William Stewart

SummaryComplexity is the challenge in project management. Adding a lot of complex processes won't help. Simplicity and practicality is the solution. This reference provides a deeply practical description of how to use the Project Management Institute (PMI(R)) best practices to manage your projects through every stage of their life-cycle. The PMI processes are mapped across the project time-line, and the specific actions you need to take, and documentation you need to prepare, are explained at each step in a cohesive, easy to follow thread. The use of software tools to support each step of the process is described. Templates are provided for all the key project management documents. The material has been refined for more than ten years with feedback from thousands of people from dozens of organizations in both industry and government. It is proven, practical, and complete, providing an end-to-end road-map that you can use as a checklist to apply the PMI process to your projects of any size, in any domain, to maximize their scope, schedule, cost, and risk performance. After reading this book, you will not only understand project management, you will be able to implement it. Whether you have a project you need to manage right now, or just wish to get a solid grounding in deeply practical application of the PMI processes, this book can help. It'll also help you have more fun. Done right, project management is fun. I hope you have fun with the skills you acquire from this reference InstructorWilliam Stewart is a Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional (PMP), has managed projects from $250K to $55M using the PMI processes and worked in senior roles on projects up to $3B, and delivered more than 200 onsite project management courses to more than 2,000 people. He has worked for the Canadian Federal government, large corporations, academia, and founded a software startup. He has hands-on experience with project management, systems integration, systems engineering, and software engineering. He earned a Ph. D. in computer science for discovery of an algorithm that creates geodesic domes from spherical distributions in multiple dimensions in optimum space and time. He has refined this course for more than ten years to provide the most deeply practical description of how to get the most benefit from the PMI processes on real projects. ObjectivesThis reference provide the information you need to be able to: Very efficiently plan your project to figure out the scope, schedule, budget, and risks before it starts. Get stakeholder buy-in and senior management support at the beginning of the project, and maintain it throughout. Manage scope change as the project progresses so you can find the things inevitably missed, without making it better and better until it blows up. Manage the schedule critical path so you can focus on the most important items, without getting bogged down in the weeds. Manage the budget, and its most important drivers, to obtain the best cost performance possible. Identify the risks, mitigate them as early as possible, and manage the risk budget so surprises can be handled within the project plan. Constructively communicate with the sponsor, customer, and stakeholders about the project progress, and obtain their assistance when needed. Understand how to use the key software tools to support the project management life-cycle. Gain a deeply practical understanding of the PMI process for those that wish to obtain a PMP certification.

From John Abbot to Benjamin Zephaniah, this reference book contains information on 1,270 poets from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Writing over a 1500 year period, the featured poets are representative of the ages.

This book provides information on more than 400 men and women who have made significant contributions to the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Each entry offers a short summary of the individual's personal life and a detailed analysis of the theories, approaches, or methodologies he or she contributed to a particular field. Also included in each entry is a brief guide to the individual's chief works of professional literature. A detailed timeline lists each person's date of birth, full name, and primary field of study, and an extensive glossary explains technical terms used throughout the work.

"That is part of what I like in chess: it is psychological warfare at the board." Magnus Carlsen during an interview with the BBC, March 2013 In chess, more than in any other game, battles are won and lost in the mind. US National Master William Stewart is convinced that a positive attitude is crucial if you want to develop and achieve success as a chess player, and in this book he focuses on the vital subject of chess psychology. All the key areas of chess are covered here. Stewart highlights the principles of successful opening play and outlines an easy-to-learn starting repertoire. He also examines positional play, defensive resilience, typical mistakes and how to avoid them, tournament strategy, clock management, how to study chess and much more besides. This book is packed with tips and practical advice for beginners and intermediate players, and anyone wishing to improve their mental approach to chess. *An essential guide to chess psychology *Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play *Ideal for beginners and intermediate players

Now in its fifth edition and with endorsement from the Institute of Counselling, this key text continues to be of major importance to practitioners and students of counselling alike. Using the successful A-Z format, the author gives a detailed overview of both common and less known theories of counselling. Practical examples, further reading suggestions and cross-references ensure that this comprehensive text is accessible and engaging. This well-respected text is the perfect resource for students, Counsellors in practice and as a useful reference tool for healthcare professionals for whom counselling in an intrinsic part of daily practice.

Up to fifty percent of financial forensic services are performed in divorces, or in family law business valuations. Providing the first definitive publication on family law for accountants, this book addresses topics unique to family law accounting, tax, valuation and practice. The coverage begins with pre-engagement of the client and proceeds through to trial and preparation and presentation. Sample checklists, work papers, and trial exhibits are included. CPAs and attorneys will benefit from this handbook’s tips on providing financial services in the family law arena.

This work provides biographies of more than 500 men and women who have served as admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral. While officers from the U. S., British, French and Japanese navies make up the bulk of the work, officers from 22 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, and Spain, are also included. The main criterion for inclusion is that each person must have actively served in the rank of at least rear admiral, but not necessarily in enemy action. This effectively rules out people who were granted the rank on retirement, as a courtesy title or posthumously. The book also includes lists of admirals organized by nationality and by year of birth.