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Winner of the 2006 Cleland Award for Literature from Project Management Institute (PMI)! This highly focused book approaches quality specifically in the context of project management. It goes beyond the usual descriptions and advice for manufactured products to give project managers a framework of deliberate steps to take in managing quality for the benefit of project outcomes in any domain. This user-friendly guide presents tools and techniques that implement the general methods defined in the PMBOK Guide published by the Project Management Institute, and augments those methods with more detailed, hands-on procedures that have been proven through actual practice.

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Project Management the Agile Way is an agile project management book written for experienced project managers, architects and systems analysts who are comfortable in traditional methods of project management but now need to learn about agile methods for software projects and understand how to make agile work effectively in the enterprise. The methodologies included under the agile umbrella go by many names, such as Scrum, XP, Crystal and EVO, to name a few. Project managers will gain practical day-to-day tips and advice on how to apply these practices to mainstream projects and how to integrate these methods with other methodologies used in the enterprise.Key Features:Offers a review of most of the popular agile and iterative methodologies for project managementPresents practical tips and application advice for how to harmonize agile and iterative methods with mainstream project processesDescribes how earned value can work with non-traditional methodsExplains how to scale agile and iterative methods for enterprise projectsShows the means to contract and outsource with agile and iterative methodsProvides guidance to build a business case and track post-project benefits

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The rigorous development process used to create Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics insures that it's accessible and accurate. Each draft was scrutinized by a panel of experts to suggest improvements and flush out any flaws. These carefully selected reviewers offered valuable suggestions on content, approach, accessibility, realism, and homework problems. The author team then incorporated their comments to insure that Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics reflected the real needs of teaching professionals. The authors worked out solutions to all of their homework and example problems to check for accuracy and consistency and all of the examples and homework problems were sent out to a third party to solve and cross-check each answer. And to be sure Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics was as good as it could be, we tested it in the classroom. It was a resounding success and finally ready for your class. Key Features: Numerous step-by-step examples demonstrate the correspondence between the FBD (FREE BODY DIAGRAM) and the mathematical analysis.Procedures for Analysis sections shows students how to set up and solve a problem using FBDs to promote a consistent and methodical problem-solving approach (see sec. 1.4 and 2.3 in Dynamics).Provides a Vector Approach to Statics, with a brief review of vector operations in chapters 1 and 2.Homework Problems are graded from simple to complex and are well balanced tests of theory and practical application (more than 700 in Dynamics).Contains a short review section and key terms at the end of each chapter to promote understanding of new concepts.Teaching Supplements and a Solutions Manual are available

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Aslam Kassimali and Sedat Sami, Braja M. Das

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Project Quality Management, Second Edition

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Project Quality Management: Why, What and How, Second Edition demonstrates how to implement the general methods defined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of KnowledgeFifth Edition (PMBOK Guide) and augments those methods with more detailed, hands-on procedures that have been proven through actual practice. This edition presents case examples that illuminate the theory of quality planning, assurance, and control with real-world narratives, including situation, analysis, and lessons learned. It also provides course discussion points and practical exercises at the end of each chapter.In its first edition,Project Quality Management, was the recipient of the 2006 PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award.  The award-winner offered project managers a specific, succinct, step-by-step project quality management process found nowhere else. This second edition features updated and enhanced material that meets the needs of practitioners, trainers, college instructors, and their students! Course instructor material is also available.

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Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers

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This comprehensive reference on software development quality assurance addresses all four dimensions of quality: specifications, design, construction and conformance. It focuses on quality from both the micro and macro viewpoint. From a micro view, it details the aspect of building-in quality at the component level to help ensure that the overall deliverable has ingrained quality. From a macro view, it addresses the organizational-level activities that provide an environment conducive to fostering quality in the deliverables as well as developing a culture focused on quality in the organization. Mastering Software Quality Assurance also explores a process driven approach to quality and provides the information and guidance needed for implementing a process quality model in your organization. It includes best practices and valuable tools and techniques for software developers.

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A Systems Approach to Achieving Strategic Objectives

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Official reference material for the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)SM Credential ExaminationThis unique text provides a holistic view of project portfolio management (PPM) that includes people, process, tools, and techniques that work synergistically within the organization to produce portfolio decisions with the best chance of success. It illustrates the entire PPM process from strategic planning through portfolio evaluation and adjustment, including prioritizing objectives, identifying and evaluating candidate projects, selecting optimal portfolios using portfolio analysis, establishing project and portfolio performance metrics, measuring portfolio performance, and project portfolio governance. Rather than just an abstract discussion, Mastering Project Portfolio Management simulates real-world portfolio management through sample scenarios demonstrating advanced decision-making techniques and the use of decision-making software that readers are given access to. This book guides readers step-by-step through the entire project portfolio management process and is ideal for corporate and government training programs and as a primary text for graduate level academic courses.

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This unique guide explains software project management from the standpoint of a software project manager working in a professional software development organization. It covers the subject of software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management, such as general management, decision making, people management, motivation, productivity and expectations management. This comprehensive reference provides all the guidance, best practices, tools and techniques needed to master software project management and achieve superior results.

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Jr., Murali Krishna Chemuturi and Thomas M. Cagley

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In previous years, setting up IT infrastructure involved just the preparation of the data center. It has become much more complex and evolved today. The infrastructure includes not only the data center facility, but also the entire organization by providing internet connectivity to customers, vendors, and company executives on the move. Mastering IT Project Management is the first book to detail how to create IT infrastructure rather than simply describe how to manage the IT function or software development. This unique and comprehensive reference covers all aspects needed to successfully manage this type of project in an organization.Key Features: Outlines a process-based approach for setting up effective IT infrastructures in organizationsProvides a thorough discussion on conducting a feasibility study for setting up IT infrastructure, sizing of IT components, and quality assuranceExplains numerous management concepts, decision making, people management, problem resolution, cash management and stakeholder expectation managementCovers planning, scheduling, executing, controlling and project closureGives insights into industry best practices and the common pitfalls in setting up an IT infrastructure

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Managing Stakeholder Expectations for Project Success

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A Knowledge Integration Framework and Value Focused Approach

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Managing Stakeholder Expectations for Project Success provides a practical approach to managing those things that matter most for project successstakeholder expectations, communication, risk, change, and qualityso that scope, schedule, and cost end up on target and the projects intended benefits for the organization are realized.This unique desk reference shows how to utilize the best practices, concepts, and methodologies found in PMIs PMBOK Guide, along with a few concepts from APMGs PRINCE2, and leverage them in the context of organizational challenges and project realities. It features new methods for successful project management that focus on understanding and managing stakeholders needs and expectations, communication, time management, and organizational politics and culture. The books content and design also make it a valuable resource for PMP certification.Nominated for the PMI 2013 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award

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Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks, and Aggregates

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Testing rocks and aggregates are rarely covered in soil testing books and there are no separate books on rock or aggregate testing. Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates includes laboratory testing methods for most tests for soils as well as rocks and aggregates, which are becoming increasingly common in professional practice and university teaching. Part A gives a general overview of laboratory measurements, equipment, units, safety and standards. Part B covers soil tests from grain size distribution to consolidation, triaxial and direct shear tests. Part C covers rock tests, which includes the indirect tensile strength test and point load test. Part D covers the common tests carried out routinely on aggregates, which includes the aggregate impact value test and Los Angeles abrasion test. Each test consists of the following descriptive parts: Objective, Standards, Introduction, Procedure, and Cost. References are made to ASTM International (ASTM), Australian (AS), British (BS) and International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM) standards and any differences are noted.

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A. Arulrajah, Myint Win Bo, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Problem Solving Approach covers all of the major geotechnical topics in the simplest possible way adopting a hands-on approach with a very strong practical bias. You will learn the material through several worked examples that are representative of realistic field situations whereby geotechnical engineering principles are applied to solve real-life problems. There are a few carefully selected review exercises at the end of each chapter with answers given whenever possible. Also included are closed-book quizzes that should be completed within the specified times and will make you think and point you to what you have missed. Key Features:Offers carefully selected solved problems with a wide range of difficulty levels  from simple to challengingPresents the material in the most concise explanation possible, but adequate enough to solve the problemsDemonstrates theory through practical problem solving and with less reliance on mathematicsThe physical copy includes a DVD of the Student Edition of GeoStudio that can be used for solving a wide range of geotechnical problemsOffers considerable coverage of foundation engineering - bearing capacity and settlements of shallow and deep foundations

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Building Competencies for R&D and IT Investment Success

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This unique guide and professional reference presents a structured framework for practitioners and students of project, program, and portfolio management to enhance their strategic and analytic capabilities in the evolving discipline of project portfolio management (PPM). It provides a practical, step-by-step approach to building competencies in categorizing, evaluating, optimizing, prioritizing, and managing an IT, pharmaceutical, biotech or other complex R&D-oriented portfolio of investments.Key Features:Contains a unique framework for building strategic and technical competencies in enterprise portfolio management, encompassing scenario analysis & strategic planning, project categorization, integrated evaluation, portfolio optimization, project prioritization and project and portfolio managementOutlines best practices for successfully implementing and practicing PPM in R&D and IT enterprises, including decision framing and data integrity, resource management, stakeholder management, project/program/portfolio management office, organizational barriers to success, and a seminal section on risk analysis and risk managementSupplies two comprehensive case studies that clearly demonstrate the application of quantitative and qualitative portfolio selection techniques in R&D and ITIllustrates robust techniques such as integer linear programming, goal programming and multiple objective decision analysis and how they can be used to prioritize and optimize the value of a portfolio subject to budgetary and human resource constraintsProvides a multi-dimensional capability maturity model that will enable organizations to determine their maturity level across a broad spectrum of portfolio management competencies and how to utilize these techniques to guide optimal investment decisions across the enterprise

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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 anchors have been used in practice for several hundred years, proper theoretical developments for purposes of modern engineering designs have taken place only during the past 40 to 45 years. This geotechnical engineering book summarizes most theoretical and experimental works directed toward the development of proper relationships for ultimate and allowable holding capacity of earth anchors.

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Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2010

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Formally validated training material to pass Microsoft certification Exam 70-178: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects!Designed for the busy, practicing project manager, Dynamic Scheduling With Microsoft Project 2010 will help you get up to speed quickly with the new features of Project 2010 and enable you to create effective schedules more efficiently using best practices, tips & tricks, and step-by-step instruction. Through the use of helpful screen shots, hands-on exercises, illustrations, and review questions, this guide instructs you on how to build dynamic schedules that will allow you to explore what-if scenarios and dramatically decrease the time you spend making static schedule changes. A must read, re-read, and use daily for all project managers is what PMIs Project Management Journal had to say about the previous edition. This updated version is even better.

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Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2013

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Microsoft Project 2013 is a powerful software tool, and like all tools it requires knowledge and skill to be used to its maximum potential. This fully revised new edition provides users with everything they will need to more easily and effectively manage projects to a successful conclusion. Designed for the busy, practicing project manager, Dynamic Scheduling With Microsoft Project 2013 will help you get up to speed quickly with the new and enhanced features of Project 2013 (including Project Pro for Office 365) and enable you to create effective schedules using best practices, tips & tricks, and step-by-step instruction. Through the use of helpful screenshots, hands-on exercises, illustrations, and review questions, this guide instructs you on how to build dynamic schedules that will allow you to explore what-if scenarios and dramatically decrease the time you spend making static schedule changes. A must read, reread, and use daily for all project managers is what PMIs Project Management Journal had to say about previous editions. This updated version is even better!Key Features:Fully aligned with the PMBOK Guide  Fifth Edition, The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures  Second Edition, The Practice Standard for Scheduling  Second Edition and The Practice Standard for Earned Value Management  Second Edition by the Project Management InstituteValidated training material for the new Microsoft Certification Exam 74-343: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013Captures the best practices and insights that have been gained from thousands of real-life schedules and years of training project managers across all industries

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Practical Insights, Techniques and Case Examples for Ensuring Success

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Most PMO books are written by academics, trainers and consultants from the PM community and present academic or theoretical approaches and models that too often fail. The more sophisticated books tend to be limited in application to the larger or more advanced project management organizations. This unique reference presents new material not available in other books that is applicable to PMOs of all shapes and sizes. It challenges and calls into question various traditional approaches and strategies for the PMO citing examples and explaining when and why such academic and theoretical approaches are wrong.Business Driven PMO Setup was written by over 20 contributing authors that are veteran line executives who either directly manage PMOs, have PMOs reporting to them, or are subject matter experts that service them. These veterans with centuries of business acumen managing both US and foreign companies, divisions, and departments provide valuable insights into ensuring the PMO is setup correctly and remains focused on meeting the needs of the business for which the PMO was created to serve.Many PMOs are often vulnerable in terms of their continued existence. PMOs with a business mindset never have to sell or promote themselves internally, explain what they do, or worry about funding or their existence. This book establishes a clear bottom-line business mindset and practical approach that any PMO can adopt.

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Providing theoretical and practical insight, Distressed Debt Analysis: Strategies for Speculative Investors presents a conceptual, but not overly technical, outline of the financial and bankruptcy law context in which restructurings take place. The book covers the broader financial environment of the reorganization and the basic process of investment analysis and investment strategies. The author uses numerous real-world examples and case studies to emphasize important concepts and critical issues. The developments that have created these extraordinary investment opportunities have also created tremendous demand for professionals with experience and knowledge in the restructuring process. Distressed Debt Analysis: Strategies for Speculative Investors addresses the complete knowledge needs of investors and professionals in the burgeoning world of financially distressed companies. It is perfect for financial analysts, portfolio managers, bankruptcy departments of law firms, restructuring advisory groups, turnaround consulting firms, and reorganization and distressed securities departments of investment banks.

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Building Systems Integration for Enhanced Environmental Performance

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As the environmental impact of buildings become increasingly recognized, the role of building designers and the initial decision making process that determines materials, systems, and construction processes becomes more critical. This timely book addresses sustainability in building design through a series of examples presented as three dimensional models of well integrated building systems. The book organizes buildings into three sections  structure, envelope, and mechanical systems  based on the integration of paired building systems. The book demonstrates the performance of each systems pair in terms of interaction and contribution of each individual system and the synergetic benefits resulting from the unique pairing. The last section of the book is devoted to buildings that have a higher degree of integration and cannot be studied as paired systems. Each building is illustrated with full graphical display, text and analytical drawing to demonstrate its performance in a particular environment.

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The goal of this widely used book is to present in a highly illustrated format the principles of design for good hearing and freedom from noise in and around buildings. The more than 540 illustrations are not merely supplements to the text as with nearly all traditional books. In this book, the illustrations are the core of the coverage of basic principles of sound and hearing, sound absorption and noise reduction, sound isolation and criteria for noise, control of HVAC systems noise and vibrations, auditorium acoustics design, and electronic sound systems. The book is written for architects, interior designers, engineers, and all others concerned with the design and construction of buildings who need to know the basics of architectural acoustics, but who do not have the time to digest wordy presentations. Designers who understand the basic principles of acoustics will possess an important new tool for shaping the built environment. Hopefully, not only better acoustical environments, but also better buildings should result.An unabridged J. Ross Publishing republication of the edition published by McGraw-Hill, New York, 1988, 448pp.

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Dealmaking Strategies & Techniques for Industry Professionals

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Our media options have increased and evolved more in the last decade then over the last century. This evolution affects all aspects of our lives and, more specifically, has forever altered how consumers interact with the brands vying for their attention on all types of media outlets. In todays world, a brand cannot just preserve the status quo but must be positioned correctly within a tumultuous world of options for both advertisers and consumers. One of the big questions for a brand manager is whether to place the brand inside content thats created exclusively with the brand in mind?  This is the idea behind Branded Entertainment (BE). It is not product placement but a concept where brands and solid, entertaining content become truly intertwined.This book provides a thorough and practical understanding of the BE business. It explains the roles and thought process of all parties involved in a potential deal: the brands, the networks, the content producers, and the ad/marketing agencies. Branded Entertainment outlines the many different scenarios that could surface in these arrangements depending on who leads a deal and who accepts production costs. It summarizes the dos and donts of this business and gives the reader a checklist of things to keep in mind when at the deal table.Key Features:Demystifies the concept of Branded Entertainment and separates what truly belongs in a BE deal and what does notProvides a context and rules for BE deals which have not been defined in the current media business environmentOutlines deal parameters and considerations for brands, networks, ad agencies, and content producers (both in-house and independents)Describes the team that should be built by each party so the sides reach profitable agreements that meet the goals of all the players