Juggler's Guide to Managing Multiple Projects

This book introduces the concept of portfolio management to schedule multiple projects, determine their resource requirements, and handle emergencies, putting you in charge of your time! It also explains how to deal with paperwork.

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Researching the Value of Project Management

Consulting and practitioner literature often discusses project management value; however, the actual value resulting from investments in project management has been hard to define, let alone measure. Researching the Value of Project Management documents the three years (which concluded in June 2008) of fieldwork and cross-disciplinary analysis designed to quantify the value of project management.

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Construction Extension to the PMBOK^® Guide Third Edition

While A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide)—Third Edition outlined the standards generally applicable to all projects, some important project management principles are relevant only to specific project types. These project-specific principles are described in the Construction Extension to the PMBOK^® Guide Third Edition.

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Earned Value Project Management – Third Edition

Provides guidance to those already familiar with Earned Value Project Management (EVPM), as well as to those who are new to this technique.

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Government Extension to the PMBOK^® Guide Third Edition

Government projects have unique characteristics and complexities, requiring a practice standard specific to them. The Government Extension to the PMBOK^® Guide Third Edition, extends the information in the PMBOK^® Guide—Third Edition to include the key project governance processes used in most public sectors.

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Middle Managers in Program and Portfolio Management

The projectization of organizations has led to a greater reliance on program and project portfolio management, with middle managers playing a central role in the management of multiple projects. This book helps explain middle managers’ roles and responsibilities in these situations.

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Q&As for the PMBOK^® Guide Fourth Edition

How much do you really know about project management? Whether you are a seasoned professional, student or instructor of project management, you will appreciate Q&As for the PMBOK^® Guide Fourth Edition not only for its ability to test your skill and knowledge, but also for its rich content.

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Practice Standard for Earned Value Management

The Practice Standard for Earned Value Management expands on the EVM information in the PMBOK^® Guide. With detailed explanation of the basic EVM elements, this book is valuable to novices and EVM-proficient practitioners alike.

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Practice Standard for Scheduling

The Practice Standard for Scheduling transforms the information in the PMBOK^® Guide – specifically the project time management section – into an actionable and objective measurement process for project schedule models and project schedules. It is a systematic guide that describes the hallmarks of a sound and effective schedule methodology, as well as providing quantifiable means for assessing the maturity of a schedule model.

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Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition

Defining project objectives and delegating work to team members are among a project manager’s biggest tasks. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a guide for accomplishing these tasks. This standard supplies project managers with direction for developing and implementing the WBS. Paperback.

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Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition CD-ROM

The CD-ROM includes a white paper which provides a brief synopsis of the history and practice of the Work Breakdown Structure, and WBS templates that correspond to the appendices in the book.

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Project Manager Competency Development Framework—Second Edition

Outlines the key dimensions of project management competency and identifies the competencies that are most likely to impact project manager performance. The framework is designed to cover a range of competencies needed by project managers, and to apply to all projects regardless of type, size or complexity.

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Organizing Projects for Success: The Human Aspects of Project Management, Volume One

In Organizing Projects for Success, author Vijay Verma shows how understanding the issues of authority, accountability, reliability and responsibility, along with how to delegate effectively and gain committed project participants, can make or break good project management.

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Risk and Decision Analysis in Projects

Good decisions are essential to the success of a project. This book introduces principles of risk and decision analysis–disciplines that help people choose wisely amid uncertainty–and applies them to the field of project management.

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