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Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management

By: Ralph L. Kliem

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Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management

By: Ralph L. Kliem

Creative companies are distinguished by their ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic, changing economy. Their products and services stand out in the market, and these companies' ability to be agile and innovative is key to their success.Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management supplies an in-depth discussion of creativity and its rel

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CRC Press

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1040072186

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9781040072189

Political Risk Management for the Global Supply Chain

By: Ralph Kliem

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Political Risk Management for the Global Supply Chain

By: Ralph Kliem

The global business environment has never been so complex, making supply chains more fragile than ever. A stable business environment seems like a distant dream in today's global marketplace; instability, not stability, has become the norm. Anti-globalization and nationalization, coupled with populist movements and transnational terrorism, just to name a few targeting global supply chains, now pose significant challenges and risks when doing business across the globe. To address such issues, Political Risk Management for the Global Supply Chain: Provides an overview of basic political terminology and political risk management Presents the basic processes of political risk management Examines the current and future impacts of political events on global supply chains By putting aside the passions that politics can raise, the book aims to objectively look at political risk management. Topics covered include: Identifying different categories of political risk Understanding the relationship of political risk management, enterprise risk management, supply chain, project management, change management, and business continuity Laying the groundwork for efficient and effective political risk management Evaluating the effectiveness of responses The book begins with an overview on why political risk management is an important yet overlooked topic and the corresponding consequences if it is ignored or overlookedby enterprises and their global supply chains. Next, it provides systemic and systematic perspectives on political risk management and explains why the topic is more important than ever. Most important, it provides a framework that enterprises, regardless of nationality, can use to develop and deploy to manage political risks. The book concludes by discussing the full spectrum of developing, deploying, testing, and maintaining processes to conduct political risk management.

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1000421562

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9781000421569

Managing Lean Projects

By: Ralph L. Kliem

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Managing Lean Projects

By: Ralph L. Kliem

Lean is a set of disciplines that can result in tremendous savings and profitability for companies. It can significantly reduce cycle times and increase customer satisfaction. Lean, however, must be applied efficiently and effectively to achieve optimum results. This book discusses project management concepts, tools, and techniques as they apply to

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1498766781

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9781498766784

Ethics and Project Management

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

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Ethics and Project Management

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

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1040052940

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9781040052945

Stand and Deliver

The Fine Art of Presentation

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin

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Stand and Deliver

The Fine Art of Presentation

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin

In this book you will learn how to: • define the audience • determine what to say • organize the content • control nervousness • deliver in style • use visual aids • deal with questions. The fictional treatment makes this an entertaining as well as an informative guide. As an additional aid to learning the key points are summarized in checklist form at the end of the book. Stand and Deliver will be valued by all managers faced with the need to give effective presentations.

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Gower Publishing, Ltd.

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0566075741

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9780566075742

Business Continuity Planning

A Project Management Approach

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Gregg D. Richie

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Business Continuity Planning

A Project Management Approach

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Gregg D. Richie

If a major event such as a terrorist attack, 7.2 earthquake, tsunami, or hacker attack were to disrupt business operations, would your organization be prepared to respond to the financial, political, and social impacts? In order for your company to be resilient, it must be ready to respond and recover quickly from the impact of such events. Busines

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CRC Press

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1040071015

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9781040071014

Project Management Methodology

A Practical Guide for the Next Millenium

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin,Ken L. Robertson

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Project Management Methodology

A Practical Guide for the Next Millenium

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin,Ken L. Robertson

This work introduces Practical Project Management Methodology (P2M2), an international joint venture developed by three experienced project managers the provide useful steps applicable throughout the life cycle of a variety of projects. It covers areas from leading, defining and planning to organizing, controlling and closing. The two disks include

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1482263173

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9781482263176

Managing Projects in Trouble

Achieving Turnaround and Success

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

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Managing Projects in Trouble

Achieving Turnaround and Success

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

Whether you use budget, schedule, quality, or other criteria, the statistics by think tanks, institutes, associations, and other trade organizations all point to one inescapable conclusion: your project has a greater chance of getting into trouble than staying out of it.Based on the lessons learned by the author during a quarter of a century of lea

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1439852472

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Reducing Project Risk

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin

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Reducing Project Risk

By: Ralph L. Kliem,Irwin S. Ludin

What are my chances of completing this project successfully? What could prevent me? How can I anticipate potential threats? These are the kinds of questions you are likely to ask yourself when you become responsible for an important project. And these are the kinds of question Reducing Project Risk will help you answer. Drawing on examples from a variety of business activities as well as on their own extensive experience, the authors propose a systematic approach to dealing with risk. They provide both a conceptual framework and the practical techniques for identifying, analysing and controlling risks of any type. Among other things you will learn: ¢ how to carry out an objective review of the factors involved ¢ how to recognize the warning signs so that you can head off trouble before it strikes ¢ how to take care of the 'people side' of project management. Here is a book that will be welcomed not just by professional project managers but by anyone using human and material resources to accomplish a complex task.

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Routledge

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1351905996

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9781351905992

The Organizational Engineering Approach to Project Management

The Revolution in Building and Managing Effective Teams

By: Ralph L. Kliem PMP,Harris B. Anderson

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The Organizational Engineering Approach to Project Management

The Revolution in Building and Managing Effective Teams

By: Ralph L. Kliem PMP,Harris B. Anderson

Despite the advent of new methodologies and powerful tools, many projects continue to fail even when applying the well-accepted criteria of successful projects. These dismal results beg the question: If new methodologies and tools don't really impact project results, what does? Studies from major think tanks agree: people problems are the number-on

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1420025422

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9781420025422

Effective Communications for Project Management

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

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Effective Communications for Project Management

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

Effective communication on projects is a challenging, ongoing process for project managers and stakeholders at all levels within an organization. Project managers experience the greatest challenge due to the nature of their position. They set up and regulate communications that support a project overall. Effective Communications for Pro

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236

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1420062484

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9781420062489

Management Lessons from the Great Explorers

By: Ralph L. Kliem

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Management Lessons from the Great Explorers

By: Ralph L. Kliem

The early explorers up through those of the early part of the last century were the supreme users of management practices that have been formalized today. Their expeditions had all the characteristics of a business project: goal setting, strategizing, applying finite resources, risk-taking, keeping people, dealing with competitors, and many others. During actual expeditions, the leaders faced many risks, issues, and conflicts that challenge the best leaders today, from small to large enterprises. Like all projects and business ventures, the expeditions met their goal, either partially or entirely, and in some cases even exceeded it or failed it completely. Management Lessons from the Great Explorers selects the most famous, and in some cases infamous, explorers to discuss and analyze the good and bad management practices—even though these explorers may have never called them management practices—they used before, during, and even after their expeditions. Each chapter provides historical background about one explorer and the details about their explorations. The chapters then discuss the challenges the explorers faced when planning and executing their expeditions and examine their successes and failures from a management perspective. The book will help managers to Manage unexpected and potentially catastrophic risks Set goals that open up new horizons Communicate effectively with team members Lead teams through hardships and difficulties The final chapter gives lessons learned that managers may take from the book and apply to their own business undertakings. These lessons include Learning from experience Having a strong sponsor and team Relying on data and information Applying risk management and adapting to changing circumstances Implementing unity of command and defining roles and responsibilities Identifying and understanding stakeholders Being decisive Being willing to say no

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1000540650

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9781000540659

The Project Manager's Emergency Kit

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

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The Project Manager's Emergency Kit

By: PMP, Ralph L. Kliem

Project success requires a solid understanding and proper implementation of the tools, techniques, and principles of project management. A reference for both the novice and expert project manager, The Project Manager's Emergency Kit provides you with everything you will need to get your project off to a solid start and overcome any em

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1000713466

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Leading High Performance Projects

By: Ralph L. Kliem

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Leading High Performance Projects

By: Ralph L. Kliem

The number one cause of failure on the people side of project management stems from ineffective or inadequate leadership. Leading High Performance Projects explains how project managers can adopt the most appropriate style under a given set of circumstances, encourage greater teaming, become more effective decision-makers, reduce incidences of negative conflict and eliminate opportunities for 'negative energy' to permeate a project. Ralph L. Kliem, President of Practical Creative Solutions, is an accomplished author of hundreds of articles and 12 books primarily in project management.

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J. Ross Publishing

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193215910X

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9781932159103

Ethics and Project Management

By: Ralph L. Kliem, PMP

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Ethics and Project Management

By: Ralph L. Kliem, PMP

Ethics plays a critical role in project management, but all too often, its importance is overlooked. This benign neglect can result in serious consequences to individuals and organizations, ranging from tarnished reputations to civil and criminal liability. Ethics and Project Management demonstrates the importance of making ethics a key consideration in managing projects and describes the impacts that occur when ethical transgressions arise. Providing the tools necessary for project managers to avoid an ethical lapse that can put themselves and their organization at risk, this volume: Defines ethics and places it within the project management context Discusses the contents of the Project Management Institute’s code of ethics Enables project managers to recognize the trends that precipitate ethical dilemmas on a project Demonstrates how ethical concerns permeate the entire project life cycle Provides tips on establishing a governance protocol to ensure ethical compliance Explores legal issues that arise from unethical behavior Examines how ethical concerns on a project can have global implications, and how to operate in international settings with cultural differences Each chapter ends with a Getting Started Checklist, facilitating immediate application of the concepts discussed and making it easy for project managers to determine whether they are in compliance with ethical standards. Providing a solid roadmap for the ethical health of a project, this volume is essential reading for all those concerned with avoiding the disastrous consequences of a cavalier approach to ethics. Praise for the book: ... a great desktop reference for any project manager. It is a must-have title to complete any project management library and I recommend it to both new and highly experienced project managers. —Gregg D. Richie, PMP, MCTS, CNP, Managing Principal, P8, LLC

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1439852618

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Creative, Efficient, and Effective Project Management

By: Ralph L. Kliem

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By: Ralph L. Kliem

This book provides an in-depth discussion of creativity and its relationship to project management. Examining the five processes executed in a project, it discusses common and not some common tools and techniques for developing project management deliverables. It also provides suggestions for overcoming common challenges that project managers face. Each chapter includes a checklist and a case study on the application of the concepts presented. The book also indicates how the topics of discussion relate to the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

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