A Comprehensive Project Management Guide: Quality Management, Integrated Six-Sigma and Change Management Compilation (Management for Professionals) - Softcover

Bauer, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031682548 ISBN 13: 9783031682544

Publisher: Springer, 2026

Synopsis

This book chiefly focuses on the IPMA® competence baseline (ICB) version 3.0, closely intertwined with project management standards like the PMBOK guide (official ANSI Norm) and DIN. It explores various facets of project management, including effective problem-solving strategies, cross-disciplinary methods, and the integration of modern tools and techniques. Additionally, it examines practical applications of the Six Sigma philosophy, presenting industry-relevant examples to facilitate reader comprehension and implementation. Intended as a reference guide, it provides a reliable foundation for both theoretical and practical work, along with a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in project management and adjacent disciplines. Moreover, it offers a tailor-made resource for master’s studies in Project Management and Quality Management, consolidating the insights of trusted industry experts from around the globe. As such, this workbook is ideally suited as supplementary self-study material, while also helping readers meet their daily project management requirements.

About this title

About the Author

Dipl.-Ing. Philip Bauer has gathered his quality management expertise in the IT, Automobile, and Health Industries. With over 40 years of experience, working in different areas and functions like manufacturing, customer field services, dealer process consulting, product development, quality engineering and as a responsible Master Black Belt for Six-Sigma, as a warranty project manager in body engineering, and as a whole vehicle type approval process manager in homologation. In 2013, he was appointed to the university as a lecturer for Six Sigma and Industrial Project Management for B.Eng. and M.Eng. Courses. He has led more than 700 students to a Six Sigma certification level.

From the Back Cover

This book chiefly focuses on the IPMA® competence baseline (ICB) version 3.0, closely intertwined with project management standards like the PMBOK guide (official ANSI Norm) and DIN. It explores various facets of project management, including effective problem-solving strategies, cross-disciplinary methods, and the integration of modern tools and techniques. Additionally, it examines practical applications of the Six Sigma philosophy, presenting industry-relevant examples to facilitate reader comprehension and implementation. Intended as a reference guide, it provides a reliable foundation for both theoretical and practical work, along with a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in project management and adjacent disciplines. Moreover, it offers a tailor-made resource for master’s studies in Project Management and Quality Management, consolidating the insights of trusted industry experts from around the globe. As such, this workbook is ideally suited as supplementary self-study material, while also helping readers meet their daily project management requirements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031682548
• ISBN 13: 9783031682544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388