A Practical Guide to Project Management

by Grootenhuis, David

• ISBN13: 9780595185214
• ISBN10: 0595185215
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
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Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
The Project Process	1	(7)
The Project Process	1	(1)
Concept	2	(1)
Budgeting	2	(1)
Approach	3	(1)
Scope	4	(1)
Requirements	4	(1)
Design	5	(1)
Build	6	(1)
Implement	6	(1)
Review/Signoff	6	(1)
Summary	7	(1)
Project Organization	8	(8)
Project Organization	8	(1)
Project Sponsor	9	(1)
Project Leader	9	(1)
Program Manager	10	(1)
Project Manager	11	(1)
Project Coordinator	11	(1)
Project Team	12	(1)
Design Team	13	(1)
Stakeholders	14	(1)
Summary	14	(2)
The Project Charter	16	(17)
The Project Charter	16	(2)
Goal Statement	18	(1)
Executive Summary	19	(1)
Approach	20	(1)
Scope	21	(1)
Project Justification	22	(4)
Constraints	26	(1)
Organization	26	(1)
Completion Criteria	27	(1)
Success Criteria	27	(1)
Timeline/Schedule	28	(1)
Assumptions & Dependencies	29	(1)
Impacts	30	(1)
Change Control	30	(1)
General Comments	31	(1)
Summary	31	(2)
Project Documentation	33	(16)
Project Documents	33	(1)
Comments on Project Documents	33	(1)
Types of Documentation	34	(1)
Documentation Responsibilities	35	(1)
Approach Document	36	(1)
Meeting Summaries	36	(2)
Project Plan	38	(2)
Using Software	40	(1)
Requirements Document	40	(1)
Design Document	41	(1)
Issues	41	(2)
Status	43	(3)
Signoff Document	46	(1)
Reporting	47	(1)
Summary	48	(1)
Managing A Project	49	(36)
Managing a Project	49	(1)
Tips on Meetings	49	(7)
Phase One---Getting Organized	56	(14)
Concept	56	(1)
Assembling a Team	57	(1)
First Meeting	57	(2)
Create the Project Charter	59	(5)
Develop a Project Plan	64	(5)
Other Topics for the First Meeting	69	(1)
Phase Two---Execution	70	(12)
Keeping a Project on Schedule	71	(2)
Team Meetings	73	(1)
Issue Resolution	74	(2)
Adjustments to the Project Plan	76	(1)
Establishing the Requirements-``What''	76	(3)
Developing the Design-``How''	79	(2)
Build	81	(1)
Implement	81	(1)
Signoff	81	(1)
Summary	82	(3)
Appendices Sample Documents	85	(34)
Project Charter Document	87	(10)
Project Approach Document	97	(3)
Project Plan	100	(1)
Requirements Document	101	(4)
Design Document	105	(6)
Project Status Reports	111	(1)
Meeting Summary	112	(2)
Issues List	114	(1)
Project Signoff	115	(4)
Glossary of Terms	119