The growing complexity of projects today, as well as the uncertainty inherent in innovative projects, is making obsolete traditional project management practices and procedures, which are based on the notion that much about a project is known at its start. The current high level of change and complexity confronting organizational leaders and managers requires a new approach to projects so they can be managed flexibly to embrace and exploit change. What once used to be considered extreme uncertainty is now the norm, and managing planned projects is being replaced by managing projects as they evolve. Successfully managing projects in extreme situations, such as polar and military expeditions, shows how to manage successfully projects in today’s turbulent environment. Executed under the harshest and most unpredictable conditions, these projects are great sources for learning about how to manage unexpected and unforeseen situations as they occur. This book presents multiple case studies of managing extreme events as they happened during polar, mountain climbing, military, and rescue expeditions. A boat accident in the Artic is a lesson on how an effective project manager must be ambidextrous: on one hand able to follow plans and on the other hand able to abandon those plans when disaster strikes and improvise new ones in response. Polar expeditions also illustrate how a team can use "weak links" to go beyond its usual information network to acquire strategic information. Fire and rescues operations illustrate how one team member’s knowledge can be transferred to the entire team. Military operations provide case material on how teams coordinate and make use of both individual and collective competencies. This groundbreaking work pushes the definitions of a project and project management to reveal new insight that benefits researchers, academics, and the practitioners managing projects in today’s challenging and uncertain times.

The Essentials of Logistics and Management provides a broad expertly guided investigation into the knowledge required to maximize the practice of logistics in a way that contributes to a company's growth. The text elaborates upon a conceptual framework in which the role of all stakeholders and possible logistics are analyzed in a systematic approach that explores customer relations management, interactive information support, production optimization, and operations management, as well as human resources and resource allocation. The purpose of this book is help managers employ vision and strategy in developing a methodology that identifies, evaluates, and utilizes all critical factors.

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about successful project management with this practical guide. The ability to manage a project effectively is an essential skill for anybody hoping to progress in their career. However, from tight budgets to a lack of resources, there are many obstacles that can stop you in your tracks. This guide will teach you how to plan for mistakes effectively, organise your team and ensure your project is a success! In 50 minutes you will be able to: • Identify the three key stages of project management, what they entail and how much time you should spend on each • Create a comprehensive plan for the development of your project, taking into account the costs, the people involved and the time needed • Assess the possible risks that may have a negative impact on your project, identify their probability and create a backup plan ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | COACHING The Coaching series from the 50Minutes collection is aimed at all those who, at any stage in their careers, are looking to acquire personal or professional skills, adapt to new situations or simply re-evaluate their work-life balance. The concise and effective style of our guides enables you to gain an in-depth understanding of a broad range of concepts, combining theory, constructive examples and practical exercises to enhance your learning.

The Standard for Program Management &– Fourth Edition differs from prior editions by focusing on the principles of good program management. Program activities have been realigned to program lifecycle phases rather than topics, and the first section was expanded to address the key roles of program manager, program sponsor and program management office. It has also been updated to better align with PMI's Governance of Portfolios, Programs, and Projects: A Practice Guide.

Vous souhaitez améliorer vos pratiques de gestion de projet sur : votre prise de décision en groupe. vos estimations et vos plannings. votre manière de résoudre les problèmes. votre anticipation des risques. vos relations avec les autres acteurs projet. Vous avez coché au moins deux propositions ? Ce livre est fait pour vous ! Les 50 fiches proposées regroupées en 8 chapitres vous permettent de découvrir des méthodes concrètes qui ont fait leurs preuves. Cette 3e édition, mise à jour et enrichie de nouveau outils, met l’accent sur : - les techniques de planification avec la matrice de traçabilité, la méthode MoSCoW ou encore le diagramme Temps-Temps ; - les techniques de prise de décisions en groupe avec la méthode Disney ; - des conseils pratiques pour utiliser l’outil le plus adapté au contexte.