Books by Kim H. Pries

Uses proven Project Management methods, as well as elements of IEEE embedded software development techniques, to explain how to deliver a reliable complex system to market. This work begins with a general discussion of project management, followed by an examination of the various tools used before a project is underway.

Originally created for agile software development, scrum provides project managers with the flexibility needed to meet ever-changing consumer demands. Presenting a modified version of the agile software development framework, Scrum Project Management introduces Scrum basics and explains how to apply this adaptive technique to effectively manage a wide range of programs and complex projects.The book provides proven planning methods for controlling project scope and ensuring your project stays on schedule. It includes scrum tracking methods to help your team maintain a focus on improving throughput and streamlining communications. It also demonstrates how to:Combine traditional project management methods with scrum Adapt the familiar work breakdown structure to create scrum backlogs and sprintsUse a scrum of scrums to manage programsApply earned value management, critical path, and PERT in the context of scrumHaving successfully deployed and implemented scrum across multiple companies and departments, the authors provide valuable insight into how they achieved their past successes and how they overcame the trials involved with the deployment of a scrum environment. Throughout the text they discuss improvisation, creative problem solving, and emergent phenomenaΓÇödetailing the methods needed to ensure your team achieves project success.

A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently available for lowering the costs of products, processes, and services.Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as revenue increases, the book arms readers with the understanding required to select the best solution for their companyΓÇÖs culture and capabilities. It emphasizes home-grown techniques that do not require the implementation of any new methodologiesΓÇömaking it easy to apply them in any organization.The authors explain how to reduce costs through traditional Lean methods and Lean Six Sigma. They also present Six Sigma cost savings techniques from Manufacturing Six Sigma, Services Six Sigma, and Design for Six Sigma. The book also presents optimization techniques from operations research methods, design experiment, and engineering process control.Helping you determine what your organizationΓÇÖs value proposition is, the text explains how to improve on the existing proposition and suggests a range of tools to help you achieve this goal. The tools and techniques presented vary in complexity and capability and most chapters include a rubric at the start to help readers determine the levels of competence required to perform the tasks outlined in that chapter.

A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently available for lowering the costs of products, processes, and services.Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as revenue increases, the book arms readers with the understanding required to select the best solution for their companyΓÇÖs culture and capabilities. It emphasizes home-grown techniques that do not require the implementation of any new methodologiesΓÇömaking it easy to apply them in any organization.The authors explain how to reduce costs through traditional Lean methods and Lean Six Sigma. They also present Six Sigma cost savings techniques from Manufacturing Six Sigma, Services Six Sigma, and Design for Six Sigma. The book also presents optimization techniques from operations research methods, design experiment, and engineering process control.Helping you determine what your organizationΓÇÖs value proposition is, the text explains how to improve on the existing proposition and suggests a range of tools to help you achieve this goal. The tools and techniques presented vary in complexity and capability and most chapters include a rubric at the start to help readers determine the levels of competence required to perform the tasks outlined in that chapter.

Total Quality Management (TQM) tools alone are insufficient to guarantee successful endeavors. Project management expertise is also required. This book shows you how to apply project management tools in conjunction with TQM activities and projects. It covers the application of TQM tools to the project management discipline by treating it as a process with deliverables. For the section of the book that covers the application of TQM to scrum, the authors demonstrate how these analytical methods can be used on the data produced within a scrum project.

Using combinatorial approaches, this book aims to motivate testers and testing organizations to perform meaningful testing. The text details essential planning activities prior to testing and describes how to scope the work and how to achieve a successful conclusion. Rather than presenting the entire continuum of testing for a particular product or design attribute, this volume focuses on boundary conditions. The authors provide various techniques that can be used to streamline testing and help identify problems before they occur, including turbocharged testing methods from Six Sigma. Coverage includes material on simulation and emulation.

Scrum, which was originally invented solely for software development, can be applied to all types of projects. This book shows project managers how to implement Scrum by explaining the artifacts, rituals, and roles used. It provides Scrum planning methods to control project scope and schedule as well as Scrum tracking methods.