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The project book : the complete guide to consistently delivering great projects / by Ellis, Colin D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Project management.; Leadership.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Project management for small business made easy / by Kemp, Sid.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Project management.; Small business;
© 2006., Entrepreneur Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Idiot's guides to project management / by Campbell, G. Michael;
Subjects: Industrial project management.;
© c1998., Alpha Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How big things get done : the surprising factors that determine the fate of every project, from home renovations to space exploration and everything in between / by Flyvbjerg, Bent,author.; Gardner, Dan,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from sketch to the jewel of the New York skyline in twenty-one months; how Amazon started in a garage and became a global retail giant in five years; how, when coronavirus broke out in the city of Wuhan, the Chinese goverment built a 1,500-room hospital in under a week. These grand visions make for inspiring stories. But even for endeavors of far smaller and more modest scales, turning a vision into a plan and a plan into reality isn't easy. Whether it's delivering a key report to a client, organizing a big event, implementing a department-wide process, launching a small business, inventing a product, or renovating a home, many of our everyday projects are in fact complex feats of planning and coordination. Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life's work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, dubbed "the world's leading megaproject expert" by KPMG. In Big Plans, he identifies the errors in judgement and decision-making that lead projects to fail, and offers research-based strategies for avoiding common pitfalls. For example: Think slow, act fast: It may seem obvious that we should spend less time planning and more time executing, but in practice this is exceedingly difficult. Plan backwards: Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there. Eliminate the unpredictable: when a project gets derailed, we often cite "unforeseen problems." However, most problems can be foreseen, through a method called reference-class forecasting. Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar's first film, Big Plans reveals how to get any ambitious project done: on time and on budget"--
Subjects: Project management; Project management;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Angry Birds explore the world! : packed with animals, fun facts, games, maps, and more! / by Green, Erica.;
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Subjects: Geography;
© c2014., National Geographic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Photoshop Elements 2024 for dummies / by Obermeier, Barbara,author.; Padova, Ted,author.;
Shows how to use Photoshop Elements 2023 for everything from common image fixes to detailed retouching of photographs utilizing more creative techniques such as image layers, and includes tips on building and managing complex photograph projects.
Subjects: Adobe Photoshop elements.; Computer graphics.; Image processing; Photography;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Somewhere : stories of migration by women from around the world / by Clark, Helen,1950-writer of foreword.; Harvey, Lorna Jane,1977-editor.;
Somewhere is an inspiring collection of stories about migration. Written from twenty women's perspectives, it brings a refreshing and uniting voice to this compelling and trending topic. More people are likely to be migrating now than at any other time in history, and this is set to increase as climate change and political unrest pushes even more people to relocate. The implications of migration, especially for women, are often unknown, unheard, unspoken. From the fleeing refugee to the political and economic migrant, a broad range of migration by people of many cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs is shared in this book. Identity, belonging, assimilation and alienation are some of the key topics in this sometimes sad but also joyful book. Treasures of wisdom and heartfelt honesty are found in the stories. The book will give the reader hope, encouragement, or insight into a globally relevant subject on a personal level rather than through distant, abstract news stories. Somewhere encourages open-mindedness and is filled with stories that will likely have a strong impact on the reader.
Subjects: Women immigrants; Emigration and immigration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The perfumist of Paris / by Joshi, Alka,author.;
After being tasked with her first major project for the master perfumer, Radha travels to India, enlisting the help of her sisters and the courtesans of Agra, but discovers that the son she gave up years earlier is heading to locate her in Paris--threatening her marriage and carefully managed world.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Adoptees; Perfumes; Scandals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The friction project : how smart leaders make the right things easier and the wrong things harder / by Sutton, Robert I.,author.; Rao, Hayagreeva,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Every organization is plagued by destructive friction-the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get anything done. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao teaches readers how to become "friction fixers," so that teams and organizations don't squander the zeal, damage the health, and throttle the creativity and productivity of good people-or burn through cash and other precious resources. Sutton and Rao kick off the book by unpacking how skilled friction fixers think and act like trustees of others' time. They provide friction forensics to help readers identify where to avert and repair bad organizational friction and where to maintain and inject good friction. Then their help pyramid shows how friction fixers do their work, which ranges from reframing friction troubles they can't fix right now so they feel less threatening to designing and repairing organizations. The heart of the book digs into the causes and solutions for five of the most common and damaging friction troubles: oblivious leaders, addition sickness, broken connections, jargon monoxide, and fast and frenzied people and teams. Sound familiar? Sutton and Rao are here to help. They wrap things up with lessons for leading your own friction project, including linking little things to big things; the power of civility, caring, and love for propelling designs and repairs; and embracing the mess that is an inevitable part of the process (while still trying to clean it up)"--
Subjects: Industrial management; Leadership.; Organizational change.; Problem solving.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Can't hide love / by Hodges, Cheris F.;
She's the responsible sister, making sacrifices to run the family's treasured B&B. But for once, Alexandria Richardson decides to take a vacation--a singles' cruise, where she throws caution to the wind. And the handsome stranger she meets is just what she needs to make every moment sizzle--for all fourteen wildly sexy days. Energized and refreshed, Alex returns home--only to discover her holiday hottie is also the renowned architect tapped for the B&B's major renovation project. How is she supposed to manage a business--and an all-consuming desire? Wesley Prescott knows how easy it is to put success above everything else. And he has a lot riding on the prestigious Richardson deal--and on working smoothly with the suddenly serious, buttoned-down Alex. But he can't resist teasing out the daring, adventurous--and lovable--woman he knows she truly is. Will mixing business with way more than pleasure convince them both that this is one fling that won't be so easily flung?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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