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Business/Investing
Publisher: Kinder Direct Publishing
ISBN-10: 8677945243
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 262
Copyright: August 22nd, 2020
ISBN-13: 9798677945243
Price: $18.95 (eBook)
The book is intended as a consulting manual for scholars, researchers, professional consultants in project management, quality assurance, quality improvement and general management, health research institutions, hospitals and clinics, health insurance companies, small and large-scale businesses, Governmental and Non-Governmental and other international organizations involved in the implementation of projects around the world.
This book focuses on the evaluative analysis of various sustainability benchmarks, metrics, measurement, indexes, parameters and characteristics involved in the effective and efficient implementation of programs and projects in organizations. It explores other aspects of project and organizational sustainability such as financial, economic, social, cultural, political, legal, environment and education for an integrative approach towards the conceptualization, planning, design, appraisal, implementation and the monitoring and evaluation of programs, projects and institutions. The book also provides an exhaustive elaboration on the theories of management postulated by the Gurus of Total Quality Management (TQM) such as Edward Deming, Joseph Juran, Philip Crosby, Walter Shewhart, Kaoru Ishikawa and Shigeo Shingo. Other contemporary business concepts such as Six Sigma Methodology, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capacity Building, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Customer Service, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Configuration Management, and S.W.O.T Analysis, the S.M.A.R.T Techniques which help in project monitoring and evaluation and ultimate sustainability are discussed. The book elaborates on the new concept of Project Sustainability Management (PSM) which gives room for effective and efficient implementation of various sustainability processes, systems, structures and other activities. It provides a series of sustainability training and consultation forms and templates for various projects and programs.
Excerpt
This book, “Principles of Project and Organizational Sustainability” carries out an evaluative analysis of various sustainability benchmarks, metrics, measurement, indexes, parameters and characteristics involved in the effective and efficient implementation of programs and projects in organizations. It explores other aspects of project and organizational sustainability such as financial, economic, social, cultural, political, legal, environment and education for an integrative approach towards the conceptualization, planning, design, appraisal, implementation and the monitoring and evaluation of programs, projects and institutions. The book also provides an exhaustive elaboration on the theories of management postulated by the Gurus of Total Quality Management (TQM) such as Edward Deming, Joseph Juran, Philip Crosby, Walter Shewhart, Kaoru Ishikawa and Shigeo Shingo. Other contemporary business concepts such as Six Sigma Methodology, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capacity Building, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Customer Service, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Configuration Management, and S.W.O.T Analysis, the S.M.A.R.T Techniques which help in project monitoring and evaluation and ultimate sustainability are discussed. The book elaborates on the new concept of Project Sustainability Management (PSM) which gives room for effective and efficient implementation of various sustainability processes, systems, structures and other activities. It provides a series of sustainability training and consultation forms and templates for various projects and programs.
The book finally examines some successful and sustainable business projects such as The Walmart Department Store Sustainability Plan and The Costco Wholesale Sustainability Plan.
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