Public Works Management Practices Manual (10th Ed)

Public Works Management Practices Manual (10th Ed)
Author: Management Practices Accreditation Council
Publisher:
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781606751404

Developed by and for public works professionals, the widely used Public Works Management Practices Manual updates and improves statements that describe the basic criteria and procedures necessary to perform as a full-service public works agency and provides the framework for the objective self-evaluation of an agency. Changes to the 10th edition include 10 mandatory chapters, including a new chapter on Asset Management (chapter 10) which involves inventory condition assessment and/or inspection; chapter 2 is reduced to 36 practices (removing three practices related to union contracts).

The Government Manager's Guide to Project Management

The Government Manager's Guide to Project Management
Author: Jonathan Weinstein PMP
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 156726431X

This realistic cross-section of the project management discipline in the federal arena will help anyone leading, working on, or affecting the direction of a project team. It covers the entire scope of project management from organization to methodology, technology to leadership. This volume focuses on the three project management organizational dimensions of culture, systems, and structure. Federal practices and successes in the areas of communication, project leadership, stakeholders, and key competencies are highlighted. The book offers clear and practical advice drawn from a variety of project management successes in the federal arena.

Public Works Management Practices Manual (9th Ed)

Public Works Management Practices Manual (9th Ed)
Author: Management Practices Accreditation Council
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2017-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781606750582

Developed by, and for, public works professionals, the widely used Public Works Management Practices Manual updates and improves statements which describe the basic criteria and procedures necessary to perform as a full service public works agency and provides the framework for the objective self-evaluation of an agency.

Managing Local Government Services

Managing Local Government Services
Author: Carl W. Stenberg
Publisher: ICMA Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0873267095

Managing Local Government Services, 3rd ed. is a comprehensive text on the subject of local government services relevant to local governments of all sizes. This edition is refocused and updated to include the demographic, economic, technology and cultural trends that affect the management of service delivery. New chapters discuss the shift from ¿government¿ to ¿governance,¿ alternative methods of service delivery, community development, and the five management practices that are fast becoming the standard for professional local government management.Each chapter lays out the manager¿s responsibilities in each service area, and provides effective policies, practices, and procedures. Short case examples give you a practical look at the goals, challenges, and solutions in the manager¿s world.