Accelerated Project Management

by Lewis, James P.

• ISBN13: 9780071423243
• ISBN10: 0071423249
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Speed-to-market is the most critical factor determining the success of new products. James Lewis and Louis Wong, one of today's most accomplished project management author teams, discuss often-overlooked principles that can make the difference in the never-ending race to be first and best. They give project managers, engineers, and top-level decision makers the needed tools and techniques to: Establish a solid and well-grounded vision Turn that vision into an actionable road map Implement platforms to support new processes

Author Biography

James P. Lewis (Vinton, VA) is president of The Lewis Institute, Inc., and the author of Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control and other influential books.

Louis Wong (Hong Kong) is director of Corporate Quality Assurance for Creative Technology.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Product Development Race	1	(20)
The Need for Effective Project Management	6	(3)
Role of Senior Management	9	(12)
Management's Role: Creating Winning Conditions	21	(16)
The Positive Project Environment	22	(15)
Product Strategy: Turn Your Vision into an Action Plan	37	(18)
Mission, Vision, and Strategy	39	(2)
The Lewis Method for Managing Projects	41	(4)
The Model in More Detail	45	(1)
Project Strategy	46	(6)
The Project Portfolio	52	(3)
Time Race: Right-on-Time Projects	55	(14)
JIT Production and Right-on-Time Projects	55	(2)
Eliminating Causes of Slowness	57	(8)
Installing a Process	65	(4)
Resource Allocation: The Heart of Every Project	69	(12)
Resource Planning	71	(2)
Basic Guidelines for Resource Allocation	73	(2)
Technical/ Development Councils	75	(3)
Resource Monitoring	78	(3)
Project Monitoring and Control	81	(14)
Measuring Progress	83	(6)
Reporting Progress	89	(1)
Some Suggestions and Cautions	90	(3)
In Summary	93	(2)
Risk Management	95	(22)
Proactive Risk Management	97	(10)
Risk Management Review	107	(1)
Risk Assessment at Project Concept Stage	108	(3)
Risk Assessment at the Project Definition Stage	111	(1)
Risk Assessment at the Project Planning Stage	112	(1)
Risk Assessment at the Project Implementation Stage	112	(5)
Project Quality Management	117	(26)
Simultaneous Product and Process Development	118	(1)
Project Quality Management Defined	119	(1)
Design Quality	120	(4)
Product Quality/Product Design Validations	124	(3)
Process Quality/Process Verification Tests	127	(4)
Project Quality Control	131	(3)
Project Management Audit Guidelines	134	(9)
Manufacturing: Turning a Sample into a Product	143	(16)
The One-Team Concept	152	(7)
Competence Building through Learning	159	(6)
The Project as the Playing Field for Competence Development	162	(3)
References and Reading List	165	(10)
Index	175