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This engaging Research Handbook presents a fresh look at how to
improve project performance for the project sponsor, client and end
user using a number of empirical research studies. Focusing on
project performance concepts and methods, the Handbook provides a
novel and fresh look at successful project completions, achieving
project objectives, on-time or ahead of time project completion or
delivering within budget. With contributions from expert scholars,
each chapter highlights a new wave of research and examines how to
plan and manage a project as well as handling unexpected changes
alongside project risks, unknowns or uncertainties. Key factors
enhancing project success are highlighted such as the critical role
of the project manager and their effective leadership, the
importance of knowledge sharing, effective communication and
lessons learnt from past projects. Furthermore, the Handbook
reviews new and emerging trends that can have a major impact on
project performance. Combining new insights with original research,
the Research Handbook on Project Performance will be an
invigorating read for research scholars and graduate students
studying project management as well as professional managers
engaged in project management.
A beautifully illustrated pocket-size hardcover guide to the
mushrooms of North America--a must-have for any mushroom
enthusiast's backpack or home library. Mushrooms: An Illustrated
Field Guide is a compact, beautifully illustrated field guide to 50
North America's most popular mushrooms. Inside this elegant
hardcover, you'll find profiles on individual species, each
showcasing a full-page illustration, plus a definition of fungi,
information on where to find mushrooms and how--and when--to
collect them, and, last but not least, notes on how to avoid
mushroom poisoning. Discover the wonderful world of North American
mushrooms, including: - Chanterelles (Cantharellus) - Fly Agaric
(Amanita muscaria) - Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondose) - Morels
(Morchellaceae) - Puffballs (Calvatia) - Stinkhorn Mushrooms
(Phallaceae) And many, many more! Visually stunning, Mushrooms: An
Illustrated Field Guide is an engrossing overview of North
America's remarkable and diverse mushrooms. You'll find
opportunities for discovery on every page.
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