Knowledge Café is a process for sharing information, whether face to face or virtual. This popular and practical knowledge management tool supports a culture where projects and innovation thrive. The Knowledge Café is a mindset and environment for engaging, discussing, and exchanging knowledge within a group either face to face or virtually. At the café, participants can discuss hard-to-solve project issues or resolve a family or community crisis....

When it comes to what project managers do, the clue is in their job title, but the role also requires a significant understanding of people. After all, projects are, devised and driven forward by employees and teams. It is therefore crucial for project managers and executives to have a firm grasp of the thought and behavioral patterns of project team members and the wider workforce, so that they can steer both people and project to a successful outcome. This...

"The PMP Questions, Answers and Explanations Updated for 2020-2021 Exam is a comprehensive study resource for any professional preparing for the 2020 PMP exam. Although the PMP exam is notoriously difficult to pass, this guide includes two complete mock exams and is designed to give test takers the best possible chance of passing the PMP on their first attempt. Author and PMP expert Darron Clark utilizes real-world examples of projects to prepare...

The Project 2019: Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running quickly with the world's most popular project management application. This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic Microsoft Project and project management topics and moving on to more advanced features of the application, designed to help you to become more productive more quickly. Though comprehensive, the information in this book is presented in...

Profit By Design presents strategies for earning and protecting profits. Through efficient delivery of integrated Architectural/Engineering services and constant awareness of profit goals, Architectural/Engineering firms can prosper ... even on the threshold of recession. If you're planning on hiring an architect or offering architectural design services, this book is a must-read. Steven Biegel, AIA, a seasoned architect, and business manager, emphasizes...

A toolbox for the new or moderately experienced IT project manager facing a serious, ongoing project disaster – or just a major crisis. It teaches you how to recognize a disaster in the making and offers good advice and tools that can be part of a potential solution. It also contains a lightweight adaptable methodical approach to solving an IT project crisis – the Severity Omega approach. Most IT projects meet some kind of crisis during their...

Brave New Meta World reviews the explosive growth of social media platforms and addresses the issues of fake news, polarization, teen depression, addiction and abuse of personal data. It offers a unique global perspective on the advertising industry through the lens of two South Asian women who have lived in over 12 countries. This book helps develop the skills and knowledge to coexist against increasingly complex technologies and algorithms.

The most widely adopted Agile methods in software development have been shown to: improve time to mission value; reduce project risk; reduce cost; improve visibility and better adapt to changing needs. For many organizations that are considering Agile approaches, the need to understanding the absence of detailed requirements as in the waterfall methodology and the presence of user stories and acceptance criteria development is overemphasized. In Agile...

Este texto, escrito a partir de la experiencia y la docencia en investigación social, aborda las diferencias y relaciones entre los enfoques cualitativo y cuantitativo, considera que la realidad social comporta dimensiones subjetivas e indicadores susceptibles de cuantificar y plantea la construcción de relaciones complementarias entre ambos enfoques que pongan en evidencia la complejidad y hetereogeneidad de las situaciones sociales. Ofrece al...

For those seeking to transform their leadership skills and cultivate a thriving organizational culture, look no further than A.J. Geddes' latest offering, "Momentum Engineering: Building Focused, Diverse, and Committed Teams." This powerful guide provides a comprehensive roadmap for developing high-performing teams that embrace failure, capitalize on success, and cultivate diverse perspectives. At the core of this book is the belief that effective...