Product Description: By 2016, 1.2 million project management positions will need to be filled each year, according to a study by The Anderson Economic Group. Much advice exists but Tony Marks – founder of one of the largest project management training and consulting companies in Britain – offers a systematic and practical approach to guiding a project through to success...read more

Product Description: This is a lavish pictorial survey of the best-loved flowers in America. Breathtaking pictures of such flowers as roses, lilies, and irises, accompanied by a brief history and description of each flower show what gardens or windowboxes can display...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This is a reprint of the second edition. It consists of an edited volume of 15 case studies written by prominent economists that explain how economists think about specific antitrust problems. (view table of contents)

Product Description: While today’s programs continue to grow in size and complexity, at the same time, their success rates remain low. To manage programs effectively in this environment, project managers and program managers must take a "consultative approach" that applies a core set of guiding principles across every function of the program...read more

Product Description: Complexity in projects may be one of those things that are difficult to define, but easy to recognize when encountered. Or maybe not so easy. This collection of analyses deals with complexity in a way that will appeal to both academics and practitioners...read more

Product Description: Contemporary construction practice presents a shift in emphasis from thinking about the design team in isolation, to considering the project team as a collaborative whole: client, design team, and contractor. This approach requires greater consideration of how the project team is procured and assembled – and Assembling a Collaborative Project Team provides a range of in-depth and invaluable methods for ensuring that this essential task is carried out effectively...read more

Product Description: A clear, practical guide to Agile development methods. Transform your working practices and save time and money! We live and work in an age in which clients needs are changing rapidly. Deadlines are shortening and existing development methodologies are relatively inflexible...read more

Product Description: In organizations these days, there are two cultures, two sets of expectations, two languages; that of the business-as-usual organization and separately that of projects. These cultures need to work together effectively. Unfortunately, the natural side-effect of two such different perspectives is misunderstanding, mutual incomprehension, and despite good intentions on both sides, failure to deliver desired benefits...read more

How to Ensure That the Customer Is Truly Your Number One Priority How do winning organizations such as General Electric, Ericsson, and Nokia use project management to reduce time to market, trim inventory and supplier costs, and minimize obsolescence in their product lines? Why do so many companies fail when trying to do the same? In Building Customer-Based Project Organizations, two inter-nationally recognized project management gurus reveal the secrets behind these fabulous successes. Jeffrey Pinto and Pekka Rouhiainen demonstrate that building and maintaining long-term customer relationships is the key to successful project management, offering a method and an implementation strategy that companies can use to streamline their development and supply chain operations. This manual for success shows project managers how to: Place the customer at the center of the company's operational strategy Use customer needs to drive project development and supply chain management Deliver greater value to the customer and the business Increase efficiency, responsiveness, and profitability By following the clearly stated principles and methodology presented in Building Customer-Based Project Organizations, companies in any business sector can "get it right" the first time and build long-term customer relationships that will continue to increase profitability far into the future.