Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Raven Catlin -- Ceciliana Watkins -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- Part I Building an Understanding of Agile and Auditing -- Chapter 1 What Is Agile? --...

This book builds knowledge and skills on the technical aspects of the project life cycle, the tools to plan project activities and budget, and tools to accurately determine the status of business projects. Business projects are different from the construction or engineering projects that entail...

This book examines and emphasizes the project design and operations process across the business cultures, the requirements to carry business projects successfully and implement the project plans carefully. One of the core arguments this book presents is that the right decisions support planning...

If stakeholders matter, then their impact should affect the way we plan, execute and implement projects. Most projects--and all valuable projects--have stakeholders, and require some form of stakeholder engagement. It is the engagement that needs managing, not the stakeholders, because the right...

In a rapidly evolving legal environment, law firms, corporations, and service providers need to redefine the way discovery projects are managed. Project Management in Electronic Discovery merges principles of project management and best practices in electronic discovery, providing a pathway to...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- 1.1 - The Purpose of this Book -- 1.2 - Relevance of the Research Study -- Consideration of Sustainable Development as Contemporary Context for Projects --...

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Building a System for Public Investment Management; Public Investment Management: Why It Matters; Evolution of Ideas; Challenges of Today; Figure 1.1 Average Construction Project Cost and Time Overruns in...

Based on practical applications of Program Management in different countries, as well as the leading standards, This book reflects the most recent developments in the area. It offers an understanding of program management's connection to business strategy and value realisation, beyond...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Innovation Project Management in Theory -- 1.1. Defining the word "innovation" -- 1.1.1. A polysemous word -- 1.1.2. The different types of innovation -- 1.1.3. The different perceptions of newness --...

Program management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management. So much so that AT&T, IBM, and other organizations, both large and small in all sectors, have initiated a push to certify program managers. And, although universities offer courses in program management, there are few books...