Project success rates havent changed in 20 years Learn why, and what you can do to improve them in your organization Today, less than a third of projects deliver their specified business benefits on time and within budget. Nearly 20% of all projects fail outright, and under-delivery of benefits on the average project is as high as 50%. Acutely ......
Since publication of the first edition in 1992, Project Management for Designers and Facilities Managers has remained the leading choice for professionals and students seeking to learn and master the skills needed to successfully lead a project from conception to occupancy and beyond. Few engineering, architectural or facilities management courses ......
Based on the author's real world experience during the course of her career in supply management, and engineering as a project management professional, this unique guide demonstrates a practical and proven approach to using project management strategies, tools and techniques to consistently create successful procurements that go beyond cost ......
This is a practical and accessible guide that demonstrates how to intelligently and successfully reduce IT costs. Eliminating and driving down costs have long been second nature for many IT organizations. In challenging economic times, even further culling of IT costs is a requirement for the survival of many businesses. Whether in the midst of an ......
Structure, Organization, and Assembly in Natural Systems
Written by Dr. George Sugihara, this pioneering work represents a unifying synthesis to tie together four disparate areas of ecology: 1) topological structure of food webs; 2) ecosystem dynamics; 3) ecosystem/food web assembly; and 4) universal patterns of species abundance. Based on the premise that deep general principles are likely to be ......
Maximizing Business Results Through Strategic Collaboration
Despite the significant benefits that suppliers and customers can realize through collaboration on projects, programs or operational improvement initiatives, current literature barely discusses project management beyond the scope of a single company. This unique book fills this void with its practical straight forward description of the processes ......
Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage
Agile methodologies have become a popular and widely accepted method for managing software development. However, despite this success, managing agile methods has proven to be a real challenge for most companies, particularly those with complex products such as IoT devices and large development environments. Many companies have been forced to adopt ......
Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers
This is an essential guide to best practices for anyone involved in software development. Packed with expert advice and practical guidance, Mastering Software Quality Assurance is comprehensive guide to the four dimensions of software development quality - specifications, design, construction, and conformance - from both micro and macro ......
This is a unique and holistic exploration of project portfolio management - from strategic planning to final evaluation. This unique text provides a universal view of project portfolio management (PPM) that includes people, process, tools, and techniques that work synergistically within the organization to produce portfolio decisions with the best ......
