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Most problems are fairly easy: they have a few likely potential root causes. The most important problems often have hundreds or thousands of potential root causes within very complex systems. Such problems are hard problems, and are highly resistant to guessing, brainstorming, or problem-solving methodologies that require conjuring a list of possible causes. Great problem-solvers are armed with a set of behaviors that allows them to avoid guessing.

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Are You Tired of Project Management Books That Are All Theory and No Action? You've read the PMBOK Guide. You've taken the courses. But when Monday morning arrives and your project is in chaos, you still don't know what to do first. Here's the problem: Most PM books teach you WHAT to do, but never show you HOW to actually do it in the real world. This book is different. Practical Project Management gives you a proven, step-by-step framework that works on actual projects (not just in textbooks). Written by an IT Project Manager with 15+ years in the trenches, this is the handbook you wish ...

You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do.

You've been asked to manage a key project—or perhaps you've volunteered for an assignment that could advance your career. So how do you make sure the project succeeds? Managing Projects walks you quickly through the basics.

¿Quiere aprender los conceptos básicos de la gestión de proyectos en menos de un día? Este breve libro fue diseñado para principiantes absolutos; no necesita ninguna experiencia o conocimiento previo. Escrito por los cofundadores de The Tech Academy (learncodinganywhere.com), este libro sirve como una introducción perfecta a Scrum, Agile y DevOps. El Manual de gestión de proyectos es fácil y simple, y se puede completar rápidamente.

In Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask, author Bill Shander demonstrates how to get from your stakeholders' "order"—what they're asking for—to what they really need. You'll learn how to uncover the needs and desires of your clients, colleagues, bosses, customers, and other stakeholders based on what they ask for and how they ask for it, and how to deliver products and services that meet those needs.

Unleash the Power of AI in Your Business and Confidently Navigate the Future. "AI Basics for Managers" is a revolutionary non-fiction book that demystifies the complex world of artificial intelligence (AI) for business leaders. This book, written by Andrew Hinton, a renowned AI and business strategy expert, offers practical insights, tools, and strategies that will empower managers to leverage AI for business growth and success. In this comprehensive guide, Andrew Hinton draws on extensive research and real-world case studies to explain key AI concepts, technologies, and their applications ...

This all-new 2025 edition of Operationally Speaking is the trusted manual for anyone managing complex events, from golf championships to community festivals. Built on 40+ years of experience—including the U.S. Open Golf Championship, World Cup Polo, and more—this book delivers up-to-date strategies, modern solutions, and real-world wisdom from one of the industry’s most experienced professionals.

Scrum—an organizing approach that exposes work progress and quality—is used all over the place in software development, but it's not just for coders. Scrum For Dummies shows you how scrum can improve performance regardless of your industry or project. You can even use scrum to get tangible results in your personal projects—prepare for retirement, organize travel, and much more. Plan goals, releases, and sprints for all aspects of business and life. With Dummies, you'll learn how to work flexibility and collaboration into anything you're doing.

Research indicates that emotional intelligence (EI) accounts for an astonishing 70-80 percent of management success. Technical expertise just isn't enough anymore: Project managers need strong interpersonal skills and the ability to recognize emotional cues in order to lead their teams to success. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers introduces listeners to all facets of EI and shows how emotions can be leveraged to meet project goals.

2025 Midstream Oil & Gas Project Management Guide The Ultimate Primer for New Project Managers in the Energy Sector The 2025 Midstream Oil & Gas Project Guide is a practical, field-tested resource designed to help new project managers hit the ground running. Focused on real-world execution, this guide covers the full lifecycle of midstream oil and gas projects—from cost estimating and permitting to construction oversight and turnover. Written from the perspective of a seasoned engineer, this no-nonsense primer demystifies complex capital and expense projects. Readers will learn how to ...

Learning Agile is a comprehensive guide to the most popular agile methods, written in a light and engaging style that makes it easy for you to learn. Agile has revolutionized the way teams approach software development, but with dozens of agile methodologies to choose from, the decision to "go agile" can be tricky. This practical book helps you sort it out, first by grounding you in agile's underlying principles, then by describing four specific - and well-used - agile methods: Scrum, extreme programming (XP), Lean, and Kanban.

The guidelines and ideas in this audiobook are a result of my extensive project management experience. I have successfully managed, implemented, and delivered countless projects, including complex global infrastructure-based projects. As a project manager, I have overseen new and modification projects utilizing on-shore and offshore resources and third parties. Thanks to over 25 years of project management experience, I have extensive knowledge covering the entire life cycle of a project.

This step-by-step guide: Explains the principles of PRINCE2 in straightforward, manageable chunks, emphasizes how to apply PRINCE2 in practice, using real-life examples, was written by an experienced PRINCE2 practitioner and trainer, so you can be sure that the information is based upon approaches that work, gives clear explanations and practical illustrations in each section, explains how to effectively apply PRINCE2’s principles, themes and processes to your projects and other real-world scenarios, and much more.

"Understanding Systems Engineering: A Practical Guide to Today’s Technology" explores modern systems engineering with a focus on integrating disciplines to manage complex systems throughout their lifecycle. Informed by the author’s diverse experience, the book addresses challenges professionals face and offers insights into the evolving field.

What if people instantly respected you the moment you walked into a room... without you saying a word? Most books on respect tell you to be alpha, or win every argument. This book does the opposite. But ask yourself: ❓ Do you feel overlooked in conversations, like people hear you but don’t truly listen? ❓ Do the loudest, pushiest people around you often get the credit while you do the work? ❓ Have you tried to act more confident, only to feel fake, forced, or ignored? ❓ Do you wish people naturally respected you, without you having to fight for it? If you answered yes, you need ...

Wouldn’t you love to use all your skills, including leadership, communication, prioritization, organization, and teamwork? Your vision and the ability to execute on it are key to managing winning projects, not the degrees and certifications you have. You’re the one who would take all the resources and leverage them to fit all the pieces of the project puzzle together.

Remote and hybrid workplaces are here to stay, and they pose formidable obstacles that complicate managing projects and launching new products. Against this backdrop arrives Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace. In his inimitable style, Simon adeptly fuses critical research and concepts from a slew of diverse and seemingly unrelated fields, including Agile software development, human resources, supply-chain management, organizational behavior, cognitive psychology, and labor economics. Brimming with case studies, insights, and practical advice, the book is a tour de force.

With a lot of content and a multitude of brand new techniques, this guide is for those who are willing to make real improvements in what they are doing. You will be shown how to break out of the administrative death cycle, the difference between valuable and cursed PMOs, how to rally your people - building momentum and community, how to overcome the cultural mishaps that undermine PMOs, and more.