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Using the Archives of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers at
the Bankside Gallery, London, this book tells the story of the
struggles of the Society to obtain official recognition for the
merits of original etchers and engravers, who had been treated as
an inferior class of the Royal Academy (they restricted membership
to Painters, Sculptors and Architects from its foundation in 1768).
The Net Present Value (NPV) forecast lies at the heart of the
business case on many projects. Martin Hopkinson's guide explains
when, why and how NPV models should be built for projects and how
this approach can be integrated with the risk management process.
NPV models tend to be used during the earliest phases of a project
as the business case is being developed. Typically, these are the
stages when uncertainty is at its highest and when the
opportunities to influence the project's plan are at their
greatest. This book shows how project financial forecasting and
risk management principles can be used to both improve NPV
forecasts and to shape the project solution into one that is
risk-robust. The text is sufficiently broad to be practicable for
first-time users to employ the methods described. But it also
contains insights into the process that are likely to be new to the
majority of experienced practitioners. All users should find that
the models used in this book will help to provide useful templates
for exploiting the techniques that are used.
The Net Present Value (NPV) forecast lies at the heart of the
business case on many projects. Martin Hopkinson's guide explains
when, why and how NPV models should be built for projects and how
this approach can be integrated with the risk management process.
NPV models tend to be used during the earliest phases of a project
as the business case is being developed. Typically, these are the
stages when uncertainty is at its highest and when the
opportunities to influence the project's plan are at their
greatest. This book shows how project financial forecasting and
risk management principles can be used to both improve NPV
forecasts and to shape the project solution into one that is
risk-robust. The text is sufficiently broad to be practicable for
first-time users to employ the methods described. But it also
contains insights into the process that are likely to be new to the
majority of experienced practitioners. All users should find that
the models used in this book will help to provide useful templates
for exploiting the techniques that are used.
Top businesses recognise risk management as a core feature of their
project management process and approach to the governance of
projects. However, a mature risk management process is required in
order to realise its benefits; one that takes into account the
design and implementation of the process and the skills, experience
and culture of the people who use it. To be mature in the way you
manage risk you need an accepted framework to assess your risk
management maturity, allowing you to benchmark against a recognised
standard. A structured pathway for improvement is also needed, not
just telling you where you are now, but describing the steps
required to reach the next level. The Project Risk Maturity Model
detailed here provides such an assessment framework and development
pathway. It can be used to benchmark your project risk processes
and support the introduction of effective in-house project risk
management. Using this model, implementation and improvement of
project risk management can be managed effectively to ensure that
the expected benefits are achieved in a way that is appropriate to
the needs of each organisation. Martin Hopkinson has developed The
Project Risk Maturity Model into a robust framework, and this book
allows you to access and apply his insights and experience. A key
feature is a downloadable resource containing a working copy of the
QinetiQ Project Risk Maturity Model (RMM). This will enable you to
undertake maturity assessments for as many projects as you choose.
The RMM has been proven over a period of 10 years, with at least
250 maturity assessments on projects and programmes with a total
value exceeding AGBP60 billion. A case study in the book
demonstrates how it has been used to deliver significant and
measurable benefits to the performance of major projects.
A bookplate, or Ex Libris, is a small print for pasting inside the
cover of a book to express ownership. The first books were highly
valuable and prestigious objects to own, hence the first bookplates
usually incorporated the decorative coats of arms of the fabulously
wealthy. By the late nineteenth century, bookplates had developed
into a highly imaginative form of the engraver's and printmaker's
art in miniature. This delightful book showcases bookplates drawn
from the rich collections of the British Museum, including works
created by some of the most talented artists of their day, such as
Albrecht Durer, Edward Burne-Jones, Aubrey Beardsley and Eric Gill.
Equally it shows how the content of bookplates has evolved over the
years to feature a vast range of allegory and symbolism - often
incorporating a pun on the owner's name - uniquely relevant to that
individual. For example, the bookplate for a professor of Sanskrit
features Hindu imagery, while a Venetian publisher is associated
with a lion, the symbol of his city. Endlessly diverse, surprising
and touching, this is a book that will be treasured by art-lovers
and book-lovers alike.
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