For nearly twenty years, "The Little Black Book of Project Management" has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. The revised and updated third edition reflects the newest techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). A fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, "The Little Black Book of Project Management" can help any professional achieve on-time results, superior organizational ability, consistent profit generation, and a reputation for both quality and dependability.
Author(s): Michael C. Thomsett
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: American Management Association
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 272
City: New York
Contents......Page 4
Introduction to the Third Edition......Page 10
1 Organizing for the Long Term......Page 14
Background for Project Management......Page 16
Project Definitions......Page 18
Definition and Control......Page 21
A New Look for Project Management......Page 24
The Successful Project Manager......Page 26
The Methodical Manager......Page 29
Project Classification......Page 31
Work Project......Page 33
2 The Six Sigma Approach......Page 34
The Meaning of Six Sigma......Page 35
Business Process Management (BPM)......Page 38
Project Participants and Goal Definitions......Page 40
Defining Goals in Terms of Customer Service......Page 43
Work Project......Page 48
3 Creating the Plan......Page 49
Setting Leadership Goals......Page 50
Building Your Resource Network......Page 53
Structuring Your Project Team......Page 55
Defining the Project’s Scope......Page 57
Holding a Project Announcement Meeting......Page 59
Setting Project Objectives......Page 61
Developing the Initial Schedule......Page 62
Identifying Key Elements Necessary for Project Success......Page 64
Work Project......Page 68
4 Choosing the Project Team......Page 69
The Imposed Team Problem......Page 70
The Commitment Problem......Page 73
Ten important Team-Building Guidelines......Page 75
Defining Areas of Responsibility......Page 77
Estimating Time Requirements......Page 79
Working with Other Departments......Page 80
The Executive Point of View......Page 82
Delegation Problems and Solutions......Page 84
Work Project......Page 87
5 Preparing the Project Budget......Page 88
Budgeting Responsibility......Page 89
Checklist: Effective Budgets......Page 92
Labor Expense: The Primary Factor......Page 94
Additional Budgeting Segments......Page 97
Budgeting Each Phase of Your Project......Page 99
Budgeting Controls......Page 103
Work Project......Page 105
6 Establishing a Schedule......Page 107
The Scheduling Problem......Page 109
The Gantt Chart......Page 111
Scheduling Control......Page 114
The Scheduling Solution......Page 117
Gantt Limitations......Page 118
Work Project......Page 120
7 Flowcharting for Project Control......Page 122
Guidelines for Project Control......Page 123
Listing Out the Phases......Page 126
Work Breakdown Structures......Page 128
CPM and PERT Methods......Page 132
Automated Project Management Systems......Page 134
Setting Your Flowcharting Rules......Page 137
Work Project......Page 139
8 Designing the Project Flowchart......Page 140
Activity and Event Sequences......Page 142
The Vertical Flowchart and Its Limitations......Page 145
The Horizontal Network Diagram and Its Advantages......Page 147
Building the Network Diagram......Page 150
Applying the Network Diagram......Page 154
Expanded Applications......Page 155
Work Project......Page 158
9 Managing the Value Chain in the Project......Page 159
Attributes of the Value Chain......Page 160
Risk Management and the Value Chain......Page 163
How Value Is Incorporated into the Big Picture......Page 166
Value: An Intangible Turned into a Tangible......Page 170
Work Project......Page 172
10 Writing the Supporting Documentation......Page 173
Project Narratives......Page 175
More Than Paperwork......Page 178
Simplifying Instructions......Page 181
The Diagram/Narrative Combination......Page 183
Project Control Documentation......Page 186
Work Project......Page 189
11 Conducting the Project Review......Page 190
Defining Success......Page 191
The Progress Review......Page 192
Project Leadership Attributes......Page 195
Monitoring and Reporting......Page 197
The Missed Deadline......Page 200
The Accelerated Schedule......Page 202
The Changing Objective......Page 204
Staying on Course......Page 206
Work Project......Page 207
12 The Communication Challenge......Page 208
Communication Skills Project Managers Need......Page 209
The Budget as a Communication Tool......Page 211
Working with Department Managers......Page 212
Working with Other Department Employees......Page 215
Working with Outside Consultants......Page 217
Weal Links in Communication......Page 220
How Flowcharting Helps......Page 222
Meeting with Outside Resources......Page 223
Running the Meeting......Page 226
Work Project......Page 228
13 Project Management and Your Career......Page 229
An Organizational Science......Page 230
Attributes of Project Leadership......Page 232
Taking Charge......Page 233
Eliminating Common Problems......Page 235
Maximizing Your Skills......Page 239
Work Project......Page 241
14 Finding the Best Project Management Software......Page 242
Appendix: Work Project Answers......Page 246
C......Page 266
L......Page 267
S......Page 268
W......Page 269
G......Page 270
S......Page 271
Z......Page 272
