anymore: Project managers need strong interpersonal skills and the ability to recognize emotional cues in order to lead their teams to success. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers introduces listeners to all facets of EI and shows how emotions can be leveraged to meet project goals.

Strategic Project Management Made Simple, Revised and Updated is an indispensable volume for leaders and workers seeking to transform their approach to planning, driving, and executing projects in their organizations. 

An official ITIL® Licensed product, ITIL® Foundation Essentials is a distillation of critical information - no waffle or padding; just exactly what you need to understand how to pass the ITIL Foundation exam. Created for self-study candidates, ITIL community training delegates, itSMF/BCS members, and V2 Foundation Certificate holders who have yet to take an upgraded exam, this pocket guide is fully aligned with the ITIL 2011 core volumes.

In Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask, author Bill Shander demonstrates how to get from your stakeholders' "order"—what they're asking for—to what they really need. You'll learn how to uncover the needs and desires of your clients, colleagues, bosses, customers, and other stakeholders based on what they ask for and how they ask for it, and how to deliver products and services that meet those needs.

In the ever-evolving world of project management, The Lazy Project Manager has been a guiding light for those seeking efficiency through unconventional strategies as well as honesty and a whole lot of fun. With The Lazy Winner, Peter Taylor brought his straightforward and humorous approach to personal productivity and success. Now, he has combined these two books to ensure a comprehensive guide for professionals seeking both project management excellence and personal fulfillment—the goal of a great work/life balance.

This audiobook will give you an overview of Agile methodologies and how you can use them to speedup development and drive customer satisfaction.

Agile methods have brought about dramatic changes in how organizations manage and deliver not only IT services, but their entire product and service value streams. As legacy organizations transition to newer, end-to-end agile operating models, the Project Management Office (PMO) needs to redesign its mission and operation to be more in line with these modern ways of working.