By: Johanna Rothman, Esther Derby
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Language: English
ISBN: 0976694026

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.

Project Sponsorship—which includes case studies, checklists, and action plans—shows how project sponsors and project managers can develop the skills they need to manage successful projects. Randall L. Englund and Alfonso Bucero—experts in the field of project management—have written the definitive guide for educating all stakeholders in the nature of project sponsorship. They describe in detail the responsibilities of the project sponsor, from communications and liaison, selection and training, problem solving, mentoring, and feedback, to the review of project execution. The project sponsor and manager learn how to negotiate effectively with each other and the project team to achieve their commitments.

IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization includes outstanding contributions from leading intellectuals exploring the crossroads of information technology systems and strategic management. This book presents research on specific market enhancements, information management for decision making, inter-organizational efficiencies, the importance of maintaining crucial relationships, and broader societal and global ramifications.IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization encourages continued deliberate cross-fertilization in these critical research areas at a very strategic point in history. Although parallel development continues, globalization and technological advances have set the stage for the convergence of these fields in a number of arenas.

Integration of ICT in Smart Organizations presents the applicable concepts and methodologies of information and communication technologies, such as agent-based technologies, HUB, knowledge management, GRID, and wireless communication. This book covers these concepts while taking into account the current results and outlining the trends in these fields, also introducing theories for the smooth operation and effective control of smart organizations in an integrated method. The authors of Integration of ICT in Smart Organizations are researchers and professors with countless years of industrial experience, who share their results in their various fields of research.

In this important book, successful organizations—including well-known companies such as Agilent Technologies, Corning, GE Capital, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, MIT, Motorola, and Praxair—share their most effective approaches, tools, and specific methods for leadership development and organizational change. These exemplary organizations serve as models for leadership development and organizational change because they

• Commit to organizational objectives and culture
• Transform behaviors, cultures, and perceptions
• Implement competency or organization effectiveness models
• Exhibit strong top management leadership support and passion

This title talks about Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM).

Aimed at staff at operational level or managers new to project management
About the Author
Vivien Martin is Head of the Centre for Collaborative Programs in University College Chichester, in England. She also joined the Open University Business School to lead development of distance learning materials for managers in health and care. Her previous publications include Managing in Health and Social Care, Managing Projects in Health and Social Care, Leading Change in Health and Social Care and Leading Interprofessional Teams in Health and Social Care.

Michael Cook, National President, Canadian Institute of Management
covers all the essential elements of project management and provides the tools needed to manage projects from initiation to closure.

Pamela Good, VP of Communications, PMI Buffalo Chapter
Whether you are new to project management or an experienced veteran, you will find this book an invaluable resource.

Project managers who need the latest and most complete test-preparation materials will find the new edition of Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP(r)) Certification Exam a lifesaver. Completely updated to reflect the most recent version of the test, the book covers each competency area tested on the exam, and reveals how best to answer exam questions on defining, budgeting, assigning, and executing projects of all types and scopes. The book includes sample questions, numerous case studies, and other valuable practice tools.In addition, the book features new material on:

* program management
* portfolio management
* project environment
* organizational environment
* project management offices
* process groups

The same critical information top business schools teach Based on Professor Stralser’s popular seminar series, MBA in a Day? is specifically designed for the busy professional (physician, attorney, architect, nonprofit executive, etc.) or entrepreneur/small business owner, who needs to know about the “business-side” of their practice, organization or business. With comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught at top graduate schools, this handy book offers a complete business education without the hassle of enrolling in an MBA program. Divided into four sections covering management and policy; economics, finance, and accounting; marketing; and systems and processes; this straightforward guide is easy to navigate and simple to use. Packed with illustrative examples, helpful anecdotes, and real-world case studies, this commonsense guide covers everything busy professionals would learn at the very best business schools-if they only had the time.
Steven Stralser, PhD (Phoenix, AZ), is Clinical Professor and Managing Director, The Global Entrepreneurship Center at Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management and founder and CEO of The Center for Professional Development, Inc., an organization dedicated to post-graduate training and education of today’s professionals.