Effective Project Management : Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme
Robert K. Wysocki
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (506 p.)
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| Utgave | 3rd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme; Preface to the Third Edition; Contents; Introduction to Effective Project Management; Changes in the Business Environment; Changes in the Project Environment; Why We Wrote This Book; How This Book Is Structured; How to Use This Book; Who Should Read This Book; Jack Neift Trucking Company Case Study; Putting It All Together; Part One: Traditional Project Management; Chapter 1: What Is a Project?; Defining a Project; What Is a Program?; Project Parameters; The Scope Triangle; Project Classifications; Putting It All Together. - Discussion QuestionsChapter 2: What Is Traditional Project Management?; Principles of Traditional Project Management; Traditional Project Management Life Cycle; Quality Management; Risk Management; Procurement Management; Relationship between Traditional Project Management and Other Methodologies; The Pain Curve; Putting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 3: Scoping the Project; Defining the Project; Managing Client Expectations; Creating the Project Overview Statement; Using the Joint Project Planning Session to Develop the POS; Submitting a Project for Approval. - Managing Team Communications. - Resource-Leveling StrategiesCost Impact of Resource Leveling; Implementing Micro-Level Project Planning; Work Packages; Putting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 8: Organizing and Conducting the Joint Project Planning Session; Joint Project Planning Sessions; Project Proposal; Putting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 9: Recruiting, Organizing, and Managing the Project Team; Project Manager vis-a-vis the Functional Manager; Projects as Motivation and Development Tools; Recruiting the Project Team; Organizing the Project Team; Establishing Team Operating Rules. - The Project Definition StatementPutting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 4: Identifying Project Activities; The Work Breakdown Structure; Uses for the WBS; Generating the WBS; Six Criteria to Test for Completeness in the WBS; Approaches to Building the WBS; Representing the WBS; Putting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 5: Estimating Duration, Resource Requirements, and Cost; Estimating Duration; Estimating Resource Requirements; Estimating Duration as a Function of Resource Availability; Estimating Cost. - Using a JPP Session to Estimate Duration, Resource Requirements, and CostPutting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 6: Constructing and Analyzing the Project Network Diagram; The Project Network Diagram; Building the Network Diagram Using the Precedence Diagramming Method; Analyzing the Initial Project Network Diagram; Using the JPP Session to Construct and Analyze the Network; Putting It All Together; Discussion Questions; Chapter 7: Finalizing the Schedule and Cost Based on Resource Availability; Considering Resource Availability; Leveling Resources; Acceptably Leveled Schedule. - An updated edition of the bestselling book on managing IT projectsNew topics introduced in this edition include Adaptive and eXtreme management methods, team selection and management, and risk analysisImmerses readers in a simulated real-world situation where they must perform as seasoned project managers to move example projects through their lifecyclesWalks readers through a series of projects that they are most likely to encounter on the jobAuthors adhere to the Project Management Institute's (PMI) curriculum outlineThe fully-interactive CD-ROM has been updated f
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| ISBN | 0471432210
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