On Time! On Track! On Target! Managing Your Projects Successfully with Microsoft® Project
So you've been asked to lead a project-congratulations! Whether you're new to project management, or just need to brush up, this easy-to-read guide teaches you the essential skills you need to succeed at this critically important task. Expert project manager Bonnie Biafore shares her real...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sebastopol :
Microsoft Press
2009.
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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/alma991009627289506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- On Time! On Track! On Target! Managing Your Projects Successfully with Microsoft® Project; Introduction; About the CD; Using the CD; System Requirements; Support; One. Getting a Project Started; What Is Project Management?; The Benefits of Project Management; Benefits for the Project Team; In Summary; Two. Selecting and Prioritizing Projects; Criteria for Selecting Projects; Linking Projects to Objectives; Prioritizing Projects; Net Present Value or Discounted Cash Flow; Internal Rate of Return; Risks and Opportunities; How a Project Review Board Works; In Summary
- Three. Obtaining Commitment for a ProjectWorking with Project Stakeholders; Project Sponsor; Functional Manager; Team Member; Project Manager; Documenting Project Stakeholders; Obtaining and Maintaining Commitment; In Summary; Two. Planning a Project; Charting the Course; Getting Stakeholder Commitment; Getting Team Members' Buy-In; Pointing the Team in the Right Direction; Tracking Progress; Plans Change; An Overview of Project Planning; Project Planning Step by Step; The Components of a Project Plan; Project Mission Statement; Project Strategy; Project Objectives; Scope Statement
- Deliverables and Success CriteriaProject Assumptions; Work Breakdown Structure; Project Schedule; Project Organization and Resources; Budget; Risk Management Plan; Communication Plan; Quality Plan; Change Control Plan; In Summary; Five. What's the Problem?; Adding Constraints to a Problem Statement; The Project Mission Statement; What Are We Trying to Accomplish and Why Is It Important?; What Approach Are We Going to Take?; Completing the Project Mission Statement; Project Strategy; Factors for Selecting a Project Strategy; Choosing the Project Strategy; In Summary
- Six. Visualizing Success: Scope, Objectives, and DeliverablesPreventing Scope Creep; Project Objectives; Characteristics of Good Objectives; Project Deliverables; In Summary; Seven. Building a Work Breakdown Structure; The Benefits of a WBS; Building a WBS from the Top Down; Step Two: Fill In the Remaining Levels of Tasks That Make Up the Work in the Top-Level Tasks; Step Three: Revise the Structure of the WBS; Step Four: Verify the Structure of the WBS; When to Stop Building a WBS; Recording a WBS; Modifying the WBS; Importing a WBS into Project; Detailing Work Packages; In Summary
- Eight. Project ResourcesCreating a Responsibility Matrix; Filtering a Responsibility Matrix in Microsoft Excel; The Project Organization Chart; Putting a Project Team Together; Creating Resources in Project; Importing Resources; Resource Information; Cost Information; Categorizing Resources; Resource Availability; Creating a Resource Pool; In Summary; Nine. Building a Project Schedule; Estimating Work on Estimated Scope; The Danger of Excessively Low Estimates; High Estimates Hurt, Too; The Problem with Padded Estimates; Sensible Estimating Practices; Improve Estimates As You Go
- Approaches for Estimating
