Project Management Leadership

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?

This audiobook includes two manuscripts, Data Analytics and Agile Project Management. If your business is like most, it is already generating a staggering amount of data. If you want to understand what this data truly means, then this is the audiobook for you. Meanwhile, agile project management has grown in popularity over the past several years. Those that implement the agile strategies you will learn in this audiobook are the ones that will succeed.

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.

Project managers are no longer judged by the technical success of their projects alone. They're also held accountable for their contributions to the company's financial goals. Yet most project managers don't have the business knowledge necessary to make project-based decisions that lead to bottom-line success.

Do you wish that you could focus your energy on creating amazing software rather than endlessly firefighting? Better Agile condenses years of experience into a short, practical guide, so that you can quickly make agile work for you. Perhaps you have already tried to adopt an agile method or technique, hoping it would fix these problems. But maybe you found that it didn't give you the benefits you were expecting, or solve the challenges you are facing. This book provides you with the solution.

¿Sueles tener muchas ideas? Tantas, que se te hace difícil poder tomar una decisión. Bueno, felizmente existen muy buenas herramientas para la administración de ideas y una de las mejores es la creación de mapas mentales con tus ideas. Lamentablemente, no es suficiente con tomar un papel y lápiz para crear tu mapa mental. Bueno, no es suficiente si pretendes ser eficiente y productivo.

How do the most successful people in the world manage to create work-life balance? How do they seem to effortlessly achieve all the great business, money, family, or health benefits? How do these people put their daily 24 hours to use? Spiegel best-selling author Dr. Julian Hosp brings light into the darkness by asking questions and answers from his Timehorizon mentor, who has worked with many of these successful people. Like a secret elixir, Julian applies it in his business and increases the value of his company by several hundred million dollars within a few years.

Wie schaffen es die erfolgreichsten Leute der Welt, Work-Life-Balance zu kreieren? Wie schaffen sie es scheinbar mühelos, all die tollen Erfolge in den Bereichen Business, Geld, Familie oder Gesundheit zu erzielen? Wie teilen sich diese Menschen ihre 24 Stunden, die ihnen täglich zur Verfügung stehen? Falls du dich immer schon gefragt hast, wie du die Stunden am Tag für dein Einkommen, deine Familie und dich selbst nur aufteilen solltest, um das Optimum herauszuholen, wirst du nach diesem Hörbuch, wie es viele der anderen erfolgreichen Menschen meistern.

Do you want to manage projects more effectively? Do you want to increase your team’s productivity, collaboration, and deliver business value sooner? Scrum is the leading Agile methodology used by Fortune 500 companies and is transforming businesses everywhere. In this ever-changing world of customer expectations and new technologies, businesses need to be Agile to get ahead and stay there. With Scrum, you can be ready to adapt to the inevitable change.

Teil 1: Die Realität im Multiprojektunternehmen, Teil 2: Die Zukunft im Multiprojektmanagement, Teil 3: Transformation - Der Weg zum nachhaltig florierenden Unternehmen. Projekte überschreiten Liefertermine und Kosten. Abstriche an den Spezifikationen werden in Kauf genommen. Wirtschaftliche Schäden für Unternehmen und Kunden sind die Folge. Doch die Schwierigkeiten sind oft hausgemacht. Etablierte Kennzahlen und Managementmethoden erzeugen Handlungs- und Entscheidungskonflikte; sie bremsen Projekte aus.

This book is crafted to serve as a comprehensive guide for aspiring and seasoned IT project managers. It delves into the core aspects of project management, offering practical advice, insights, and strategies drawn from real-world experiences. It primary focus is on A Day in the Life of a Project Manager. Other subsequent books in this series will touch on different aspect of project management principles.

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.

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!

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.

"Streamlining Success: A Practical Guide to Automated Information Management for Small Businesses" provides small business owners with a clear, actionable roadmap to harness the power of automation. This concise guide covers the essentials of Automated Information Management (AIM), from understanding its core benefits to overcoming the challenges of manual processes.

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.

Have you always wondered what you can do to improve the team you work with? Do you wonder if there is a way to ensure the product is updated periodically to ensure the final product has all the features the stakeholder wants? If you answered yes, then this is the book for you. Most project managers and organizations throw the word Agile around a lot when working on software development. Little do they know that this project management methodology can be used to develop almost any product and used by any team with a deliverable. So, what are you waiting for? Grab a copy of this book.

新規事業・DXを成功に導く普遍的なPMスキルを習得しよう。チームで仕事をするには欠かせないプロジェクトマネジメント（PM）。

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!