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This reader-friendly series is a must read for all levels of managers All managers, whether brand-new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little brushing-up now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books Series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers [...]
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A brain-friendly approach to training! What does it mean to train smarter, not harder? Discover an approach so powerful and comprehensive, that you’ll never train the old way again. This valuable resource includes hundreds of proven strategies for immediate application, a sample training schedule, [...]
New metrics for assessing the performance and profitability of individual or multiple projects-written by the creator of the Total Project Control method.
“Critical path method needed a shot in the arm and Devaux delivers it in Total Project Control. His new book is an invaluable and much-needed advance in the [...]
In the United States today, there are some 3,400 separately governed colleges and universities, amounting to a higher education industry with expenditures that constitute 2.8% of the gross national product. Yet, the economic issues affecting this industry have been paid relatively little attention. In this collection of eight essays, experts in economics and [...]
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“This well-written, well-documented book is a subtle account of the complex problems of the university.” David Labaree, author of How to Succeed in School Without Really Learning
. . . . [P]rovides information needed for serious discussion of a critical issue in higher education. . . .[F]or academic [...]
This unique book focuses on a number of issues to do with contractual disputes - avoidance and resolution - within projects and provides this in an international context. Disputes have the potential to convert an otherwise successful project into an unsuccessful one. Numerous case studies, involving single and multiple cultures, are given. [...]
This work outlines a state-of-the-art project control and trending programme, focusing on advanced applied-cost and schedule-control skills for all phases of a project at both owner and contractor level. It contains information on the three major aspects of the total project programme: the techniques and procedures utilized for a project; the experience and [...]
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“This book touches on issues that are critical to a project’s success but are frequently ignored by project managers. I consider this a must-read for anyone who wants to manage projects effectively.” –Judd Kuehn, senior project management consultant, Chevron USA Inc.
“Dennis Cohen [...]
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‘I have no hesitation in recommending it.’ — Building Engineer
‘You will never read it all, but whenever you find yourself wondering "Where can I find out about …?" the Gower Handbook of Project Management won’t let you down.’ — Engineering Management Journal
Highly Recommended’ — Change Management [...]
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From IT to HR, from boardroom to shop floor, increased accountability for achieving high-value results for new initiatives is the norm in every organization. The Phillips’, the world’s leading experts on ROI strategy, distill their years of experience and research into proven tools for determining the value of any project before, during, [...]
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