Benefits realization management (BRM) is a key part of governance, because it supports the strategic creation of value and provides the correct level of prioritization and executive support to the correct initiatives. This book guides portfolio, program, and project managers through the process of b..
Unlike other books in this area, this resource not only shows readers what they can do, but shows them how to do it. An organizing, visual communication, team-building, commitment-gaining, and project planning tool, the work breakdown structure (WBS) helps project managers communicate with their tea..
Over the past few decades, business analysis has steadily developed into a widely recognized global discipline. Now, more than ever, business analysts must communicate clearly and unambiguously, choosing words that need no further interpretation. This convenient reference will help business analysts..
This book explains how to successfully deploy Agile and Kanban on a large scale in order to increase IT delivery capabilities. It factors in change, communication, a sense of urgency, clear and measurable goals, political realities, and infrastructure needs, all of which are critical ingredients for..
Leadership success depends on clarifying and simplifying complex problems while maintaining a positive outlook. This book provides readers with the tools to do so. Packed with workshop tools, agendas, and activities that detail the six stages of the business process improvement (BPI) method, it pres..
"This well-organized reference presents complete and explicit instructions on exactly what to do to manage multiple small projects -- using limited resources -- in any industry. The hands-on methods -- derived from proven successes in every type of business -- specifically address the needs of the n..
Designed to conform to the ISO/IEC standard 14143, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) Function Point method has become the major estimation technique based on international standards for building software-intensive systems. This book supplies a cutting-edge look at cur..
Aiming to bridge the gap between the quantitative viewpoint of management science and the practical, day-to-day needs of project cost management, this text offers coverage of an integrated cost management programme. It presents the use of method study techniques to increase the effectiveness of proc..
This book examines elements of the communications process and describes the role that the Project Management Information System (PMIS) has in helping project managers become better communicators. In addition to describing how personality effects communications, the book details the seven elements of..
This book shows executive, project, program, and portfolio managers how ethical behavior can ensure that an organization has proper governance. Improper governance and unethical behavior have led to such well-known financial disasters as Enron and Madoff Investments. The book arms managers with two ..
The third book in this series is written by a team of interdisciplinary teachers and professionals, led by Mike Waterhouse and Geoff Crook, is aimed at students and professionals in the built environment who wish to develop their management and business skills. In a rapidly changing world where tech..
This textbook fills an important gap in the literature and prepares construction engineering and built environment students for their first experience of the job site. It integrates conceptual and hands-on knowledge to introduce students to the construction process and familiarise them with the proc..