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A Fast, Flexible Approach to Managing Any Project — Right Here, Right Now!
To manage effectively in today's complex project environment, you need a framework of project management (PM) competencies, processes, and tools that can be put to use immediately and that flexes and scales to meet the needs of any project.
In Guerrilla Project Management, Ken Hanley emphasizes key project management competencies, including managing stakeholders effectively, assessing risk accurately, and getting agreement on the objective measures of project success. Focusing on these and other competencies as well as effective PM processes and tools, Hanley presents an alternative approach to project management that is light, fast, and flexible — and adapts readily to the many changes every project manager faces.
Offering tips and techniques on topics ranging from communication and reporting practices to risk mitigation, this practical book is organized to allow readers to work through all aspects of a project or quickly find answers to specific problems.
This is the go-to guide for today's nimble project manager!
To manage effectively in today's complex project environment, you need a framework of project management (PM) competencies, processes, and tools that can be put to use immediately and that flexes and scales to meet the needs of any project.
In Guerrilla Project Management, Ken Hanley emphasizes key project management competencies, including managing stakeholders effectively, assessing risk accurately, and getting agreement on the objective measures of project success. Focusing on these and other competencies as well as effective PM processes and tools, Hanley presents an alternative approach to project management that is light, fast, and flexible — and adapts readily to the many changes every project manager faces.
Offering tips and techniques on topics ranging from communication and reporting practices to risk mitigation, this practical book is organized to allow readers to work through all aspects of a project or quickly find answers to specific problems.
This is the go-to guide for today's nimble project manager!
Make the Right Choice - Enhance Your Ethical Decision Making Skills Today!
Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management. Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the issues can be highly complex or just not lend themselves to easy answers. Practical Ethics in Public Administration, Third Edition, provides the tools, techniques, and methods needed to help meet these challenges. This completely updated third edition provides public sector professionals the information they need to face the ethical issues that arise in the course of a day's work, address those issues with greater self-assurance, perform their duties in an ethically justifiable manner, and explain their actions reasonably.
This new edition:
• Covers emerging ethical issues surrounding public-private partnerships
• Examines the shift from compliance-based to integrity-based ethics programs
• Explores the context of moral competency
Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management. Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the issues can be highly complex or just not lend themselves to easy answers. Practical Ethics in Public Administration, Third Edition, provides the tools, techniques, and methods needed to help meet these challenges. This completely updated third edition provides public sector professionals the information they need to face the ethical issues that arise in the course of a day's work, address those issues with greater self-assurance, perform their duties in an ethically justifiable manner, and explain their actions reasonably.
This new edition:
• Covers emerging ethical issues surrounding public-private partnerships
• Examines the shift from compliance-based to integrity-based ethics programs
• Explores the context of moral competency
The Practical, Precise, and Proven Approach to Integrated Cost and Schedule Control!
This trusted project management resource, now in its second edition, includes expanded coverage of how integrated cost and schedule control works within the federal government. With the renewed emphasis on transparency in government, the processes detailed in this book are particularly relevant.
Building on the solid foundation of the first edition, this updated second edition includes new material on:
• Project planning in the federal government
• Integrated baseline reviews
• Federal requirements for an ANSI/EIA-748 compliant earned value management system
• Federal requirements for performance reports
Integrated Cost and Schedule Control in Project Management, Second Edition, continues to offer a practical approach that is accessible to project managers at all levels. The step-by-step presentation, numerous case studies, and instructive examples give practitioners relevant material they can put to use immediately.
This trusted project management resource, now in its second edition, includes expanded coverage of how integrated cost and schedule control works within the federal government. With the renewed emphasis on transparency in government, the processes detailed in this book are particularly relevant.
Building on the solid foundation of the first edition, this updated second edition includes new material on:
• Project planning in the federal government
• Integrated baseline reviews
• Federal requirements for an ANSI/EIA-748 compliant earned value management system
• Federal requirements for performance reports
Integrated Cost and Schedule Control in Project Management, Second Edition, continues to offer a practical approach that is accessible to project managers at all levels. The step-by-step presentation, numerous case studies, and instructive examples give practitioners relevant material they can put to use immediately.
The path to successful source selection begins with Source Selection Step by Step: A Working Guide for Every Member of the Acquisition Team. Whether you are new to the acquisition team or an experienced practitioner looking to sharpen your skills, this comprehensive, highly readable handbook will guide you through the entire acquisition process, from designing an effective source selection plan, to preparing the solicitation, evaluating proposals, establishing a competitive range, and documenting the source selection decision. With clarity and frankness, Charles Solloway presents government source selection in a step-by-step guide that offers readers quick access to needed information. In addition to guidance about the process, the book includes: • Techniques to streamline the process and reduce time and expense
• Ways to avoid common pitfalls
• Alternatives to common procedures that yield better results
• Methods to involve contractors more effectively
• Definitions of the key terms associated with government source selection.
Make this book your first stop for quick and easy guidance on all aspects of government source selection.
• Ways to avoid common pitfalls
• Alternatives to common procedures that yield better results
• Methods to involve contractors more effectively
• Definitions of the key terms associated with government source selection.
Make this book your first stop for quick and easy guidance on all aspects of government source selection.
Get the edge over the competition for government contracts!
In the battle for government contracts, seize the competitive advantage with Winning Government Business: Gaining the Competitive Advantage with Effective Proposals, Second Edition.
Includes complimentary access to the Winning Government Business website.
In the battle for government contracts, seize the competitive advantage with Winning Government Business: Gaining the Competitive Advantage with Effective Proposals, Second Edition.
Includes complimentary access to the Winning Government Business website.
The essential reference to help federal contractors negotiate and maintain profitable contracts—Now in its third edition!
This is the essential reference to help federal contractors negotiate and maintain profitable contracts—and remain in compliance throughout the life of the contract.
Government contracting rules and regulations have changed significantly over the past six years. This new third edition addresses these changes and more:
New thresholds for certification of cost and pricing data
Revisions in cost accounting standards
Implementation of commercial time-and-material and labor-hour contracts
New, stringent ethics requirements
Impact of stimulus funding
Revised cost principles, including excessive pass-through costs, post-retirement benefits, and travel costs
Redirected audit initiatives based on the GAO review of DCAA
Plus…changed requirements for bidding…pricing…cost accounting…subcontracting…contract modification…all the information you need to be in compliance with the new rules.
No other single book provides as much up-to-date federal procurement cost and pricing information in such a concise - yet comprehensive - format.
This is the essential reference to help federal contractors negotiate and maintain profitable contracts—and remain in compliance throughout the life of the contract.
Government contracting rules and regulations have changed significantly over the past six years. This new third edition addresses these changes and more:
New thresholds for certification of cost and pricing data
Revisions in cost accounting standards
Implementation of commercial time-and-material and labor-hour contracts
New, stringent ethics requirements
Impact of stimulus funding
Revised cost principles, including excessive pass-through costs, post-retirement benefits, and travel costs
Redirected audit initiatives based on the GAO review of DCAA
Plus…changed requirements for bidding…pricing…cost accounting…subcontracting…contract modification…all the information you need to be in compliance with the new rules.
No other single book provides as much up-to-date federal procurement cost and pricing information in such a concise - yet comprehensive - format.
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