Background
Forsberg, Kevin John was born on July 20, 1934 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ted Otto and Gladys (Reid) Forsberg.
(THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CLASSIC-REVISED AND EXPANDED Now...)
THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CLASSIC-REVISED AND EXPANDED Now Includes Downloadable Forms and Worksheets Projects are becoming the heart of business. This comprehensive revision of the bestselling guide to project management explains the processes, practices, and management techniques you need to implement a successful project culture within your team and enterprise. Visualizing Project Management simplifies the challenge of managing complex projects with powerful, visual models that have been adopted by more than 100 leading government and private organizations. In this new Third Edition, the authors-leading thinkers and practitioners in the field-keep you on the cutting edge with a sophisticated approach that integrates project management, systems engineering, and process improvement. This advanced content can help take your career and your organization well beyond the fundamentals. New, downloadable forms, templates, and worksheets make it easy to implement powerful project techniques and tools. Includes references to the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge and the INCOSE Handbook to help you pass: • The Project Management Professional Certification Exam • The INCOSE Systems Engineer Certification Exam (CSEP) "I recommend this book to all those who aspire to project management and those who must supervise it." —Norman R. Augustine, former chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation "The importance of this excellent book, able to encompass these two key disciplines systems engineering and project management, cannot be overemphasized." —Heinz Stoewer, President, INCOSE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471648485/?tag=2022091-20
("The authors' technical skill and work-environment experi...)
"The authors' technical skill and work-environment experience are abundantly apparent in the real-world methodology they bring to the study and understanding of the importance of project management to the success of any organization."-From the Foreword by Norman R. Augustine. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Lockheed-Martin Corporation Effective project management is an essential skill in virtually every professional and technical setting and, like any skill, it is best mastered through the right combination of in-depth, expert training and hands-on experience. Visualizing Project Management, Second Edition is today's best resource for both. Delivered by a trio of authors whose combined project management experience is unequaled in the field-a team that has been an integral part of the development of project management from the 1950s to the present-the processes and techniques in this landmark book have been confirmed through the experiences of over 30,000 working project managers and over 100 corporations. Profound in its simplicity yet unique in its completeness, the integrated approach presented in Visualizing Project Management focuses on the four essential elements of project management: 1. Common Vocabulary: Terms and jargon are defined as they are introduced, minimizing the vocabulary problems that can lead to conflict and undermine otherwise successful teamwork. 2. Teamwork: Each of the fundamentals of real teamwork-from common conduct to shared rewards-is discussed, along with strategies to strengthen this vital component. 3. The Sequential Project Cycle: Valuable lessons are provided to enable you to develop a template for project-unique tactics as well as achieve project-to-project continuity. 4. Management Elements: The authors provide all the techniques and tools you need to guide a project to its successful conclusion-the achievement of stated objectives, within budget and time constraints. Visualizing Project Management shows you how to breathe life into each of these inanimate project elements. The result is a working guidebook for total project management success-and a tangible model for moving your organization and career forward into the exciting new millennium. An Integrated Approach to Results-Oriented Project Management Better . . . Faster . . . Cheaper . . . Today's take-no-prisoners competitive environment has made this the project management mantra for 2000 and beyond. Enlightened project managers know: Unless you can identify accurately the correct benchmark and correctly isolate how to surpass it, your organization will succeed only in producing a better, faster, cheaper failure. The bestselling Visualizing Project Management first set the standard for effective project management in 1996, and introduced models that have been adopted by over 100 leading government and private organizations. In this Second Edition, the authors have revised the tools and techniques that changed the foundations of project management in order to help you better understand, compete, and win in today's lightning-fast global business arena. A few short years ago, the insights and ideas in Visualizing Project Management invented the wheel. Now, its pioneering authors refine your understanding of the project management wheel, as they simplify and clarify the complexities of project management and system engineering. Also includes a dynamic CD-ROM-Visual Project Management (Visual PM)-providing an interactive software version of the book's revolutionary process model, a guided tour of a commercial project cycle, vocabulary definitions, sample document templates, and more.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047135760X/?tag=2022091-20
(Visualizing Project Management Project management is wi...)
Visualizing Project Management Project management is widely recognized as the new frontier in productivity, quality assurance, and product development—a vista of opportunity in an otherwise shrinking corporate landscape. Fortune magazine compared the deepening cuts in middle management to the extinction of the dinosaur—with project managers cast as wily mammals evolving to rule the corporate jungle. If you would rather be a mammal than a dinosaur, it's time to adapt to the changing business environment. But project management is a complex and perilous process—the failure rate among project teams is alarmingly high—and few succeed without an open mind, a tenacious spirit, and a good teacher. Visualizing Project Management offers the combined wisdom of three of the best and most experienced project managers in the business. Kevin Forsberg and Hal Mooz have trained more than 20,000 project managers in hundreds of organizations, including GTE, AT&T, NASA, and Whirlpool. Drawing on hands-on management experience at IBM, Intel, and Lockheed, the three authors present a time-tested, field-proven approach to learning, mastering, and implementing the project management process. They define 10 essential elements of project management and present models that illustrate how each element fits into the overall project picture. Planned, sequential project cycle events are separated from situational management and leadership elements, which are portrayed in a three-dimensional model. Supplemented with outstanding graphic charts and helpful analogies, the book features succinct sections and an engaging, easy-to-follow style to help accelerate comprehension. Its quick-access structure makes it a handy reference for established project managers and a wise long-term investment for students and trainees. You can't avoid the changes brought to corporate managerial structure by increased global competition and the blinding pace of technological innovation. You can, however, face those changes, embrace them, and forge a new and exciting future for yourself and your organization. Visualizing Project Management introduces that future, anticipates its opportunities and pitfalls, and helps you adapt your talents and abilities in order to grow and thrive in the business climate of the twenty-first century. an innovative approach to project management— clear, precise, and detailed Project management is the wave of the future. In this unparalleled guide, three major figures in project management draw upon decades of experience to bring you the most reliable, authoritative, and practical resource available for mastering the tools and techniques of project management. Using clear, succinct language, helpful analogies, and memorable visual aids, they show you how to visualize the universal project cycle, see opportunities when they arise, and avoid pitfalls along the way. They demonstrate how visualization can help you make the tough decisions within the project framework, follow through with your successes, and correct errors before the damage gets out of hand. This superlative guide to managing projects successfully Defines the essential elements for visualizing project management such as common vocabulary, commitment to teamwork, and project cycle planning Presents a unique orthogonal model that separates the sequential project cycle from situational leadership and management components Provides exceptional graphic charts and 3-D models to help you visualize every piece of the project puzzle and see how it fits into the overall picture Regardless of your current position or specialty, Visualizing Project Management helps you ensure a prosperous future in an increasingly unpredictable business climate.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471577790/?tag=2022091-20
Forsberg, Kevin John was born on July 20, 1934 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ted Otto and Gladys (Reid) Forsberg.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, Stanford University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mechanics, Stanford University, 1961.
Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1979.
Member technical staff, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1956-1961; manager solid mechanic, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1963-1971; assistant director, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1971-1973; program manager, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, 1973-1984; vice president, Consulting Resources, Inc., Santa Clara, California, 1984-1988; president, chief Executive officer, Cryptography Research Inc, Inc., 1988-1989; co-founder, Center for Systems Management, since 1989. Co-founder Visual Management Systems, since 1997. Lecturer graduate school Santa ClaraU., 1984-1990, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1985-1994, American U., Washington, since 1995.
("The authors' technical skill and work-environment experi...)
(Visualizing Project Management Project management is wi...)
(THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CLASSIC-REVISED AND EXPANDED Now...)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
Chairman Citizens' Committee on High School Education, Redwood City, California, 1969-1970. Served to captain United States Army, 1961-1963. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Associate fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Glenda Jones, June 1955 (divorced December 1964) married Edna Dorles, April, 1966 (divorced November 1979). Married Cindy Jane Beason, January 1, 1981. Children: Ian, Chenoa, Steve Marsko.