Definitive Guide To Project Management The Fast Track to Getting the Job Done on Time and on Budget

Format:	Paperback (Visa alla format)
Förlag:	Pearson Education Limited (2007)
Serie:	FINANCIAL TIMES SERIES
Språk:	Engelska
Artikelid:	9780273710974
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Can you manage without this tried and tested guide? If you could deliver your projects on time, within budget, and in-line with the customer's expectations, would you? Of course you would. This book shows you how to master the techniques of effective project management so that your projects deliver what you want, every time. The book is ideal for project managers to use as a ready reference and problem solver while engaged in managing projects. And this new edition now follows the world's most popular and most reliable methodology for project management from the Project Management Institute (PMI), and, so it is an ideal companion for anyone preparing for the Institute's exams, both PMP and CAPM. "The Definitive Guide to Project Management" shows you, step by step, how to deliver your projects in the right way at the right time, from scoping the project through to risk management, quality control and prioritisation. As well as outlining all the processes and techniques you will need to become a successful project manager, it can help you gain that extra edge by showing you how to manage one of the most important components of any project, the people, and how to navigate the politics that often surround important projects. Since business operates in the real world, which is unpredictable, it also shows you how to spot potential problems and how to cope with any difficulties that do crop up. This is an extremely practical book and you can put its advice into practice immediately. Inside you will find key questions, templates and action checklists to help you at each stage of your well-executed project. This best-selling book provides a unique single reference source for project managers and anyone else who needs to know about project management. It provides top tips and easy-to-apply guidance in all key aspects of project management. With "The Definitive Guide to Project Management", you can deliver results on time, every time.

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Sebastian Nokes is a management consultant and has written and edited several management books. He regularly project-manages programmes of a range of sizes, from smaller projects to multi-million pound projects. He is a member of the PMI and has the Institute's PMP certification. Jade Prince and Stephen Coulson are both professional project managers and members of the Project Management Institute. Both Jade and Stephen have attained the Institute's PMP certification.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction & Survey of Project Management Overview of chapterGuide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge What is a Project? Progressive Elaboration What is Project Management? Project Management Knowledge AreasProgramsSub-projectsProject Phases and Project Life Cycle Project Phases Project Life Cycles Project Stakeholders Organizational Cultures and Style Key General Management Skills Four Functions of the Project Manager Socioeconomic Influences Standards and Regulations Internationalization and CulturalInfluencesSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 2 - Project Life Cycle and Organization Overview of chapterCharacteristics of a Project Life Cycle Project Stakeholders Organizational Influences Organizational Systems Organizational Cultures and Style Forms of Organization Project Management Office Project Life Cycle Conflict and the Project Life CycleSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 3 - Project Management Processes for a Project Overview of chapterProject Management Life Cycle Project Management is an IterativeProcessInitiating Process Group Planning Process Group Executing Process Group Monitoring and Controlling ProcessGroupClosing Process GroupSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 4 - Project Integration Management Overview of chapterProject Charter Project Selection Methods Project Planning Methodology Project Management Information System(PMIS)Develop Preliminary Project ScopeStatementProject Management Plan Configuration Management System Change Control Systems Direct and Manage Project ExecutionDeliverableRequested Changes Administrative Closure Procedures Monitor and Control Project Work Corrective and Preventive Action Earned Value Technique Integrated Change Control Change Control Board (CCB)Configuration Management Basic Steps in ConfigurationManagementChange Control in ConfigurationManagementClose Project Administrative Closure Lessons Learned Contract ClosureSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 5- Project Scope Management Overview of chapterKey Definitions Scope Planning Expert Judgment Project Deliverables Project Charter Scope Definition Product Analysis Defining Project Scope Project Swpe Statement Creating WBS - Work BreakdownStructureWork Breakdown Structure TemplatesDecompositionWBS Dictionary Scope Baseline Scope Ver'iflcationScope Control Swpe Creep Change Control SystemSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 6 - Project Time Management Overview of chapterActivity DefinitionDecompositionRolling Wave Planning Planning Components Activity List Milestone List Project Time Management- CPM & PDMArrow Diagramming Method (ADM)Leads and Lags Activity on Arrow (AOA)Early Start 1 Forward Pass Late Schedule 1 Backward Pass The Critical PathActivity-on-node Networks Activity Relationships Task Deoendencies Activity Duration Estimating Critical Path Method (CPM)Schedule Compression 'Crashing and Fast-TrackingResource Leveling Advantages of Scheduling Tools Critical Chain Method Project Schedule Schedule Management Plan Schedule Control Variance Analysis Schedule Updates Corrective ActionSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 7 - Project Cost Management Overview of chapterLife Cycle Cost Fundamentals of Cost Estimating Work Breakdown Structure Chart of Accounts Analogous Estimating 1 or Top-DownEstimatingParametric ModelingBottom-up Estimating Reserve Analysis Triangular Distribution Value Analysis Cost Risk and Contract Type Cost Budgeting Cost Change Control System Earned Value Management (EVM)Cost Variance (CV)Schedule Variance (SV)Cost Performance Index (CPI)Schedule Performance Index (SPI)Estimate to Comolete (ETC)Estimate at ~om~letio(EnA C)Variance at Com~letionW AC)The 50-50 Rule of progress ReportingSummaryRevision / practice exam questionsChapter 8 - Project Quality Management & Benefits Realization Overview of chapterProblems of distinguishing quality fromthe rest of project managementGolden rules fo

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