{"title":"Project Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA big part of project success is having the right people and tools in place – and ensuring you have set aside enough time for project planning before jumping into the hands on work of developing a solution. And a big part of that planning is making sure you kick off the project with a good – and reasonable – project schedule and that you have the proper project controls in place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titles in this collection pick up on the theme of Project Control.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"project-risk-analysis-and-management-guide-2nd-edition","title":"Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eRisk is\npresent in all project work, whatever the nature of the project, or the\nenvironment in which it is undertaken. 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Written by the APM Earned Value Management\nSpecific Interest Group, this is a work of reference for project professionals.\nThis second edition remains reciprocal with ANSI\/EIA-748-B Earned Value Management\nSystems standard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e: 246x189mm, 62pp,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: APM Earned Value Management Specific Interest Group  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: APM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"apmbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Wirobound","offer_id":41539530293443,"sku":"ISBN-9781903494264","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1244\/3331\/products\/9781903494264_evmguidecover.png?v=1644504709"},{"product_id":"the-earned-value-management-compass","title":"The Earned Value Management Compass","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eEarned value principles and the\nbenefits they can bring to project control may be applied in a variety of ways.\nIn some cases the principles are being applied without knowing that they are\npart of earned value. 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Please contact \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:publishing@apm.org.uk\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003epublishing@apm.org.uk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e to place an order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eThe Project Planning \u0026amp; Control\ncertification scheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eAPMG International’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/email-apm.org.uk\/3XOI-5MYY-1MSZOP-2RFGB-1\/c.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eProject Planning\n\u0026amp; Control certification scheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e has been developed in partnership with APM\nand is based on our \u003ci\u003ePlanning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control\u003c\/i\u003e guide.\nThe book acts as the perfect companion to the scheme, using diagrams where\npossible to present the areas of study in a clear, accessible way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apm.org.uk\/v2\/media\/e0scjj2l\/planning-scheduling-monitoring-and-controlfinalwebsample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"downloadchapter\"\u003eDownload sample chapter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e: 246x189mm, 388pp,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: APM Planning, Monitoring and Control Specific Interest Group  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: APM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eHaving the appropriate knowledge to plan,\nschedule, monitor and control a project remains important for today’s\npractitioners. This book offers comprehensive coverage of all the relevant\ntopics that make up that knowledge, and is structured in such a practical way\nthat gaining that knowledge is easily done.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eIt is concise and accessible in its structure,\nwith clear graphics and simple referencing. The book goes one step beyond other\npublications in covering all topics with equal importance, but equally it is\nclear where challenges and limitations in implementation may exist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eThe book offers the opportunity for the\nproject management community to implement tools within different project\ncontexts and push the boundaries of our existing knowledge. That can only be a\ngood thing. Practitioners should make full use of this opportunity to take\nproject management to its next level by developing knowledge through practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eReviewed by Simon Addyman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eI believe that this publication has\ncaptured the best practices for planning and will become the reference document\nof note for organisations and their teams during future project deliveries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eDavid Birch, head of capital delivery\nproject controls – National Grid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"apmbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Wirobound","offer_id":43694682964279,"sku":"ISBN-9781903494653","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1244\/3331\/products\/9781903494448Planning_Scheduling_MonitoringandControl-cover.png?v=1644507227"},{"product_id":"the-scheduling-maturity-model","title":"The Scheduling Maturity Model","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eThe\nScheduling Maturity Model is intended to provide a defined means of\nestablishing and improving scheduling capability as part of an organisation’s\nproject, programme or enterprise control processes. 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the second offers concrete steps to\nachieving this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eBuilding on the inclusive leadership\nmessage summarised in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apm.org.uk\/book-shop\/apm-body-of-knowledge-8th-edition\/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eAPM Body of\nKnowledge 8th edition\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e, the book shows\nhow outdated command and control behaviours are seldom effective in today’s\nchanged delivery environment and can actually be counter-productive to project\nsuccess.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eAs an alternative, the book shows how the\neffective project leader evaluates the self, the team and the organisational\nculture to cultivate fit-for-purpose project leadership behaviours such as\nempowering team agility, synergy and collaboration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eEvolving project leadership \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;Font-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eoffers a structured\npath to effective project leadership and team delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apm.org.uk\/v2\/media\/rhupedih\/evolving-project-leadership-sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"downloadchapter\"\u003eDownload sample chapter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e: 246x189mm, 248pp,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gordon MacKay  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: APM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eExtract from longer review by Dr Jacqueline\nBaxter PFEA FAcSS MA BA (hons) PGCE EdD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eDirector of the Centre for Innovation in\nonline legal and business education, The Open University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e\"Mackay offers the reader a personal\njourney of discovery leading to a richer deeper appreciation of what is\nrequired in project management and leadership. The book begins with a worthy\nexamination of what exactly project leadership and management is, and how\ntoday’s world seeks abilities and competences that are very different from\nthose before new technology arrived on the scene. There is an interesting and\nparticularly pertinent discussion within chapter 1, on leadership behaviours in\na crisis and how command and control behaviours fail to deliver desired\nresults.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e\"The learning outcomes at the end of\nthe chapter provide useful summaries of the content of each chapter: this will\nbe useful for practitioners wishing to dip in to key elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003e\"The discussion on leadership soft\nskills, will strike home for many readers highlighting as it does (and quite\nrightly in my view), the absurdity of terming key leadership skills in this\nway. 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Its clear direction of travel and focus on core skills such\nas influencing and communication, render it a useful addition to the project\nmanagement literature.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eAuthor bio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eGordon MacKay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:10.0pt;\nFont-family:Poppins,\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'\u003eGordon’s working life began as a Royal Navy\nMarine Engineering Artificer Apprentice, followed by active service. 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