Project Leadership

The need for precise, actionable, real-time Business Intelligence (BI) lies at the heart of the role of Big Data in modern commerce. In turn, the art of Data Science lies at the nexus of Big Data and BI, providing the essential methods by which BI can be extracted from Big Data's great black mass of constantly flowing, unstructured information. This combination has a created a new profession: an elite and specialized class of highly-compensated professionals specially skilled at data cleaning, analysis, and visualization.

Are you struggling with being organized? Do you have too much to do? Tired of forgetting important ideas or reminders? The truth is we're surrounded by so much "noise" (ideas, TV, social media, and advertising) that it's hard to slow down and keep track of the truly important things. One way to fix this problem? The Evernote app.

Running a business can be a joy and a pain. It all depends on how you handle it. Other factors that contribute to your success or failure may be the demand, the market, the numbers, accounting, and the nature of your brand or product. However, there are certain skills everyone should have. These are the basics for running a business. And you may think that everyone possesses these general abilities, but you might be surprised by how many people have no clue what they are doing, and they never stand a chance of making it work.

Faster time to market, from concept to delivery of services/products, in order to deliver the value customers demand is the key to success. DevOps is becoming a silver bullet to achieve this. The key requirement is a change in mindset to achieve DevOps. Start small and think big is the winning formula. The objective of this audiobook is to provide a concise introduction to DevOps, what it is, why it is, and how it can be of benefit to your organization.

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In today’s world, the most popular means of developing software is through the agile methodologies. The agile processes are widely used among several IT enterprises, as they offer the firms a competitive advantage in the market.

The Millionaire Project Manager focuses on the road map to financial success and career growth as a project manager. This audiobook is for individuals looking to become project managers and working project managers looking to advance their career and income.

Handling a project in a company may become difficult if you do not follow these basic principles and techniques to keep everything aligned in order to complete a project on time. Agile Project Management helps you to complete projects efficiently and effectively before the deadline. In this audiobook, you will be able to learn all the different aspects of the agile project management life cycle, which is explained step-by-step.

Understanding the Agile methodology doesn’t have to be difficult. Agile thinking and Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean are becoming highly popular in many industries. An increasing number of businesses are starting to use Agile values and principles to achieve their goals. Therefore, understanding the Agile way of working is more important than ever before.

Successful projects don't fall from the sky. Nope, not at all. It's simple; it's cause and effect. You need to put forth the right means to get the desired results. And to get the desired project's results in today's dynamic world, you need to consider Agile project methodologies. These types of methodologies are employed by great companies around the world such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung.

If you’ve always wanted to increase productivity and efficiency by improving workflows and increasing your team’s ability to complete (more) work on time and as well as everyone’s comprehension of complex information such as task relationships but haven’t been able to figure out the best path to get there, keep reading...You are about to learn how to spot impediments in work progress visually, improve teamwork and communication between your team members and have a perfect workflow by leveraging the power of Kanban boards!

Are you struggling with project management? Do you know how to start a project? Well, this is the tool for you! Life Tools: A Guide to Project Management will navigate you comprehensively through the five crucial steps of project management, from initiation to closure, broken down into easily digestible sections. You will learn to business strategize, as well as how to lead a team to achieve success and a common goal, plus much more!

This book spells out the qualities of a good project manager and takes you through the exact steps that you need to master to become competent as a project manager. Once you go through the tips provided in this book, you will not have to worry about the nature of the project at hand or its magnitude. You will have gained so much courage that no project will intimidate you. As you will realize after going through the book, it is not easy to forget the project management tips provided owing to their mode of delivery.

The Sprint reflects an experience from life on a scrum team. Walking through the mandatory and optional scrum ceremonies as documented in The Scrum Guide. Experiences of scrum team life will differ across the world. For people who have never been on a scrum team, you will get a clear insight into a singular experience and the everyday runnings. And for those scrum team regulars, you will relate to and perhaps chuckle at what you are about to listen to.

Master the skills, practical how-to techniques and tips in The Extraordinary Power of Project Relationships. Your business life will be much more successful and so will your personal life. Invest in reading, learning and appropriately applying these techniques. Use the audiobook as a handy reference as you perform project work in the office as well as your personal life. Reward yourself. Your relationships will get better. You deserve to make their life as good as it can be!

Navigate the world of Agile and Scrum with ease and confidence using this comprehensive guide. This book will introduce you to the basics of Agile and Scrum, two of the most popular and effective project management and software development methodologies.

Juggling all the tasks and resources you need to make a project run smoothly can seem like an onerous task—from engaging with stakeholders and scoping out the full specification of the project, through to keeping a rein on costs and sticking to schedules. Manage Projects Successfully offers calm and practical advice to help you with setting priorities, communicating with others, monitoring progress and dealing with unexpected events.

Successfully Managing Troubled Projects is a must-have resource for project managers, team leaders, and anyone involved in managing projects in dynamic and demanding environments. This book will empower you to overcome project hurdles, maximize efficiency, and deliver successful results. Whether you are a seasoned project professional or a novice in the field, this book will be your trusted companion in navigating the challenges of troubled projects.

Many companies have attempted to implement popular methodologies (think Six Sigma, Agile, SCRUM, etc.) in a bid to enhance communication with remote workforces and technical vendor teams.

Waterfall methodology is part of the linear, scope-driven lifecycles family of approaches. As it is the manifestation of the command-and-control organization, it is highly prescriptive. Almost all organizations using the methodology have a similar set of processes, mostly based on the PMBOK (more on that later).