ABSTRACT

Consistent success does not happen by chance. It occurs by having an understanding of what is happening in the environment and then having the skills to execute the necessary changes. Ideal for project, IT, and systems development managers, IT Best Practices: Management, Teams, Quality, Performance, and Projects details the skills, knowledge, and a

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|42 pages

Management Best Practices

chapter 4|6 pages

The Effects of Management on Subordinates

chapter 5|14 pages

Management Types

chapter 6|8 pages

Crisis Management

chapter 7|8 pages

Jack Welch and Management

chapter 8|4 pages

Robert Greenleaf and Servant Leadership

part 9|2 pages

Management Wrap-Up

chapter 10|6 pages

Business Model

chapter 11|16 pages

High-Performance Teams

chapter 12|12 pages

Quality

chapter 13|14 pages

W. Edwards Deming, Father of Quality

chapter 14|8 pages

Process Engineering

chapter 15|8 pages

Lean Management

chapter 16|4 pages

Six Sigma

chapter 17|10 pages

Workplace Efficiencies and Distraction

chapter 18|10 pages

Technology

chapter 19|12 pages

Contractors

chapter 20|6 pages

Defects

part 21|2 pages

Knowledge Base for Project Work

chapter 22|6 pages

Project Selection Criteria

chapter 23|6 pages

Project Characteristics

chapter 24|4 pages

Effects of Project Failure

chapter 25|4 pages

Controlling Failure

chapter 26|10 pages

Project Methodology

chapter 27|18 pages

Project Phases

chapter 28|6 pages

Factors That Affect Projects

chapter 29|42 pages

Spiral and Linear Project Methodology

chapter 30|26 pages

Project Management Improvement

chapter 31|2 pages

Conclusion