Fail safe management [[electronic resource] ] : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Görgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton
| Fail safe management [[electronic resource] ] : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Görgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton |
| Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/04 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestidgeMarelize Görgens
HamiltonBilly C |
| Soggetto topico |
Project management
Business failures |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9897-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462626003321 |
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Fail safe management : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Gorgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton
| Fail safe management : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Gorgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton |
| Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 75 pages 24 cm) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/04 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestidgeMarelize Görgens
HamiltonBilly C |
| Soggetto topico |
Project management
Business failures |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9897-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786883603321 |
Kusek Jody Zall <1952->
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| Washington DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fail safe management : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Gorgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton
| Fail safe management : five rules to avoid project failure / / Jody Zall Kusek, Marelize Gorgens Prestidge, and Billy C. Hamilton |
| Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 75 pages 24 cm) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/04 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestidgeMarelize Görgens
HamiltonBilly C |
| Soggetto topico |
Project management
Business failures |
| ISBN |
9780821398975
0821398970 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- What is project failure? -- Why study failure? -- Where do things go wrong? -- References -- Rule 1. Make it about the how -- If you don't know where you are going, ask the right questions -- Fail-safe management starts by getting the why and what right -- Make it about the how -- Forgetting the how can lead to failure -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 1 -- References -- Rule 2. Keep your champions close but your critics closer -- Stakeholders matter -- Mindful managers seek out champions -- Manage stakeholder groups according to their ability to affect the project's success or failure -- Manage relations with champions and opponents as a key project activity -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 2 -- Note -- References -- Rule 3. Informal networks matter-work with them -- Be aware of different formal and informal network structures -- Why formal structures? -- Types of organizational structures -- What role do informal networks play? -- Use informal networking to enhance development projects -- Analyze informal organizations to tap into their power -- Use informal networks in times of organizational crisis -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 3 -- References -- Rule 4. Unclog the pipes -- Blocked work processes can slow or stop work -- What is a process? -- A simple method to review a work process -- Process managers help work to get done -- Time is the enemy -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 4 -- References -- Rule 5. Build the ship as it sails -- Quick wins are important -- Be flexible during implementation -- Be willing to make mistakes and correct them -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 5 -- References -- Summary: Use the five rules to avoid project failure.
Findings were surprising to management but not to staff -- The fail-safe manager has a checklist for avoiding project failure -- Five rules to avoid project failure checklist -- Reference -- Afterword -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967957803321 |
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| Washington DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
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Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek and Ray C. Rist
| Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek and Ray C. Rist |
| Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RistRay C |
| Soggetto topico |
Government productivity - Developing countries - Evaluation
Performance standards - Developing countries - Evaluation Total quality management in government - Developing countries - Evaluation Public administration - Developing countries - Evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-08471-5
9786610084715 0-8213-8289-6 1-4175-3425-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction: Building a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System; Notes; CHAPTER 1 Step 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment; CHAPTER 2 Step 2: Agreeing on Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate; CHAPTER 3 Step 3: Selecting Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes; CHAPTER 4 Step 4: Setting Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators; CHAPTER 5 Step 5: Planning for Improvement-Selecting Results Targets; CHAPTER 6 Step 6: Monitoring for Results
CHAPTER 7 Step 7: The "E" in M&E-Using Evaluation Information to Support a Results-Based Management SystemCHAPTER 8 Step 8: Reporting the Findings; CHAPTER 9 Step 9: Using the Findings; CHAPTER 10 Step 10: Sustaining the M&E System within the Organization; CHAPTER 11 Making Results-Based M&E Work for You and Your Organization; References; Useful Web Sites; Additional Reading; Index; Annex I: Assessing Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity: An Assessment Survey for Countries, Development Institutions, and Their Partners Annex II: Readiness Assessment: Toward Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in EgyptAnnex III: Millennium Development Goals (MDGS): List of Goals and Targets; Annex IV National Evaluation Policy for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Evaluation Association (SLEva) jointly with the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation; Annex V: Andhra Pradesh (India) Performance Accountability Act 2003: (Draft Act) (APPAC Act of 2003); Annex VI: Glossary: OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results-Based Management (2002); Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455667503321 |
Kusek Jody Zall <1952->
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| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
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Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system : : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek, Ray C. Rist
| Ten steps to a results-based monitoring and evaluation system : : a handbook for development practitioners / / Jody Zall Kusek, Ray C. Rist |
| Autore | Kusek Jody Zall <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RistRay C |
| Soggetto topico |
Government productivity - Developing countries - Evaluation
Performance standards - Developing countries - Evaluation Total quality management in government - Developing countries - Evaluation Public administration - Developing countries - Evaluation |
| ISBN |
1-280-08471-5
9786610084715 0-8213-8289-6 1-4175-3425-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction: Building a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System; Notes; CHAPTER 1 Step 1: Conducting a Readiness Assessment; CHAPTER 2 Step 2: Agreeing on Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate; CHAPTER 3 Step 3: Selecting Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes; CHAPTER 4 Step 4: Setting Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators; CHAPTER 5 Step 5: Planning for Improvement-Selecting Results Targets; CHAPTER 6 Step 6: Monitoring for Results
CHAPTER 7 Step 7: The "E" in M&E-Using Evaluation Information to Support a Results-Based Management SystemCHAPTER 8 Step 8: Reporting the Findings; CHAPTER 9 Step 9: Using the Findings; CHAPTER 10 Step 10: Sustaining the M&E System within the Organization; CHAPTER 11 Making Results-Based M&E Work for You and Your Organization; References; Useful Web Sites; Additional Reading; Index; Annex I: Assessing Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity: An Assessment Survey for Countries, Development Institutions, and Their Partners Annex II: Readiness Assessment: Toward Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in EgyptAnnex III: Millennium Development Goals (MDGS): List of Goals and Targets; Annex IV National Evaluation Policy for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Evaluation Association (SLEva) jointly with the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation; Annex V: Andhra Pradesh (India) Performance Accountability Act 2003: (Draft Act) (APPAC Act of 2003); Annex VI: Glossary: OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results-Based Management (2002); Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780593003321 |
Kusek Jody Zall <1952->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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