When it comes to what project managers do, the clue is in their job title, but the role also requires a significant understanding of people. After all, projects are, devised and driven forward by employees and teams. It is therefore crucial for project managers and executives to have a firm grasp of the thought and behavioral patterns of project team members and the wider workforce, so that they can steer both people and project to a successful outcome. This...

There are some things that will never go out of style, and good business skills are one of them. With the help of this informative book, youll learn how to wear multiple hats in the workplace no matter what comes your waywithout ever breaking a sweat.Compiled from eight of the best Dummies books on business skills topics, Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies offers everything you need to hone your abilities and translate them into a bigger paycheck....

In Human Factors in Project Management, author Zachary Wonga noted trainer and acclaimed leader of more than 250 project teamsprovides a summary of "people-based" managementskills and techniques that can be applied when working in a team environment. This comprehensive resource brings together in one book new and current models in team motivation and integrates the most significant concepts in team motivation and behaviors into a single set of principles...

"If you strive for more relevant innovation or want to outpace your competition, this book is for you." -Roger Johnson, Senior Vice President of Product Design and Engineering, Keurig Dr Pepper When a company can get its best ideas to market faster, its leaders can be confident that their most important strategic decisions will be executed faithfully, and their visions for the company's future will be realized. They are also able to be agile in response...

The essential guide for project managers and leaders. Project managers are often responsible for big teams and millions (sometimes billions) of dollars to deliver successful outcomes on time and within budget. But the reality is, most complex projects don't live up to their promise - they often fail, under-deliver or get delivered but burn out everyone in the process. Author and experienced project manager, Kieran Duck, argues that this is because...

El presente libro es el compendio del proceso de investigación realizado en Tunja (Boyacá) por los autores en el año 2018, con la finalizad de identificar, analizar y caracterizar la gerencia de proyectos para el sector de la construcción en la ciudad. Esta investigación se realizó con un levantamiento de información primaria aplicado a cada uno de los gerentes o encargados de los proyectos en ejecución, para su posterior análisis, contextualización...

The Art of Lean: Production Systems and Marketing Strategies in the Modern Era' explores a range of production and operations management systems, including the Toyota Production System, The Speedy System, The Henry Ford Assembly Line, and Zara Just In Time, as well as the marketing and branding strategies of The Golden Circle and the Mad Men scene "Lucky Strike - It's toasted".By examining the use of Kanban at McDonald's and Disney World, the book...

Bad business one-on-one or group relationships create stress, destruction and unproductively. Likewise, without great relationships, our personal lives can be empty, boring and lonely. This book is packed with great ideas, techniques and many checklists to make great things happen for you. At minimum you will find something and typically many things which will reward your investment in this book, with better relationships. Great relationships will...

Writing software is a curious process, filled with different methodologies, approaches, techniques, frameworks, requirements, tools, roles and people. I mention people last because they have the biggest impact on a project's outcome. There are fantastic examples of teams that plan and execute beautifully and far more that infamously exist in the mainstream. Most software projects suffer from common maladies, all of which can have a negative impact...

¿Por qué los tiempos estándar no se cumplen? ¿Por qué los costes de mano de obra se disparan siempre? ¿Por qué no sé nunca dónde se producen las pérdidas de tiempo? ¿Por qué las mejoras no se ponen en marcha nunca y si se ponen no devuelven resultados? Porque no se dispone de un correcto sistema de control de la productividad. Sin control de la productividad ningún tiempo o mejora se podrá implantar con toda la rentabilidad que podría...