Managing Performance Improvement Projects Preparing, Planning, Implementing

by Fuller, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780787909598
• ISBN10: 0787909599
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-05-13
• Publisher: Pfeiffer

Summary

Lead work projects from beginning to end . . . and make human performance technology happen!Copublished with the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)Project teams are growing rapidly as performance improvement solutions become more complex. Project management methods are becoming necessary to successfully coordinate these large teams. Develop the skills you need to effectively manage your budget, time, and the quality of work on human performance technology projects. All the essential aspects of project development are addressed, and the process is broken down into three main areas: preparing, planning, and implementing.You'll develop the skills to: Define projects Accelerate project development Obtain sponsorship Act as a consultant Plan infrastructures Create work breakdown structures Identify depAndency relationships Manage resources and optimize the plans Analyze risks and plan for contingencies Estimate schedules . . . and more!Learn what needs to be done after you finish a project to ensure success. Don't just squeak by with mediocre management. Mediocre management can stifle the development of great ideas. Ideas will get projects started. But you won't achieve superior results without effective management.Implement Fuller's project management process today and get results!

Author Biography

JIM FULLER is the manager of Learning and Performance Technology at the Hewlett-Packard Company, which represents H-P's research and development efforts in the areas of learning and performance. He also teaches graduate courses in performance technology at Boise State University and is a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), and Lakewood. He lives in San Jose, California.

Table of Contents

The Author	vii	(1)
Acknowledgments	viii	(1)
Introduction: A Call for Project Management	ix
PART ONE: PREPARING THE PROJECT	1	(86)
1 Defining the Project	3	(23)
2 Accelerating Project Development	26	(16)
3 Obtaining Project Sponsorship	42	(25)
4 Acting as a Consultant	67	(9)
5 Planning the Infrastructure	76	(11)
PART TWO: PLANNING THE PROJECT	87	(90)
6 Creating the Work Breakdown Structure	91	(20)
7 Estimating the Schedule	111	(14)
8 Identifying Dependency Relationships	125	(18)
9 Managing Resources and Optimizing the Plan	143	(15)
10 Analyzing Risk and Planning for Contingencies	158	(19)
PART THREE: IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN	177	(51)
11 Managing the Vendor	179	(17)
12 Managing the Project	196	(17)
13 Completing the Project	213	(15)
Conclusion	228	(2)
References	230	(2)
Index	232