Project Leadership

La mayoría de las organizaciones e individuos trabaja bajo el concepto de metas y planes anuales; es decir, en ciclos de ejecución de 12 meses. En cambio, El año de 12 semanas te propone evitar las trampas y la baja productividad que genera el tipo de pensamiento anualizado. Esta propuesta redefine tu "año" para que pienses en términos de 12 semanas de ejecución durante las cuales no tendrás tiempo suficiente como para posponer tus metas y, por el contrario, tu urgencia por cumplirlas aumentará y se intensificará.

Eliminating misconceptions about what is really important for successful project financings, Project Finance for Business Development shows you how to develop, structure, and implement projects successfully by creating competitive advantage. By shedding light on project finance failures, it also helps you avoid failures of your own. Helping listeners develop, structure, and implement projects successfully by creating competitive advantage, this book is a useful tool for project sponsors and developers, helping them structure and implement projects by creating competitive advantage.

The tech lead role is one of the most pivotal—and puzzling—in the tech world. Are you a coder at heart? A project manager in disguise? A mentor, strategist, or problem-solver-in-chief? The truth is, you're often all of these rolled into one. Yet, with so few resources tailored to this multifaceted role, many tech leads find themselves navigating a sea of expectations and constant challenges without a clear map. This book serves as your definitive guide, helping you cut through the confusion, understand the unique demands of the role, and tackle each responsibility with confidence and clarity.

This comprehensive guide, crafted by renowned expert S. M. Mumtaz Ahmad, revolutionizes the way you think about project management. By combining PMP exam preparation with practical leadership wisdom, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to excel in both areas.

Nada es más inspirador que una ambiciosa visión que se convierte en una realidad triunfante: el Empire State Building pasó de ser un boceto a cambiar el skyline de Nueva York en tan solo veintiún meses. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las veces las grandes visiones se convierten en auténticas pesadillas: según las estadísticas, un asombroso 92 por ciento de los megaproyectos superan el presupuesto o el cronograma, o ambas cosas. Incluso los esfuerzos más modestos, como emprender un pequeño negocio, suelen fracasar.

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.

This book spells out the qualities of a good project manager and takes you through the exact steps that you need to master to become competent as a project manager. Once you go through the tips provided in this book, you will not have to worry about the nature of the project at hand or its magnitude. You will have gained so much courage that no project will intimidate you. As you will realize after going through the book, it is not easy to forget the project management tips provided owing to their mode of delivery.

An unstoppable business revolution is under way - and it is Agile. Companies that embrace Agile Management learn to connect everyone and everything...all the time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale.

You have probably always dreamed about managing large projects for awesome companies or organizations. You have most likely dreamed about using a way to manage projects more effectively and more efficiently. The message I want to share with you can help you get closer to your dream. Maybe, you've never managed a project before. Perhaps, you've overseen projects previously, but without any success or very little success. I know you want to change things for the better, but the question might be:how? There’s a way to handle projects with more flow.

Managing complex projects can stretch you to the limits. But with a book full of experts coaching you each step of the way, you'll never be baffled, blocked, or misdirected again. Packed with essays and insights from the field's top professionals, The AMA Handbook of Project Management is the resource professionals and students rely on for its practical guidance and big picture overview of the entire field. Whether you need advice keeping projects on track or help preparing for certification, this new edition explains every principle, process, and development.

The ability to relentlessly identify and mitigate risk. That is the key to high-performance project teams. This audiobook focuses on the fundamentals: simple structures and practices, applied with rigor. These are the tools you need to avoid the late changes that kill project schedules. Underlying all of them are four principles: accountability, transparency, integrity, and commitment. Risk up Front is designed to turn these principles into practice.

In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, the ability to effectively manage projects has become a crucial skill for professionals across various industries. Whether you're leading a team, overseeing complex initiatives, or striving to deliver exceptional results, understanding and applying the principles of project management can make all the difference between success and failure.

Workplace finger-pointing stifles creativity, reduces productivity, and limits psychological safety. Although no one sets out to be judgmental, learning new habits is hard. Two experienced leadership and agilists coaches share a road-tested leadership model that continuously embraces humility and failure as part of the growth process to deliver results. By facilitating blame-free retrospective meetings, leaders chart a productive path forward. They amplify three essential motivators of purpose, autonomy, and co-intelligence within their team, layered on with four resilience factors.

The percentage of IT projects that fail is embarrassing to those in the IT industry! Project managers need to get their act together to ensure that their projects run smoothly, all lines of communication are open, and they have the backing of the stakeholders and upper management. But do PMs have the skills they need to keep a project afloat? This quick career guide book is meant to provide you with 10 real world IT project examples, why they failed, and lessons learned for each one.

The way you feel today - with fear, doubt, and insecurity flooding your mind with every step you take - is simply an outward representation of all the things that caused you pain as a child. Let me try to explain it this way: Did you ever hear your doctor say that a fever isn't a disease? If running a fever is not an illness, then what is it? It's a symptom. In this book you will learn how to build self-confidence.

What is it about Napoleon Bonaparte that has led recognized leaders such as General George S. Patton to study his principles-and countless books on management and leadership to quote his maxims? What lessons can today's project managers and leaders learn from Napoleon's successes and failures?...

The Project Manager: Life Is a Project is a business fable designed to teach listeners how to apply simple project management techniques to their daily lives to become more organized and reach their goals.

Whether you're managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future projects go even more smoothly.

Souverän Projekte steuern ist dein praktischer Begleiter für den Projektalltag. Autorin Nina Bergfeld zeigt dir, wie du Projekte professionell planst, strukturierst und erfolgreich umsetzt–auch ohne komplizierte Fachbegriffe oder theoretische Modelle. Statt trockener Theorie bekommst du praxisnahe Anleitungen, Tools und Methoden, die du sofort anwenden kannst.

Most problems are fairly easy: they have a few likely potential root causes. The most important problems often have hundreds or thousands of potential root causes within very complex systems. Such problems are hard problems, and are highly resistant to guessing, brainstorming, or problem-solving methodologies that require conjuring a list of possible causes. Great problem-solvers are armed with a set of behaviors that allows them to avoid guessing.