Breakthrough ways to keep your business goals on target and on deadline A practical job aid for any manager who needs to get an organization to execute better, Execution Plain and Simple provides a proven 12-step plan to get results, overcome delays, and achieve tough goals faster. This short book will help you generate momentum toward critical goals and achieve performance breakthroughs--no matter what the goal or project. Reveals how to execute a goal on time and on budget Shows how

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Conventional public management techniques in industrial management projects are often insufficient because they cannot respond or adapt to the dynamism of modern and global markets. This guide shows how to overcome these problems by using project management techniques that expedite industrial development in regional, national, and global settings. Using real-world examples and a systems approach, the author provides a project management model that accounts for all critical interfaces in

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However necessary, organizational change is likely to be angst ridden and frustrating to the workforce. The Change Cycle will help readers to more resourcefully cope with change at work by helping them understand and predict their behavior and the behavior of others. Authors Salerno and Brock teach readers about six predictable and sequential stages that accompany any sort of change. This model is firmly grounded in recent discoveries in social psychology and cognitive neuroscience, but is

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How do you implement ITIL? Finally, there is a book that shows you how! This is not a theoretical treatise, but a practical guide that shows you the activities and steps to show results quickly. In this book you will learn about: Defining and building a comprehensive implementation approach that incorporates process, technology, organization and governance activities; Practical tips and step-by-step approaches for defining your Service Management Vision, building your processes,

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There are two stories behind every major business success: what actually happened and what they want you to believe. While conducting research in business ethics at the prestigious Stockholm School of Economics, author Carl Hamilton discovered that the official history of Absolut's advertising success was somewhat less than 100% pure. The ideas behind the campaign, he reveals, should be credited to the junior guys, the underdogs, not to the high profile ad men on Madison Avenue, nor to the

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There are two stories behind every major business success: what actually happened and what they want you to believe. While conducting research in business ethics at the prestigious Stockholm School of Economics, author Carl Hamilton discovered that the official history of Absolut's advertising success was somewhat less than 100% pure. The ideas behind the campaign, he reveals, should be credited to the junior guys, the underdogs, not to the high profile ad men on Madison Avenue, nor to the

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This product is for those taking the PMP Exam after June 30, 2009. This aligns with the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition.Product Description The PMP Exam Success Series: 3500 Question Exam Simulation CD-ROM is complete with over 3500 questions, 26 different tests including Professional & Social Responsibility, Framework, nine knowledge areas, five process groups and eight complete four hour 200 questions that emulate the PMP Exam environment. The PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simulation CD-ROM is an

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Revised third edition!Alex Rogo is the manager of a failing manufacturing plant who receives an ultimatum from corporate headquarters: Turn the situation around in three months or the plant will be scrapped. With help from a mysterious mentor, Rogo discovers a revolutionary new way to do business—a way for people in any field of endeavor to increase productivity, profitability, and personal fulfillment.A business book disguised as a novel, a love story about the manufacturing process, and an

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Job hunting is a complicated project, however most people seeking a change in jobs or entering the workforce do not deal with it as a project. Projects need planning, execution and control. Moreover to ensure a successful project, one needs to ensure that the project is addressing the correct needs and objectives. Whether the job hunting is for full-time employment, self-employment, starting a business, or working as a contractor, a pragmatic approach will help the job hunter achieve the goals

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`This reader is an outstanding piece of work. It captures the essence of operations management by providing an interesting and sometimes provoking set of readings. It also provides an excellent review of the topic. Its approach to operations management is both topical and comprehensive. The editors have done an outstanding job of including many of the significant recent developments in the area, particularly in the technology and operations strategy areas' - Nigel Slack, Professor of

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This product is for those taking the CAPM Exam after July 31, 2009. This aligns with the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition.The PMP Exam Success Series: ITTO Placemat is designed to provide easy memorization of the 42 PMBOK Guide processes and their Inputs, Tools/Techniques, and Outputs that the CAPM Exam is based on. It also includes a number of graphical aids for memorization and PMI

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In The Magic Megaphone Nick Montoya shares his revolutionary process for managing projects - big or small. It's easy to hit a snag or get stopped entirely along the way. Become a Megaphoner and get your business or personal projects back on track. To learn more, visit the "magicmegaphone" offical

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From leading business thinkers to frontline employees, most everyone agrees: Not only is more and more organizational work becoming project-oriented, but the pressure is on to accomplish projects in less time, with better results, and with fewer resources. This new reality is making project management one of the most important and frequently requested topics for corporate trainers--and yet one of the most difficult disciplines to teach. In fact, most companies lack the expertise to handle

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A view of ITIL that aligns business and IT so that each brings out the best in the other. It ensures that every element of the Service Lifecycle is focused on customer outcomes and relates to all the companion process elements that follow. Subsequent titles in the core set will link deliverables to meeting the business goals, requirements and service management principles described in this publication. Each of the five core titles shares a consistent structure; the various practice elements

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This is the pared down, no BS version of Sun Tzu's Art of War. This has noneof the commentary most version have. Having someone spoon-feed you the Artof War is contradictory to its nature. Read it, ponder it and reach your ownconclusions. Almost everyone who reads this book will not participate inWar. Most will try to apply the concepts to business. Some concepts willtranslate directly to business, however most will need metaphoricinterpretation. Hence, the commentary is of no use. Enjoy this

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This is the pared down, no BS version of Sun Tzu's Art of War. This has noneof the commentary most version have. Having someone spoon-feed you the Artof War is contradictory to its nature. Read it, ponder it and reach your ownconclusions. Almost everyone who reads this book will not participate inWar. Most will try to apply the concepts to business. Some concepts willtranslate directly to business, however most will need metaphoricinterpretation. Hence, the commentary is of no use. Enjoy this

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