Project Management Methodology: A Practical Guide for the Next Millenium: Kliem: 9780824700881: Book: Business & Economics: eCampus.com

An introduction to Practical Project Management Methodology. Provides useful steps applicable throughout the life cycle of a wide variety of projects - from leading, defining, and planning to organizing, controlling, and closing. 3 1/2 inch disk included. DLC: Project management.

Preface

1 INTRODUCTION: WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

(10)

Project management defined

(1)

Projects without project management

(2)

Two types of management styles

(1)

Pressures on poject managers

(2)

Problems of reactive project managers

(2)

The bottom line on reactive project managers

(1)

The six basic functions of project management

(2)

2 TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES VERSUS THE PRACTICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY(P2M2)

(11)

Characteristics of earlier methodologies

(1)

Results of TPMM

(3)

Characteristics of P2M2

(1)

Keystones of P2M2

(5)

Need for change

(1)

3 THE PRACTICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY (P2M2)

(15)

Overview

(1)

A Short history

(1)

Six basic functions of the Practical project management methodology

(6)

Major players

(2)

Art form, not algorithm

(1)

When to use project management

(1)

Introduce project management early

(1)

Obstacles to project management

(1)

The practical project management methodology: The answer

(4)

4 PROJECT LEADERSHIP (10000)

(13)

Introduction

(1)

Leadership

(1)

Qualities of project managers

(2)

4.1 Vision (10100)

(2)

4.2 Communication (10200)

(2)

4.3 Motivation (10300)

(2)

4.4 Direction (10400)

(1)

4.5 Support (10500)

(1)

4.6 Team Building (10600)

(2)

5 PROJCET DEFINITION (2000)

(18)

Introduction

(2)

5.1 Goals and objectives Determination (20100)

(3)

Projects with no direction

(1)

Value of having goals and objectives

(3)

5.2 Statement of Work (20200)

(6)

Statement of work components

(3)

Steps for building an SOW

(1)

Pitfalls to avoid when developing an SOW

(1)

When you need an SOW

(1)

5.3 Project Announcement (20300)

(2)

5.4 Project Launch (20400)

(1)

5.5 Roles and Responsibilities (20500)

(4)

6 PROJECT PLANNING (30000)

(83)

Introduction

(3)

6.1 Work Breakdown Structure (30100)

(14)

Definition of a WBS and its benefits

(1)

Characteristics of a WBS

(2)

WBS components

(2)

Steps for building a WBS

(1)

Different Ways to explode the WBS

(1)

Methods for displaying the WBS

(4)

Sources of information for the WBS

(1)

Consensus attainment

(1)

Qualities of a good WBS

(1)

Version control of the WBS

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

6.2 Estimating (30200)

(19)

Reasons for estimating

(1)

The Politics of estimating

(1)

Obstacles to acquiring good estimates

(1)

Warnings about estimating

(2)

Steps in estimating

(1)

Unscientific estimating

(1)

PERT estimate

(5)

Global efficiency factor

(1)

Productivity adjustment percentage

(1)

When your estimates are too high

(1)

When your estimates are too low

(1)

Steps to acquire estimates

100

(2)

Conclusion

102

(2)

6.3 Risk Control (30300)

104

(5)

6.4 Schedules (30400)

109

(20)

Purpose of a schedule

109

(1)

Benefits of schedules

109

(1)

Why some project managers do not develop schedules

110

(2)

Network diagrams

112

(1)

Arrow diagramming method (ADM)

113

(2)

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

115

(2)

Calculating dates

117

(2)

Float

119

(1)

Critical path

120

(1)

How to construct network diagrams

120

(4)

Bar charts

124

(2)

How to construct a bar chart

126

(1)

Developing a schedule

127

(1)

Conclusion

127

(2)

6.5 Resource Allocation (30500)

129

(9)

Thoughts on resource allocation

129

(1)

The resource histogram

129

(1)

How to interpre a histogram

130

(1)

Resource leveling

131

(2)

Ways to level a histogram

133

(2)

Conclusion

135

(3)

6.6 Cost Calculation (30600)

138

(13)

Reasons for using money wisely

138

(1)

What consumes money

138

(1)

Two categories of costs

139

(1)

Calculating estimate costs

140

(6)

Calculating budget costs

146

(1)

Calculating actual costs

146

(2)

Calculating estimate-at-completion

148

(1)

Management reserve

149

(1)

Conclusion

149

(2)

7 PROJECT ORGANIZATION (40000)

151

(51)

Introduction

151

(3)

7.1 Automated Project Management (40100)

154

(9)

Getting started with PM software

154

(1)

Some key insights

154

(1)

How to select project Management software

155

(2)

Necessary features of a PM package

157

(3)

Further considerations when purchasing a PM package

160

(1)

Other project software

160

(1)

Conclusion

161

(2)

7.2 Team Organization (40200)

163

(3)

7.3 Project Procedures (40300)

166

(5)

Conclusion

169

(2)

7.4 Project History (40400)

171

(3)

Administrative issues

172

(2)

7.5 Work Flows (40500)

174

(3)

7.6 Forms (40600)

177

(6)

Commonly used forms

178

(5)

7.7 Reports (40700)

183

(5)

Commonly used reports

183

(5)

7.8 Project Library (40800)

188

(2)

7.9 Memos (40900)

190

(4)

Methods of distribution

192

(2)

7.10 Newsletters (41000)

194

(2)

7.11 Project Office (41100)

196

(2)

7.12 Project Manual (41200)

198

(4)

8 PROJECT CONTROL (50000)

202

(33)

Introduction

202

(4)

8.1 Status Collection and Assessment (50100)

206

(3)

8.2 Contingency Planning (50200)

209

(3)

8.3 Meetings (50300)

212

(2)

8.4 Change Control (50400)

214

(7)

Source of change

214

(1)

Impact of change

214

(1)

Categories of change

215

(1)

Priority of changes

216

(1)

Change board

216

(1)

Change control procedure

217

(2)

Conclusion

219

(2)

8.5 Replanning (50500)

221

(6)

How to replan

222

(1)

Using good change management

223

(2)

Conclusion

225

(2)

8.6 Corrective Action (50600)

227

(8)

Whether to follow your your plans

227

(1)

Getting back on schedule

227

(1)

Reducing costs

230

(2)

Improving quality

232

(3)

9 PROJECT CLOSURE (60000)

235

(14)

Introduction

235

(1)

Reasons that projects end

235

(3)

9.1 Statistical Complilation (60100)

238

(2)

9.2 Lessons Learned (60200)

240

(4)

9.3 Post-Implementation Review (60300)

244

(3)

9.4 Winding Down Activities (60400)

247

(2)

10 KEYS TO SUCCESS

249

(4)

Glossary

253

(8)

Appendix: Instructions for Using the Disk with the Files for Frameworks, Forms, and Microsoft Project TM

261

(6)

Index

267


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