$0 eBook - Fundamentals of Project Sustainability: Strategies, Processes and Plans [Kindle]

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This book accentuates on the evaluative analysis on the various sustainability metrics, measurement, indexes and parameters and characteristics involved in the effective and efficient implementation of programs and projects in organization. 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 Project, The Sri Lanka Cities Development Project, The Ethiopian Local Government Development project 11, The Third Phase Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project in the Dominican Republic, The North Eastern Corridor Asset Management Project (NERAMP) in Ugandan and the Comoro Island Economic Governance Reform Grant and Costco Wholesale.

by John Morfaw, 317 pages, save $3.75, published July 16, 2014

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