Project Management Control

In today's time-pressured, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. Project Management For Dummies shows business professionals what works and what doesn't by examining the field's best practices. You can learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects more efficiently.

No project management training? No problem! In today’s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren’t formally trained in managing projects - you’re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore, and James Wood understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success.

If you want to achieve success in project management, then pay attention...Some projects were always bound to fail. However, that is just a tiny minority. Most projects fail at least partly because of poor project management. This audiobook aims to demystify project management and show you two different approaches that have a big following: Agile/Scrum, a very free form methodology that is good for services and software, and Lean Six Sigma, which is more data-driven and particularly useful for high-volume businesses from call centers to manufacturing.

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.

Do you want to discover the must-have project management hacks to achieve more success and master every area of your life? If you’ve ever experienced project failure at home, work or even with your hobbies, you’re not alone. The truth is, project management isn’t easy. And it’s important to remember that this is not your fault! But becoming a successful project manager doesn’t happen by luck...you have to take action. And that’s how Project Management for Beginners will empower you.

Agile PM is a methodology to implement to get maximum business efficiency eliminating waste and reducing production costs. This is the most basic definition of agile. Scrum, in particular, is one of the most used agile frameworks. Initially, Scrum was born for software development projects, but it can now be applied also in innovative and more complex projects. Applying it, the work is completed and delivered in short cycles (called sprints) to keep the focus on development and continuous improvement of a product or service.

It’s Monday morning, you get to the office, and before you are even at your desk your boss tells you that once again the objectives of your project have changed and so has the deadline. You have been assigned as the manager of a massive company project and the challenges are just beginning.