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Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme

Robert K. Wysocki

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Unlock your potential and achieve breakthrough performance in project management

If you're looking for a more robust approach to project management--one that recognizes the project environment and adapts accordingly--then this is the perfect resource. It not only guides you through the traditional methods, but also covers the adaptive and extreme approaches as well. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of each one and know exactly when and how to use them.

You'll also be introduced to the Adaptive Project Framework, which arms you with a new project management methodology. And with the help of two new case studies, you'll be able to put these ideas into practice and experience some of the contemporary nuances of projects.

This definitive guide to project management shows you how to:

• Take advantage of new variations on traditional project management methods, including risk assessment and control
• Decide the best method for managing specific types of projects by analyzing all of the pros and cons
• Apply the Adaptive Project Framework to the world of fast-paced, high-change, and complex projects
• Create a war room to successfully manage multiple team projects
• Determine how project portfolio management approaches can help companies achieve a greater return on investment
• Utilize all nine Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) standards advocated by the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Rita's Pocket PMP Exam

Rita Mulcahy

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This book is an example of Project Management Failure 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I have two copies and both are defective. Pages 158, 159, 162, 163, 165, and 166 are blank, leaving me to wonder about the answers to questions 150-151, 158-163, and 169-174. There was no quality control in this book project. I guess the WBS really did Break Down!!!!

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This 3 ½" x 5 ¼" pocket guide contains a complete, properly structured PMP® exam simulation that can go where computers and Internet connections cannot. In addition to 200 of Rita Mulcahy’s best PMP® exam sample questions, this pocket guide includes an answer key with full explanations for each question, page references to Rita’s worldwide best-selling book PMP® Exam Prep, and a supplementary index with questions organized by Process Group.

Make no mistake, this is NOT just a book full of practice questions. This is a comprehensive study tool designed by Rita Mulcahy, the world's foremost expert on passing the PMP® exam.

This product is aligned with the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition (2005).

Information Technology Project Management (with Microsoft Project 2007)

Kathy Schwalbe

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Fifth Edition weaves theory and practice together, presenting a comprehensive, integrated view of the many concepts, skills, tools, and techniques involved in information technology project management. With the strong pedagogical features and straightforward approach that made previous editions popular, this revised edition continues to address the critical skills needed for success in the ever-expanding field of project management, which has grown in its impact on an increasing number of professions, most notably information technology. The fifth edition has been updated to include a detailed guide to using Microsoft Project 2007, as well as extensive tips and practice questions to prepare readers for the latest Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. Written to the PMBOK® Guide 2004 set of standards, this resource will prove valuable to anyone entering the corporate world, as leaders in the industry place an increasingly high value on effective project managers and project teams.

PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide

Kim Heldman

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Get the full coverage you need for the PMP Exam!

Get the preparation you need for the challenging Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam in this comprehensive study guide. In addition to coverage of all exam objectives, you'll find practical advice including "How This Applies to Your Current Project" and "Real World Scenario" sidebars, as well as coverage for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam, and much more.

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam
• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills
• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam
• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

The accmpanying CD features:

• The Sybex test engine, which includes all of the chapter review questions and bonus exams.
• Electronic flashcards that reinforce your understanding and run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
• More than two hours of audio instruction so you can fine-tune your project management skills.
• The entire book in searchable and printable PDF.

Order today so you can study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition)

Suzanne Robertson, James C. Robertson

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"If the purpose is to create one of the best books on requirements yet written, the authors have succeeded." --Capers Jones It is widely recognized that incorrect requirements account for up to 60 percent of errors in software products, and yet the majority of software development organizations do not have a formal requirements process. Many organizations appear willing to spend huge amounts on fixing and altering poorly specified software, but seem unwilling to invest a much smaller amount to get the requirements right in the first place. Mastering the Requirements Process, Second Edition, sets out an industry-proven process for gathering and verifying requirements with an eye toward today's agile development environments. In this total update of the bestselling guide, the authors show how to discover precisely what the customer wants and needs while doing the minimum requirements work according to the project's level of agility.Features include *The Volere requirements process--completely specified, and revised for compatibility with agile environments*A specification template that can be used as the basis for your own requirements specifications *New agility ratings that help you funnel your efforts into only the requirements work needed for your particular development environment and project*How to make requirements testable using fit criteria*Iterative requirements gathering leading to faster delivery to the client*Checklists to help identify stakeholders, users, nonfunctional requirements, and more *Details on gathering and implementing requirements for iterative releases*An expanded project sociology section for help with identifying and communicating with stakeholders*Strategies for exploiting use cases to determine the best product to build *Methods for reusing requirements and requirements patterns *Examples showing how the techniques and templates are applied in real-world situations

Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications (Addison-Wesley Information Technology Series)

Larissa T. Moss, Shaku Atre

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Good Practical advice 4 out of 5 stars.
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The book offers good practical advice that can be used in the development of a Business Intelligence (BI) project / initiative. The over all road map provides a check list of issues to consider and offers a place to start in planning your own initiative. It is a good reference for individuals starting a BI project for the first time.

Great for a PM 5 out of 5 stars.
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Am currently in the process of executing a DW/BI project, my background is JAVA application Project management. This book has been great in getting me upto speed on the basic architecture and lingo of BI/DW.

Book lays out step by step the different parts to a DW. The front office, the back office, meta data repository. Highlights how DW/BI phases are different from other application dev phases. It doesn't go into how to do data modelling - for this get the lifecycle toolkit. But it gives a great overview of planning a BI/DW initiative. Much better than the pure Project Management books.
To get a complete picture I'd use this book along with the Toolkit book.

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Provides a complete methodology for everything from strategic planning to the selection of new technologies and the evaluation of application releases. A visual guide to developing an effective BI decision-support application. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Applied Software Project Management

Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene

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"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation, requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop now: this is the book for you."

--Scott Berkun, Author of "The Art of Project Management"

What makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire software project. There are common pitfalls that plague all software projects and rookie mistakes that are made repeatedly--sometimes by the same people! Avoiding these pitfalls is not hard, but it is not necessarily intuitive. Luckily, there are tried and true techniques that can help any project manager.

In "Applied Software Project Management," Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene provide you with tools, techniques, and practices that you can use on your own projects right away. This book supplies you with the information you need to diagnose your team's situation and presents practical advice to help you achieve your goal of building better software.

Topics include:

Planning a software project

Helping a team estimate its workload

Building a schedule

Gathering software requirements and creating use cases

Improving programming with refactoring, unit testing, and version control

Managing an outsourced project

Testing software

Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman have been building software together since 1998. Andrew comes from a programming background and has managed teams of requirements analysts, designers, and developers. Jennifer has a testing background and has managed teams of architects, developers, and testers. She has led multiplelarge-scale outsourced projects. Between the two of them, they have managed every aspect of software development. They have worked in a wide range of industries, including finance, telecommunications, media, nonprofit, entertainment, natural-language processing, science, and academia. For more information about them and this book, visit http: //www.stellman-greene.com.

The Enterprise and Scrum

Ken Schwaber

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Get the practical guidance you need to apply Scrum enterprise wide--straight from a leader and innovator in the agile process movement. Agile development methods, such as Scrum, have been shown to produce improvements in speed, quality, and cost. However, the practices within Scrum, such as self-managing teams, are often so different from the norm at most enterprises and cause an organizational reaction. The productivity and quality benefits of Scrum pose a compelling reason to make such changes--moving it from the small team to the enterprise level. And as Scrum crosses to the mainstream, executives need to know how to manage the necessary change processes. In addition, managers and employees alike want to know what the change means to them, personally. With case studies and pragmatic approaches, this book shows development managers and developers how to extend Scrum from one or two projects within an engineering organization to the larger enterprise. It also addresses the questions that newcomers have regarding process, interaction, reports, habits, tradeoffs, and more.

Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009 and Autodesk Inventor LT 2009

Thom Tremblay

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Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009 5 out of 5 stars.
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As a Certified Autodesk Instructor for over 15 years, I found this manual to be an excellent resource for an introduction to Autodesk Inventor 3D solid modeling and 2D documentation in general. As a user of Autodesk Inventor for over 10 years; I believe this publication provides very intuitive insight to the philosophy and recommended approach to modeling and drawing creation within Autodesk Inventor.

The examples used in the book use standard sample files included with Autodesk Inventor; and the Companion Website found on the back cover [...] includes accompanying tutorials which add a plethora of additional information.

I personally recommend this book to any users that desire a quick and easy introduction to basic 3D modeling and 2D drawing documentation creation utilizing Autodesk Inventor.

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Written by an Autodesk Inventor expert, Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009 and Autodesk Investor LT 2009 is a beginner-level reference guide to this market-leading 3D mechanical design software.   Look more closely at the Inventor interface, learn the basics of drawing, 2D, and 3D capabilities, explore part modeling features and discover sophisticated techniques for working with large and small assemblies.  Understand the software in the context of real-world tasks and workflows and become familiar with topics like standards, styles, project management and communication, sheet metal tools, and creating presentations.

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers)

Johanna Rothman, Esther Derby

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Great management is difficult to see as it occurs. It's possible to see the results of great management, but it's not easy to see how managers achieve those results. Great management happens in one-on-one meetings and with other managers---all in private. It's hard to learn management by example when you can't see it.

You can learn to be a better manager---even a great manager---with this guide. You'll follow along as Sam, a manager just brought on board, learns the ropes and deals with his new team over the course of his first eight weeks on the job. From scheduling and managing resources to helping team members grow and prosper, you'll be there as Sam makes it happen. You'll find powerful tips covering:

• Delegating effectively
• Using feedback and goal-setting
• Developing influence
• Handling one-on-one meetings
• Coaching and mentoring
• Deciding what work to do---and what not to do
• ...and more.

Full of tips and practical advice on the most important aspects of management, this is one of those books that can make a lasting and immediate impact on your career.