The Influencing Formula
The Influencing Formula

Author: Elizabeth Larson

Publisher: Watermark Learning

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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Today's global business environment is complex. Organizations find it a challenge to keep pace with rapid advancements. Business analysts, project managers, process analysts and other information workers have to influence various stakeholders, regardless of their position in the organization. What makes this ability to influence without authority seem so easy for some and nearly impossible for others? Successful influencers have learned to be trusted advisors in their organizations. They employ three critical ingredients which the authors call the Influencing Formula. This book reveals how the Influencing Formula works and illustrates how it is the new mandate required to effectively influence without authority in any type of organization, large or small.

Project Management
Project Management

Author: Jack R. Meredith

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1119369096

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Projects continue to grow larger, increasingly strategic, and more complex, with greater collaboration, instant feedback, specialization, and an ever-expanding list of stakeholders. Now more than ever, effective project management is critical for the success of any deliverable, and the demand for qualified Project Managers has leapt into nearly all sectors. Project Management provides a robust grounding in essentials of the field using a managerial approach to both fundamental concepts and real-world practice. Designed for business students, this text follows the project life cycle from beginning to end to demonstrate what successful project management looks like on the ground. Expert discussion details specific techniques and applications, while guiding students through the diverse skill set required to select, initiate, execute, and evaluate today's projects. Insightful coverage of change management provides clear guidance on handling the organizational, interpersonal, economic, and technical glitches that can derail any project, while in-depth cases and real-world examples illustrate essential concepts in action.

Project Management in Practice
Project Management in Practice

Author: Samuel J. Mantel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780470646205

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Project Management in Practice, 4th Edition focuses on the technical aspects of project management that are directly related to practice.

DevOps For Dummies
DevOps For Dummies

Author: Emily Freeman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1119552222

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Develop faster with DevOps DevOps embraces a culture of unifying the creation and distribution of technology in a way that allows for faster release cycles and more resource-efficient product updating. DevOps For Dummies provides a guidebook for those on the development or operations side in need of a primer on this way of working. Inside, DevOps evangelist Emily Freeman provides a roadmap for adopting the management and technology tools, as well as the culture changes, needed to dive head-first into DevOps. Identify your organization’s needs Create a DevOps framework Change your organizational structure Manage projects in the DevOps world DevOps For Dummies is essential reading for developers and operations professionals in the early stages of DevOps adoption.

Juliet's School of Possibilities
Juliet's School of Possibilities

Author: Laura Vanderkam

Publisher: Portfolio

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0525538941

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Despite putting in tons of extra work, ambitious consultant Riley Jenkins keeps losing clients who say they're looking for fresher ideas. When her firm send her on a women's leadership retreat, Riley is forced to put her phone and learn from the mysterious, kindly group leader who seems to be able to achieve so much with so little stress. Through this charming and inspiring story, bestselling author Laura Vanderkam applies everything she's learned about time-management and work-life balance.