Project Leadership

Starting a software development project is easy…but finishing it? Successfully? Is a different story. Software CAN be developed that meets real needs, and its development can be both efficient and effective. But. You have to know what you are up against. You need to know what questions to ask and how to understand the answers.

Mit Projektmanagement zum Erfolg – Wie Sie Projekte effizienter, schneller und kontrollierbarer abschließen: Haben Sie das Gefühl Ihre Projekte laufen nicht so zügig und effektiv ab, wie Sie es geplant hatten? Möchten Sie zu einer respektierten und durchsetzungsfähigen Führungspersönlichkeit werden, die ihr Team motiviert und zusammenhält? Möchten Sie bei der Projektplanung schnell auf veränderte Kundenwünsche reagieren, um die Zufriedenheit Ihrer Klienten zu erhöhen? Dann ist dieses Buch ein absolutes Muss für Sie!

Existenzgründung leicht gemacht - schnell und risikofrei zum eigenen erfolgreichen Start-up. Sie möchten endlich Ihr eigener Chef sein und nicht länger für die Ziele Anderer arbeiten? Sie möchten Ihren 9-to-5-Job gegen finanzielle Unabhängigkeit und mehr Freizeit tauschen? Sie träumen schon länger vom Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit, waren aber bis jetzt von den schier unüberschaubaren Regelungen und den komplizierten Abläufen überfordert? Dann ist dieses Hörbuch Ihr Schlüssel zur Freiheit und Sorglosigkeit.

Agile transformations are supposed to make organizations modern, competitive, and relevant. But in the well-intentioned effort to move into the future, change leaders find themselves frustrated by pushback, limited impact, poor practices, and unfair criticism. What’s going on? Jesse Fewell's book cuts through the “quick-fix” hype of agile theory and explains a recurring transformational pattern that unpacks what holds organizations back.

In this hilarious, fascinating and insightful expose, industry insider Peter Smith reveals the massive blunders and dodgy dealings taking place around the world as private companies and public-sector bodies buy goods and services. A recent report showed that over 90 per cent of procurement projects fail. So, why are so many billions wasted on ineptitude, mismanagement and, in some cases, fraud?

Has Kanban become the Kan-Bane of your organization? Are you still lost in the woods when it comes to Kanban? Is WIP driving you crazy? Are you ready to banish all these problems out of existence? In this book bundle, we present to you Gary Metcalfe's best-selling series Kanban. All the way from learning what Kanban actually is to ABC classification to learning Kanban implementation in different environments, this audiobook will walk you all the way from A to Z!

Today’s workplace has evolved. Yet the strategies to empower employees and teams are still maturing. Getting the Job Done fills this gap by providing a practical framework to inspire teams and keep them accountable for ultimate success. Rather than impose a single method to make you a better project manager, Getting the Job Done gives a flexible strategy that will help you lead confidently, take advantage of all the perspectives on your team, and get the job done on time without having to sacrifice quality.

To be a great leader, you must be able to unite people from all backgrounds with seemingly competing agendas to come together under a common cause. Marc Morial, former mayor of New Orleans and current president and CEO of the National Urban League, has been such a leader and shares the lessons he learned along a legendary journey of achievement.

Every region of the country has its unique signature foods. Likewise, each of us has a "sweet spot"—a signature skill or talent that can fuel your career and raise your paycheck. In Never Order Barbecue in Maine, Ken shares entertaining and wise anecdotes from his own varied career paths—as well as insight from noted professionals who have been there, done that—to help you find your sweet spot and turn your job into a deeply satisfying, well-paying career.

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The project sponsor/executive/director is essential for any project, as this person is in charge and ultimately accountable for its success (or lack thereof). However, he or she is rarely trained in project management; rather they are likely to be a general manager or senior executive. Michiel van der Molen seeks to help these accidental project overseers understand their role and responsibilities, guiding them to proactively take control of the project.

The ability to manage and recover from stress is crucial for resiliency and cognitive, medical, mental, and social health. Burnout is the enemy of productivity, creativity, and overall business success. Until recently, it was difficult for leaders to get reliable data on people's ability to perform at their best and understand levels of burnout within the business. The Heart(beat) of Business presents the science behind peak performance and how stress and burnout destroy people's health and devastate business outcomes.

This audiobook is a how-to guide and will provide you with all the information you need to be successful in your project sponsorship. It focuses on the three key areas of project sponsorship: stewardship, decisions, and results.

Are you an aspiring project or product manager or a tech enthusiast with little to no technical background in AI, but interested in harnessing the power of AI for your company's success? The Roadmap to AI Mastery: A Guide to Building and Scaling Projects is the perfect starting point for you.

Companies small and large are initiating AI projects, investing vast sums of money on software, developers, and data scientists. Too often, these AI projects focus on technology at the expense of actionable or tangible business results, resulting in scattershot results and wasted investment. Succeeding with AI sets out a blueprint for AI projects to ensure they are predictable, successful, and profitable. It’s filled with practical techniques for running data science programs that are cost effective and focused on the right business goals.

Are you looking for a proven method that allows your company to achieve continuous improvement, maximize production, and excel in management and leadership? How is a winning startup born? How does it grow and innovate? If you want to start a startup, you need to identify a gap in the market and fill it effectively using time and resources, track and optimize data through market analysis to capture consumer demand, and above all, manage continuous innovation.

Facing organizational silos or resistance to change? Stakeholders pulling in different directions? Can’t align, get real buy-in, or jumpstart implementation? The problem is traditional planning no longer guarantees success. Rapid change, uncertainty, new technologies, and a flatter world call for a new approach. The award-winning Strategy-In-Action tells how companies ended the long-standing divorce between planners and implementers.

Every one of the parties working on a project has their own interests, which many times are conflicted with the interests of the project itself. Nothing affects the progression of projects more than this conflict of interests, and yet, the theory of project management disregards it entirely. The Manager’s Dilemma is a groundbreaking project management book. It explains why the Critical Path and the Critical Chain methods fail time and time again, and paves a new road to project efficiency improvement, through the Theory of Constraints and Game Theory.

Niemand könnte ein Praxisbuch schreiben, das anschaulicher erklärt, welche großen Herausforderungen Unternehmen mit Scrum bewältigen können, als die Erfinder der Methode selbst. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus Branchen, die disruptiven Veränderungen ausgesetzt sind - wie Bosch, Saab oder der Ölförderer Schlumberger - verdeutlicht Sutherland die positive Kraft von Scrum. Denn diesen Unternehmen ist es gelungen, ihre Leistungsfähigkeit zu erhöhen, bessere Zahlen zu schreiben und ihre Zukunft selbst zu gestalten.

When you start a project, there are many phases that they must be conducted in the right way to complete it. If one phase of the project goes wrong, the whole infrastructure could be compromised (and this is certainly what we don't want to happen). For this reason, this guide's main goal is to teach you how to conduct the entire process of your project correctly to obtain the results that you want and the satisfaction of your client - through the Agile project management system.