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Accidental Agile Project Manager: Zero to Hero in 7 Iterations
When a manager is pressed to find an agile project manager for an important client, he looks to Siwan Sero, our to-be hero. He introduces Siwan to Harry Heldenmacher, a noted project management consultant. Harry introduces Siwan to the PROJECT management method and spends seven iterations with her to prepare.
Designed to increase success, this book is for accidental and new project managers, beginning project management learners, and those exploring project management careers or looking for a refresher. Told in the form of a business fable, concepts are put in everyday terms and stories make it more memorable.
Everything you need to get started in an easy-to-read book. Each chapter includes a project management tip, reading selections from the Agile Practice Guide and the PMBOK® Guide, and additional learning resources. A set of more than a dozen ready-to-use templates is available online.
Paperback ASIN: 0989377091
Kindle ASIN: B08L168NTJ
Audible ASIN: B09LYNV72D
Accidental Project Manager: Zero to Hero in 7 Days
When a manager is pressed to find a project manager for an important client, he looks to Rhett Sero, our to-be hero. He introduces Rhett to Heda Heldenmacher, a noted project management consultant. Heda introduces Rhett to the PROJECT methodology and spends seven days with him to prepare.
Designed to increase success, this book is for accidental and new project managers, beginning project management learners, and those exploring project management careers or looking for a refresher. Told in the form of a business fable, concepts are put in everyday terms and stories make it more memorable.
Everything you need to get started in an easy-to-read book. Each chapter includes a project management tip, reading selections from the PMBOK® Guide, and additional learning resources. A set of more than a dozen ready-to-use templates is available online.
Paperback ASIN: 171879293X
Kindle ASIN: B07F714CMN
Audible ASIN: B093LKMTXR
Risk Assessment Framework:
Successfully Navigating Uncertainty
All initiatives start with uncertainty, creating consequences ranging from unfulfilled plans to total organizational failure. Yet ongoing research has shown risk management to be a frequently neglected area of planning.
A framework is a simple, basic conceptual structure of a process, modifiable to fit the needs and circumstances of initiatives, whether they be projects, programs, operations, or even a collection of activities. Strong frameworks allow an organization to change and weather changes quickly. A good framework is usable by a small initiative, but is also usable across the organization and organizations.
Risk Assessment Framework provides a complete framework and a recommended means of implementation to establish a complete, reusable, and sustainable risk management methodology for any initiative. Tools, templates, forms, and guidance provide support for the implementation of the framework.
UPDATE March 2020: Ray named as #8 of Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Risk Management by Thinkers360.
UPDATE DECEMBER 2020: Thinkers 360 named Risk Assessment Framework one of the 50 Books from Thought Leaders You Should Read in 2021. Check out the list.
Paperback ASIN:0989377075
Kindle ASIN: B07ZML9GW5
Project Cost Management: Principles, Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices for Project Finance
The project management knowledge area of cost management is concerned with estimating, budgeting, and controlling the budget to stay within the approved expenditures for a project. While it may appear simple, identifying all project costs is perhaps the most challenging task for a project manager and team. In addition to the basic costs of resources, additional charges may stem from economic conditions, equipment operating expenses, loan and bond repayments, and various other expenses. Plus, project practitioners must be flexible to meet all organizational policies and norms.
In this book, we cover all matters related to project cost and financing, including:
- Global principles and best practices
- Project cost evaluation and initiation
- Cost estimation methods and budgets
- Project financial structures and funding
- Project payment terms and cash flow
- Project cost control tools and techniques
- Project financial closure
We've made every effort to keep concepts clear for aspiring, new, and accidental project managers while covering project financial topics relevant to all project managers.
Each chapter ends with "Knowledge Nuggets" – tips and basic project management templates. A set of more than a dozen ready-to-use templates is available online.
Paperback ASIN: 1735621315
Kindle ASIN: B0B2XDJF2N
Sumith Kahanda, Ph.D., M.SC., P.Eng., PMP, CSSGB
Project Manager, SaskWater
Saskatoon, Canada
Thanks, Ray, for allowing me to review Accidental Agile Project Manager. Ray, you have done a great job with this book. I like the conversational style you have used in the book to present agile project management's fundamental concepts. It is easy to read and understand. Yes, this is truly meant for accidental agile project managers. Great work!
Lorelie M Kaid, PMP, MBA, CCMP, CSP, CSPO
VP, Enterprise Project Management, WSECU
As someone who has been in the project management world my entire career, Ray has done a great job of capturing the importance of Risk Management in the process of executing an effort. With every industry and organization, there will be subtle shifts in the pieces used, but Ray has captured the core elements (like a recipe) that you will need to succeed and minimize the overall risk for any effort.
Oliver F. Lehmann, MSc, PMP
Project Management Trainer, Author, and Speaker
Munich, Germany
Ray is part of the international bedrock of project management. With this book's focus on risk management, he helps project managers bring predictability and order into their projects and get prepared for situations when this is not possible.
Seasoned PMs will benefit from a streamlined framework that helps navigate an often-confusing set of tasks, whose mastery can make the difference between success and failure of a project.
Bob Jewell, PMP
PM Consultant, Teacher, and Author, Omega Leadership Group, LLC
Ray's done a fantastic and thorough job of addressing the topic of risk management. You'll find the tools outlined in the book to be very helpful in reducing the uncertainty associated with project risk.
PM Framework Micro Guide - Sixth Edition
A brief introduction or review of project management, based on the knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition. Great for CAPM® and PMP® Exam review. Booklet as a secure PDF for download.
Weekly PM Tips
PPC Group, LLC publishes weekly "PM Tips", aimed at adding to the knowledge of aspiring, new, and accidental project managers. With a wide variety of topics, these popular tips are read thousands of times each week. You can find them on our blog, LinkedIn, and our business Facebook page, and select other pages and groups.
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Contributions to Other Books
Ray has contributed portions of two other international bestselling books:
Say Yes to Project Success
by Sripriya Narayanasamy and Karthik Ramamurthy
Do you need help in the form of proven practical tips and techniques to help you confidently deliver project success? This book will certainly help you. As one of the 108 experts from 119 countries, Ray contributed an expert risk tip.
Paperback ASIN: 1947949039
Kindle ASIN: B076B88H2V
Transform Your Project Leadership
by Naomi Caietti
An exceptional book that will give you the confidence to lead successful projects. A must-read for those who wish to learn key leadership behaviors and competencies, step into a leadership role to manage projects, programs, and portfolios and develop career goals by working with key advisors to begin your leadership journey. Ray contributed a chapter on conflict resolution.
Paperback ASIN: 0960056505
Kindle ASIN: B07L45NKYT
