Project Management Simplified

NOTE EDITORE

Are projects a problem for you? Do your projects cost too much, take too long, or are just not quite right? If so, Project Management Simplified: A Step-by-Step Process is the book for you. It applies well-defined processes for managing projects to managing change in our lives. It describes an approach modeled on a process used successfully in businesses, not-for-profit organizations, schools, and other organizations. The skills and techniques are not unique to businesses and organizations; they are life skills available to everyone. There are a number of structured approaches that guide the successful completion of projects in business environments. This book translates these processes and techniques such that nonproject managers can easily use these proven approaches in a nonbusiness context for their own projects. It removes technical jargon, the need for computer software and hardware, and complicated organizational environments, describing the essential project management processes in a simple, straightforward manner. As you progress through the book, you connect the dots necessary to complete your personal projects. A sample project in the text and a case study in the appendices further illustrate the concepts explained in the text. The author challenges you to select a project and, working along with the book, be the project manager and develop a project plan. By working with customers and funders of the project, defining the project, identifying how long it will take, and determining its cost, you will develop the expertise to define project goals and create a plan to reach them.

SOMMARIO

Projects: The Big PictureThe Project CoreScope ComponentSchedule ComponentBudget ComponentQuality ComponentRisk ComponentToolkitProject ContextStakeholders, Communication, and TeamingConnect the Dots (Integration)After the Plan: The Team Must ExecuteWe Learn Best by DoingCheckpointProject CharterDeck ProjectProject Charter ContentsCheckpointProject ScopeScope: Telescope to MicroscopeProject Scope StatementWork Breakdown StructureDecomposition of the Deck Project into WBS CategoriesNext StepsProject ScheduleCheckpointSchedule Network DiagramProject DurationHow Much versus How LongWhat about Resources?Building the Project ScheduleDetermine ScheduleProject BudgetAccounting for Apparently Free Labor ResourcesProject FundingBudget for the Deck ProjectProject QualityQuality Project versus Quality ProductSubjective versus MeasureableQuality PlanProject RisksNaming the RisksRisk CategoriesList of Risks for the Deck ProjectCheckpointProbability and ImpactRisk ScoreCheckpointRisk Response PlansRisk Response StrategiesCheckpointNext StepsProject ToolkitDocumentsStandardsTacticsCross-Project ProcessesProject Toolkit SummaryProject ContextProject StakeholdersWhat’s in It for Me?Identify Project StakeholdersOrganizing the StakeholdersStakeholder EngagementProject CommunicationCommunication PlanWhat to CommunicatePush or PullMarketing and BrandingNext StepsProject TeamingTeamingStages of Team DevelopmentTeam BuildingCoordination of Work: Sorting Out Team Roles and ResponsibilitiesNext StepsConnect the Dots: Integrating the Project ComponentsHow Much Planning Does a Project Need?Project Plan Document ApprovalsProject PlanNext StepsAfter the Plan, We ExecuteThe Product of the ProjectExecution of the Deck ProjectNext StepsSteps to Execute Your ProjectStep 1: Create a Project CharterStep 2: Create the Project Scope StatementStep 3: Create Stakeholder MatrixStep 4: Create Stakeholder Engagement MatrixStep 5: Create the Communication PlanStep 6: Teaming, Create RAM for Documents, Create Organization ChartStep 7: Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), RAM for WBS Work PackagesStep 8: Create the Project ScheduleStep 9: Create the Project BudgetStep 10: Create the Quality PlanStep 11: Identify RisksStep 12: Publish the Project PlanStep 13: ExecutionStep 14: CongratulationsGlossaryAppendices:A: Community Gardens ProjectB: Project CharterC: Project Scope StatementD: Work Breakdown StructureE: Work Breakdown Structure with TasksF: Schedule Network DiagramG: Project ScheduleH: Project BudgetI: Project Quality PlanJ: Risks and Risk CategoriesK: Risk Scores, Probability and Impact ScalesL: Risk Response PlansM: Stakeholder MatrixN: Stakeholder Engagement MatrixO: Project Communication PlanP: Responsibility Assignment MatricesQ: Organization ChartR: Project Execution

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781498729345
• Collana: Systems Innovation Book Series
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 0.95 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 51 b/w images and 31 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 259
• Pagine Romane: xx