Robert Perrine's ebook index

Book Summary

Communication Deficiencies A Case Study in Project Management In this fictionalized case study, Robert Perrine describes what a typical project looks like within information technology. The project is already behind schedule when Robert arrives. There is no agreement on scope and the project budget is being siphoned away. Somehow Robert needs to bring the team together and get the work accomplished before they run out of time, money or sanity.

Coping Styles: Dealing with Life on Life's Terms
Coping Styles makes concepts from organizational psychology relevant to peoples’ daily lives. This book describes nine ways we cope with life’s difficulties and the nine ways we learn to help one another.

Demonstrating Design for Six Sigma
This ebook is the project write-up for a demonstration of the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) method. The ebook includes the project charter, project schedule and project plan. The project charter is based on project management concepts. The project plan is based on the DFSS methodology of Define, Measure, Analyze, Design and Verify (DMADV).

Growth Rings: How We Get Connected
Growth Rings makes concepts from developmental psychology relevant to peoples’ daily lives. This book describes the eight stages of development and shows how those stages influenced key historical figures. It then links developmental psychology with current legal topics.

How Big Is Your Fishbowl?
How Big is Your Fishbowl is a short story about the adventures of Marlene and Bob. Bob leads Marlene to tranquility. Marlene finds the path with many steps. And Linda stops eating long enough to find out what has Marlene so excited.

ITIL Integration Exercises
This ebook contains an ITIL case study and ten questions about the integration of the ITIL disciplines. These are the types of questions you see when responding to a Request for Proposal or when working as an ITIL consultant. Following each question there is a brief synopsis of how the author would respond to the question.

ITIL Quick Reference
This booklet provides a concise summary of the key aspects of ITIL version 2.

Journey to Mount Align
This is part two in the Fishbowl series. In this adventure Bob helps Marlene learn about the Path with Many Steps. Marlene searches for her higher power. And Linda searches for great restaurants.

Mathematical Analysis of the Book of Job
This Bible study examines the message in the Book of Job using a mathematical approach. The goals are to describe a repeatable process for examining written text; and to learn from the Book of Job. The conclusions are confirmation that the process works and a better understanding of the theology in the Book of Job.

Mathematical Analysis of the Gospels
This Bible study uses linear trend analysis to search for patterns in the way themes, roles, developmental stages, actions and dualism are used in the words spoken by Jesus in the four gospels. The linear trends are consistent except when examining the use of developmental stages. The analysis of developmental stages implies there is a normal distribution of the data with two subsets offset slightly. It appears that greater social maturity is conveyed in actions that unify than is used in actions that divide.

Presentations on Classical ITIL
This ebook contains a series of presentations regarding Version 2 of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standard. It includes quizzes on ITIL, a synopsis of each topic and graphical images useful as memory aides.

Presentations on the Critical Path Method
This book contains a series of presentations on the Critical Path Method. It includes a bonus presentation on Earned Value. These lessons are for people learning more about the mathematical aspects of project management.

Project Scheduling Alternatives
The purpose for this ebook is to examine project scheduling alternatives and describe a tool that is useful when managing a project in a chaotic environment. Alternatives include the classic waterfall method, fast-tracking and cumulative flow diagrams. Arguments are then presented to explain why cumulative flow diagrams are an excellent choice for project management in a chaotic environment.

Summary of Best Practices for Information Technology
The theme in this book is the need to align all the efforts in an Information Technology shop. The chapters describe the need for vision, best practices for projects, operations, governance and how to measure the results. The book is filled with short stories about how things really work today and how they will be better tomorrow.

Survey of HR for Projects
The theme in this book is the human relationship aspects of project management. The chapters survey the best known models of organizational psychology, leadership and organizational management. The concluding chapter describes an integrated model of organizational psychology and explains how this is relevant to project management and team formation.

Workplace Ecology A Case Study in Project Management
In this fictionalized case study, Robert Perrine describes what a typical project looks like within information technology. The project begins with the idealistic goals of formalizing best practices for project management. Towards the end the project is just a mad scramble to avoid disaster.