Projects – and Project managers – are failing at an alarming rate. In the IT industry only 24% of projects succeed according to the Government Office of Commerce. Railtrack and the upgrade of the NHS are high profile examples of large project failures. And there are plenty of
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Rational Decision Making for Managers provides students with a basic understanding of quantitative and analytical techniques that managers use to make complex business decisions and helps them to recognise when they are appropriate. Sarah Keast and Mike Towler also show the characteristics of the decisions that can be
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Your success or failure is reflected in one number: the bottom line. So you’d better get a handle on the numbers that influence it. The Manager’s Pocket Calculator gives you the essentials of budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, interest and rate-of-return calculation, statistics, and more. Not just
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The secret for success in attracting, winning, retaining and growing client business whether working as an independent or for a firm. Mike Lander, CEO, Consulting Strategies Ltd Richard knows what clients value and provides clear, practical and experienced guidance on how to become and more importantly, be recognised
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This leading strategy text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill and Gareth Jones integrate cutting-edge research on topics including corporate performance, governance, strategic leadership, technology, and business ethics through both theory and cases. Based on real-world practices
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The Rules of Management: They’re surprisingly easy to learn and live by. Now, Richard Templar’s brought them all together in one place. Templar covers everything from setting realistic targets to holding effective meetings; finding the right people to inspiring loyalty. Learn when and how to let
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” [shows what] what really makes projects and project managers successful. A must read for everyone interested in understanding what levers to pull to improve their delivery capability.”Perry Childs, Director, Childs Consulting. ‘A simply written and well structured book that is a crucial support for both experienced project
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Business failure is not limited to start ups. In America alone between 1990 and 2000, there were over 6.3 million business start-ups and over 5.7 million business shut-downs.
Risk of failure can be greatly reduced through effective organisational design that encourages high performance and adaptability to changing circumstances.
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In today’s ultracompetitive world of business, those in charge want results on time and on budget–and they’re turning to project managers to deliver. Skilled project managers are in high demand, and the profession is growing at an unprecedented rate.
The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project Management, Second Edition, combines
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In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization. Writing for
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