{"product_id":"how-to-measure-anything-in-project-management-9781394239818","title":"How to Measure Anything in Project Management","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncover common project management myths to improve project success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Measure Anything in Project Management\u003c\/i\u003e explains why popular methods for measurement in project management are flawed and describes how to conduct measurements that better inform decisions, reduce project risks, and improve the chance of project success. The authors argue that anything that matters to project management at all is measurable and that these measurements address many of the problems in project management. The authors leverage an exclusive survey on the state-of-the-art of measuring projects, new case studies of things that are seemingly hard to measure and a database, collected by Oxford Global Projects, of thousands of projects in software development, construction, energy, and many other fields, including some of the biggest projects in history. The book is accompanied by a set of useful spreadsheet-based \"power tools\" that support the more technical aspects of quantifying project risk, forecasting outcomes, and conducting seemingly difficult measurements. In this book, readers will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy many of the methods they have been taught to use are little more than a type of \"analysis placebo\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy many popular methods lead to extreme overconfidence in estimates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow some of the most important measurements a project could conduct are currently rarely used\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Measure Anything in Project Management\u003c\/i\u003e earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of managers, executives, auditors, controllers, and consultants seeking to improve project performance through superior measurement methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS W. HUBBARD\u003c\/b\u003e has 35 years' experience as a management consultant with a focus on the application of quantitative methods in decision making. He is the founder and president of Hubbard Decision Research and the creator of the \"Applied Information Economics\" method. He is also the author of the original \u003ci\u003eHow to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business\u003c\/i\u003e as well as other books in measurement, risk analysis and decision making.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER BUDZIER, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. He specializes in IT, infrastructure, energy, mega-events and change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREAS BANG LEED\u003c\/b\u003e is the Head of Data Science at Oxford Global Projects. He specializes in data-driven project planning and risk analysis for some of the world's most ambitious mega-projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690758045970,"sku":"9781394239818","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0f4b2e5-cf9f-456c-93a6-0433cdbe5df8.jpg?v=1761746626","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-measure-anything-in-project-management-9781394239818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}