HANS J. THAMHAIN is Professor of Management and Director of the Technology and Project Management Programs at Bentley College. With experience in high-technology management positions at GTE/Verizon, General Electric, Westinghouse, and ITT, he has authored more than seventy research papers and...

Best practices for picking up the pieces when projects fail There are plenty of books available offering best practices that help you keep your projects on track, but offer guidance on what to do when the worst has already happened. Some studies show that more than half of all large-scale...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Agile Concepts -- Chapter 2: Agile Change Management, an Overview -- Chapter 3: Agile Background -- Chapter 4: Agile Communication -- Chapter 5: Agile Teamwork Functionality -- Chapter 6: Governance and Enterprise Agile --...

1. What has music got to do with project management? -- 2. Locating project management insights in music -- 3. Project management insights in musical creativity -- 4. Applying a musical perspective to project management -- 5. A project management perspective for music -- 6. A resolution of sorts...

Cover -- Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction-Challenges Today -- Big Changes in 2014 -- Recent Trends -- PART 1: Business Analysis Explained -- CHAPTER 1: Business Analysis Defined...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: KNOWledge SUCCESSion for Performance -- Chapter 2: Knowledge Co-Creation, Sustainability, and Adaptation -- Chapter 3: Projects as Vehicles of Change and Knowledge Transfer -- Chapter 4: Why, Who, What, Followed by When, Where, and...

Cover -- Improving Executive Sponsorship of Projects: A Holistic Approach -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: Approach to Improving Executive Project Sponsorship -- CHAPTER 2: Executive Sponsorship Matters -- CHAPTER 3: Cultural Influences on Executive Sponsorship -- CHAPTER...

Preliminaries -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- Phase 1 Project Concept -- Phase 2 Project Design -- Phase 3 Project Development -- Phase 4 Quality Assurance -- Phase 5 Beta -- Phase 6 Release -- Phase 7 General Availability -- Phase 8 End of Life -- Index.

This groundbreaking book introduces you to a comprehensive approach to implementing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) to support and prioritize IT projects in both large and small companies. The first book to show you how to manage the portfolio of all IT-based projects in an organization, this...

No matter how perfect a project plan may be on paper, it is worthless if nobody actually uses it. This innovative guide shows you how to ensure that your team has the process capabilities needed to successfully carry out any project plan you put to paper. By using the SEI's Capability Maturity...