Painless project management a step-by-step guide for planning, executing, and managing projects
A detailed guide to successful, efficient project management, written by two pros with a combined 55 years ""in the trenches!"" Project management is a vital and growing component of many organizations and can literally make or break a company. In this step-by-step guide, two pro...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons
c2007.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626967606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PAINLESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT; Contents; Preface; Part I: THE PAINLESS FASTER, SIMPLER METHOD FOR SMALLER PROJECTS AND NEWER PROJECT MANAGERS; Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management; The 100,000-Foot View; The Project Manager's Role; Conclusion; Chapter 2: The Project Management Life Cycle, the Work Cycle, and the Business Context; Project Management Life Cycle; The Work Cycle; Tools of the PMLC; Stakeholders and the PMLC; Project Drivers; The Project Context; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Concept-Building the Business Case; Concept: Beginning the Process; Developing a Business Case
- The Business Case and Strategic AlignmentA Disclaimer; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Planning the Work and Working the Plan; Planning; Validating the Business Case; Forming the Team; Planning the Work; The Project Charter; Project Stakeholders, Sponsor, Clients, and Other Interested Parties; Project Charter Sign-Offs; A Word on the "As Is" World; What's Next?; Requirements Analysis; The Work Breakdown Structure; The Logic Diagram (Network, Precedence, PERT Chart); The Gantt Chart; Developing the Baseline Plan; Execution; Close (Post Mortem)
- Part II: THE PAINLESS TRIED-AND-TRUE METHOD FOR LARGER, MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS AND EXPERIENCED PROJECT MANAGERSChapter 5: Developing the Project Charter for Larger, More Complex Projects; Project Stakeholders; Role of the Project Charter; Elements of the Project Charter; Tools for Developing Lists; Project Charter Sign-Off; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Much, Much, More on WBSs, Networks, and Gantt Charts; First Iteration-5,000 Feet; Second Iteration-3,000 Feet; Third Iteration-1,000 Feet; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Status Reporting: What to Tell, When, and to Whom; Communications Mechanisms
- Planned ProgressProject Changes; Project Disruptions-Risk Happens; Reporting Quality; Reporting Project Completion; New Technologies: Dashboards and Blogs; Conclusion; Chapter 8: The Management Part of Project Management; Skills and Qualities Required of a Project Manager; The Stakeholder Analysis Revisited; Team Life Cycle; Team Types; Note on Politics; Conclusion; Notes; Afterword; Appendix; Index
