Jeremy Nicholls has spent over a decade as an independent project management consultant, successfully delivering hundreds of projects across diverse fields such as IT, construction, and business transformation. His extensive cross-sector experience has solidified his conviction that a robust project management mindset, rather than industry-specific knowledge, is the true determinant of successful project delivery. Having witnessed the full spectrum of project outcomes, he is driven by a passion to communicate the fundamental principles of project management that are frequently overlooked. Through his work, Jeremy aims to share these core tenets that underpin successful projects.
Why Financial Accounting Is Broken (and How to Fix It)
220 pages
8 hours of reading
Exploring the often-overlooked role of accounting in addressing ecological, social, and biodiversity challenges, this book argues that accounting standards fundamentally shape profit calculations and investment decisions. It proposes a radical shift in these standards to reflect the true costs of business operations and their consequences, highlighting the potential for transformative change in how we measure and value economic activities in relation to environmental and social impacts.
The best organizations, and even the best departments within organizations, have a roadmap: a clear vision of where they would like to be and the means by which they will get there. This roadmap drives the everyday activity of the company as well as any change it makes both internally and externally. And it is what drives projects. In fact, it is arguable that success in business is almost wholly reliant on an ability to implement change effectively - whether it is a computer system that gives you the edge on your competitor, bringing a new product to market, adopting new ways of working, or completely redefining the approach your company takes. Success and survival in business relies on change and the way that business implements change is through projects. Therefore, if you work in the world of business, sooner or later the chances are that you will be involved in a project, as a stakeholder, advisor, sponsor or possibly running it - as the project manager. In The Everyday Project Manager, author and project management expert Jeremy Nicholls shares the key attributes and skills of successful project management and describes the practical skills that will enhance project delivery regardless of your level of experience. The skills and concepts detailed in this book can be easily understood and implemented. They are everyday (that is, commonplace) skills, but they are skills and the concepts that the best project managers use every day. Each chapter details the concepts, practices, and tools that readers will use to build their proficiency in every phase of delivering a project efficiently and effectively
