Books published by Multi-Media Publications Inc

This fascinating book looks at how to manage the people who influence our project outcomes by examining their overt (and covert) motivations. Carefully navigating this minefield of conflicting interests (or "office politics") surrounding a project will allow you to better motivate others to take action to help your project succeed.

Customers are the lifeblood of any modern company but how do you go about capturing their business? Robert Lerner reaches back in time to the customer acquisition strategies of four of the most successful entrepreneurs of ancient Rome: -Eurysaces built an extensive bread making enterprise in the last few decades before the birth of Christ. -Eumachia played a significant role in ancient Pompeii's woolen trade. -Scaurus controlled nearly 30% of the Pompeian fish sauce market using innovative techniques to communicate the quality of his products to potential customers. -Atticus' successful banking activities, spanning decades of turmoil, uniquely demonstrate the importance of establishing strong client relationships. Based upon the marketing and promotional techniques of these four ancient entrepreneurs, this book provides powerful lessons in customer acquisition that survive the passage of time and apply across today's broad spectrum of digital communication techniques.

Your wallet is empty? And you still need to boost your team's performance? Building team morale is difficult in these tough economic times. Kevin Aguanno helps you solve the team morale problem with ideas for rewarding your project team without breaking the bank. Learn over 100 ways you can reward your project team and individual team members for just a few dollars. Full of innovative (and cheap!) ideas. Even with the best reward ideas, rewards can fall flat if they are not suitable to the person, the organization, the situation, or the magnitude of the accomplishment. Learn the four key factors that will maximize the impact of your rewards, and guarantee a delighted recipient.

Self-reliance empowers the weak, it allows the poor the dignity to feed and clothe themselves and their family without having to beg from the State, and it provides an almost infinite testing ground for the strong to prove their own mettle. Prepping is not just for hardcore survivalists, it's for everyone who cares about their own health, their life, their environment and their future. When the oil runs dry and the electricity goes off and the supermarkets empty of food, will you be prepared? What if you lose your job and can't pay your mortgage? What is your backup plan?

Research has shown that most projects fail not because of technological issues but, rather, issues related to people such as a lack of (or poor) communication, inadequate leadership, unclear lines of authority, and poor motivation. Dealing with individual behaviors, organizational culture, and internal politics can distract a project manager from value-added activities, leading to overwork, stress, and overall project chaos. Using three case studies to frame the analysis, this book illustrates the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of how people can affect a project's outcomes. It also explains the root causes of people issues and how to best deal with them while managing a project. Every project manager faces challenges when dealing with people. Read this book and learn how better to prevent these issues and how to resolve them when they do arrive.

How many of us have offered to run a small project in our lives only to discover mid-way through that we really didn't have a good grasp of the art of managing a project? How many of us would like to step-up and volunteer our time to run a project but feel we don't have the necessary tools? This book presents a simple, easy-to-understand process for managing small, everyday projects. This is not "Project Management Essentials" or "PM 101". It is simpler than that. We will take you through a series of ten steps for managing small everyday projects starting with the important question "Should I really do this?" all the way through to tips on closing it all down and celebrating at the end. We will show you how to run great meetings that people want to attend, how to create a simple schedule and budget, and more. Most importantly, we will give you the tools to deliver your project on time and on budget making you and others feel great about your results. This book is here to empower you to say "Yes, I can run that event" and to give you the tools to make it happen. Added Bonus: You will receive access to a website dedicated to sharing tools and templates contributed by us and our readers that you can use on any project.

The Pyramid of Giza, the Colosseum, and the Transcontinental Railroad are all great historical projects from the past four millennia. When we look back, we tend to look at these as great architectural or engineering works. Project management tends to be overlooked, and yet its core principles were used extensively in these projects.This book takes a hard look at the history of project management and how it evolved over the past 4,500 years. It shows that "modern" project management practices did not just appear in the past 100 years but have been used - often with a lot of sophistication - for thousands of years.Examining archaeological evidence, artwork, and surviving manuscripts, this book provides evidence of how each of the nine knowledge areas of project management (as shown in PMI's PMBoK® Guide) have been practiced throughout the ages. The book covers the period from the construction of the ancient pyramids up to the 1940s. A future companion volume will cover more recent developments during the war years and the technology boom leading up to the present.As readers explore the many case studies in this book, they will discover fascinating details of innovative projects that produced many of our most famous landmarks and voyages of discovery.

Nothing is impossible if you have unlimited time, resources, and flexible objectives. Project managers never find themselves in such a situation. Our projects are impossible if they can't be done within the constraints... but sometimes there's a way around even the most challenging barrier. What can you do when the situation looks hopeless? In this exciting journey through history, you'll learn how the greatest leaders and project managers of the past took on impossible challenges...and succeeded. Here are only three examples: ¿ When he wanted to be first to fly nonstop to Paris, Charles Lindbergh was up against competitors with more funding, more experience, and over a year's head start. His strategy? Rethink the thresholds of risk. ¿ The other generals laughed at George Patton when he offered to send two divisions to rescue the Battle of the Bulge in only 48 hours. His strategy? See the future and get ready for it early. ¿ For mission director Gene Kranz, the odds against a successful rescue of Apollo 13 were daunting at best. His strategy? The Kranz Dictum, a powerful strategy to deal with crises even before they occur. In PROJECT: IMPOSSIBLE, you'll learn a step-by-step methodology to succeed when facing even the most difficult projects. You'll learn Dobson's Laws of Project Management and discover the Godzilla Principle. From redefining the problem to challenging the project parameters, you'll know how to attack a seemingly impossible project... and get the job done.