This book is designed to be a quick guidelines-oriented approach to the topic of project management. It contains the essential management practices required to produce successful project outcomes.
Guidelines for Achieving Project Management Success helps the non-technical reader who might have been originally put off by a more robust treatment of project management. It uses the 80/20 rule where 80% of the project management problem may originate from just 20% of the cause. The book includes easy to understand examples illustrating key topics and offers advice and references for further reading. The book also helps the reader on how to define what the target is with the project and how to execute it to get the desired results.
The primary audience is individuals who are seeking a readable description of the project management processes. The book is also useful for an academic program where project management is secondary to the primary topic.
Author(s): Gary L. Richardson, Deborah Sater Carstens
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 170
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Reference
Chapter 2 Project Environment
Introduction
Project Vision
The Project Environment
External Entities
Project Execution
Dealing with Unplanned Variations
Wrap-up Chapters
Summary
Chapter 3 Project Life Cycle Drivers
Introduction
Product Factors
Demand-side Drivers
Supply-side Drivers
Support Asset Drivers
Summary
Chapter 4 Project Success Factors
Introduction
PMI Pulse Survey
Standish Surveys
Contemporary Trends
PMI Pulse Management Practices Trend
ANSI EIA-748 Organizational Maturity Specification
Summary
References
Chapter 5 Project Manager Roles and Management Structure
Introduction
Power
Functional Organization Structure
Matrix Organization Structure
Virtual Organization Structure
Project-oriented Organization Structure
Hybrid Organization Structure
Summary
References
Chapter 6 Defining the Project Scope
Introduction
Getting Started
Use of Templates
Business Case
Defining Requirements
Scope Management Plan
Project Scope Definition
WPs and the WBS
Constructing the Project Scope
Work Breakdown Structure
Work Packages
Bike Example
WBS Numbering Scheme
Standard WBS Templates
Summary
References
Chapter 7 Building the Project Schedule
Introduction
Estimating Project Requirements
Estimating Components
Estimating Techniques
Plan Generation Parameters
Plan Mechanics
First Cut Plan
Key Management Variables
WBS Utility
Microsoft Project Reference Sources
Summary
References
Chapter 8 Project Budgeting
Introduction
Direct Work Package Budget Process
Other Issues
First Cut Calculated Cost
Project Baseline
Scope Creep
Managing Plan Variability
Resource Management Mechanics
Resource Sheet
Base-level Plan
Cost Calculation
Resource Reports
Comments on the Costing Process
Project Cash Flow
Resource Management
Control Accounts
Summary
References
Chapter 9 Dealing with Project Risk
Introduction
Risk Categories
Risk Assessment Process
Identification Step
Qualitative Analysis of Events
Quantitative Analysis Step
Risk Response Planning
Contingency Reserves
Risk Monitoring and Control
Risk Maps
Summary
References
Chapter 10 Project Communications
Introduction
Roles and Responsibilities
Tracking Tools and Techniques
Summary
Reference
Chapter 11 Speeding Up the Project
Introduction
Planning
Adaptive Life Cycle Models
Resource Management
Fast-Tracking and Crashing
Working Overtime
Resource Control
Miscellaneous Techniques
Summary
References
Chapter 12 Monitoring and Control Processes
Introduction
Control Measures
Earned Value (EV)
Schedule Control
Budget Control
Product Control
Scope Control
Resource Control
Risk Control
Communications Control
Issue Control
Control Account Management
Reserves
Schedule Reserves
Budget Reserves
Risk Reserves
Resource Reserves
Scope Reserves
Conclusion
References
Chapter 13 Project Team Management
Introduction
Organizing Project Teams
Project Team Performance Tools
Summary
References
Chapter 14 Closing the Project
Introduction
Target Areas to Review
Project Termination Checklist
Contractual Closing Example
Lessons Learned
Closing Celebration
References
Chapter 15 Agile Development: The Iterative Approach
Introduction
Agile Manifesto
Organization Structure
Agile Methods and Practices
Summary
References
Chapter 16 Which Product Structure Is Right?
Introduction
Common Principles
Designing a Custom Structure
The Future
Reference
