In clear and concise writing Reiss presents a framework for understanding the concepts of project management. First he introduces you to the jargon and then goes though nine steps you need to reach a successful project. He addresses critical path concerns, and resource allocation. His section on criteria for choosing computer software was informative, but the scope of the programs he discusses is far beyond the needs of a small shop.
Author(s): Geoff Reiss
Edition: 2
Publisher: Spon Press
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 238
Tags: Менеджмент;Управление проектами;
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Setting the stage......Page 16
Project management centres on avoiding problems......Page 17
The invisible project manager......Page 18
Project management is an emerging profession......Page 20
Getting the words in the right order......Page 25
Introduction to project management......Page 26
What is project management?......Page 31
How do you project plan?......Page 36
Nine steps to a successful project......Page 42
The scope of the project and its objectives......Page 49
Changes to the project......Page 50
Establishing key dates......Page 51
Evaluation of potential risks......Page 53
The cost/time/quality triangle......Page 54
The spectrum of projects......Page 56
The need for planning......Page 58
Project planning......Page 59
The barchart versus network analysis......Page 60
Activity on arrow plans......Page 63
The precedence convention......Page 70
Choosing the tasks......Page 77
Drawing up the plan......Page 80
A fly on the wall......Page 83
Resource management......Page 98
Resource definition......Page 99
Resource allocation......Page 101
Resource aggregation......Page 102
Resource levelling......Page 103
Resource smoothing......Page 106
Resource hierarchies......Page 109
Resource calendars......Page 110
Progress monitoring and control......Page 114
Cost monitoring......Page 120
Reporting......Page 125
Computers and other boxes with many buttons......Page 132
Hardware and software......Page 138
Types of software......Page 141
Some words of advice......Page 146
Advanced critical-path topics......Page 147
Case Study: Universiade XVI;the 16th World Student Games......Page 150
Merging plans, boiler plating, or task processing......Page 155
Hammocks......Page 158
Calendars......Page 160
Constraint dates......Page 161
Negative floats......Page 162
Subprojects......Page 164
Claims......Page 165
The people issues......Page 172
The role of the project manager......Page 173
The classification of people......Page 176
Decision making......Page 187
Motivation......Page 189
Choosing project-planning software......Page 192
Hardware......Page 193
Major software suppliers......Page 199
Risk management......Page 202
Qualitative risk......Page 204
Quantitative analysis: risk and critical path......Page 206
Case study: the British Library......Page 211
Contingency and insurance......Page 217
Terminology......Page 220
Alternative definitions......Page 225
Further reading......Page 230
Index......Page 232
