J Ross Publishing: 106 books
Business Driven Project Portfolio Management
Conquering the Top 10 Risks That Threaten Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Project portfolio management (PPM) is a term that is used to describe methods for analyzing and collectively managing groups of projects based on numerous factors and considerations. The fundamental objective of PPM is to determine the best projects to undertake in support of the goals, objectives, and...
Project Management for Flat Organizations
Cost Effective Steps to Achieving Successful Results
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
A flat organization believes the formal processes and controls used by many hierarchical organizations are too involved, require too much overhead cost, and are too complex and/or time consuming. This book is ideal for the project manager, team member, manager, or project sponsor with limited or no formal...
Project Management, Denial, and the Death Zone
Lessons from Everest and Antarctica
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Today, less than a third of projects deliver their specified business benefits on time and within budget. Nearly 20% of all projects fail outright, and under-delivery of benefits on the average project is as high as 50%. Acutely aware of this and without understanding the root causes of the problem,...
World Class Sales & Operations Planning
A Guide to Successful Implementation and Robust Execution
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2006
The sales and operations planning (S&OP) process is a major baseline for high-performance companies because, when done correctly, it keeps supply and demand in balance at the volume and detailed mix level, integrates and builds teamwork between general management, sales, operations, finance and product...
Delivering Exceptional Project Results
A Practical Guide to Project Selection, Scoping, Estimation and Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
This unique how-to implementation guide unifies project management, portfolio management, and requirements engineering into one proven, comprehensive best practice framework to help organizations deliver exceptional project results on a consistent basis. Delivering Exceptional Project Results transcends...
Effective PM and BA Role Collaboration
Delivering Business Value through Projects and Programs Successfully
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
The role of the business analyst (BA) has seen rapid growth over the past decade, and for good reason. Business analysis is a hybrid function that evolved from the systems analysis role over several decades into one where the individuals performing it have both a good understanding of the business and...
by Collin Quiring, Tanya Foster
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
In the new economy, organizations in a myriad of sizes and industries are now more than ever seeking a better understanding of how to best utilize and manage the scarce resources devoted to their project portfolios. Microsoft® Project and Project Server are the most widely used and one of the top-rated...
Architectural Models
Construction Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2007
Architects models serve as bridge between an idea and its realization. Models are one of the three means by which an architect invents and develops his design: sketchmodelcomputer model. No other representational form is as effective in enabling the viewer to perceive the spaces, shapes, surfaces and...
by Kassem A. Saleh
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2009
Software Engineering provides the software engineering fundamentals, principles and skills needed to develop and maintain high quality software products. The software engineering processes and techniques covered include requirements specification, design, implementation, testing and management of...
by Braja M. Das & Sanjay K. Shukla
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Anchors are primarily used in the construction of foundations of earth-supported and earth-retaining structures. The fundamental reason for using earth anchors in construction is to transmit the outwardly directed load to the soil at a greater depth and/or farther away from the structure. Although earth...
Digital Project Management
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Launch
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
The digital world is growing and changing at a rate that can seem overwhelming to those project managers who have to keep up with it to build customer-facing solutions and applications. It’s rare for project managers working in this field to be provided with much direction or a process by which to...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Practicing engineers in the offshore engineering industry will find in this contributed handbook practical information on current oil field production development practices for foundations and subsea flowlines. The technical challenges associated with deepwater developments have led to significant innovations....
Creating Entrepreneurial Supply Chains
A Guide for Innovation and Growth
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting a new business; however, in recent years, the term has been extended to include other forms of entrepreneurial activity. Corporate entrepreneurship is the process by which teams within an established company conceive, foster, launch, and manage...
Construction Productivity
A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
Construction Productivity offers some of the best productivity studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction, that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by a number of the most progressive contractors in the electrical industry and performed by outstanding...