Project management tools and techniques : a practical guide

Project management tools and techniques a practical guide

A combination of art and skill that results in the balancing of project objectives against restraints of time, budget, and quality, effective project management requires skill and experience as well as many tools and techniques. Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Practical Guide describes th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Carstens, Deborah Sater, author (author), Richardson, Gary L., author, Smith, Ronald B., 1943- author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis 2013.
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Project management > Methodology.
Project management > Data processing.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009644305906719
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Role of the project
  • Chapter 2. Project management in a nutshell
  • Chapter 3. Power and politics
  • Chapter 4. Picking the right projects
  • Chapter 5. Gaining support for a project
  • Chapter 6. Defining a project
  • Chapter 7. Developing the work breakdown structure
  • Chapter 8. Activity estimating
  • Chapter 9. Creating the project schedule
  • Chapter 10. Creating the project budget
  • Chapter 11. Introduction to risk
  • Chapter 12. Creating a viable project plan
  • Chapter 13. Finalizing the project plan
  • Chapter 14. Key performance indicators
  • Chapter 15. Earned value management
  • Chapter 16. Project tracking status
  • Chapter 17. Techniques to influence the project outcome
  • Chapter 18. Integrated change control
  • Chapter 19. Resource leveling
  • Chapter 20. Variable time project planning
  • Chapter 21. Simulation modeling
  • Chapter 22. Risk mechanics
  • Chapter 23. Team tools: RAM charts and staffing profile
  • Chapter 24. Enterprise project management office
  • Appendix A: MS Project lab assignment: A life cycle view
  • Appendix B: MSP 2010 commands
  • Appendix C: Templates
  • Appendix D: MS Project add-in utilities
  • Appendix E: Variable time macro
  • Appendix F: Text support systems.

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