Project Management Methodology: A Practical Guide for the Next Millenium

by Kliem

• ISBN13: 9780824700881
• ISBN10: 0824700880
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040056776
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-13
• Publisher: CRC Press
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
1 INTRODUCTION: WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT?	1	(10)
Project management defined	1	(1)
Projects without project management	2	(2)
Two types of management styles	4	(1)
Pressures on poject managers	5	(2)
Problems of reactive project managers	7	(2)
The bottom line on reactive project managers	9	(1)
The six basic functions of project management	9	(2)
2 TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES VERSUS THE PRACTICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY(P2M2)	11	(11)
Characteristics of earlier methodologies	11	(1)
Results of TPMM	12	(3)
Characteristics of P2M2	15	(1)
Keystones of P2M2	16	(5)
Need for change	21	(1)
3 THE PRACTICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY (P2M2)	22	(15)
Overview	22	(1)
A Short history	22	(1)
Six basic functions of the Practical project management methodology	23	(6)
Major players	29	(2)
Art form, not algorithm	31	(1)
When to use project management	31	(1)
Introduce project management early	32	(1)
Obstacles to project management	32	(1)
The practical project management methodology: The answer	33	(4)
4 PROJECT LEADERSHIP (10000)	37	(13)
Introduction	37	(1)
Leadership	37	(1)
Qualities of project managers	38	(2)
4.1 Vision (10100)	40	(2)
4.2 Communication (10200)	42	(2)
4.3 Motivation (10300)	44	(2)
4.4 Direction (10400)	46	(1)
4.5 Support (10500)	47	(1)
4.6 Team Building (10600)	48	(2)
5 PROJCET DEFINITION (2000)	50	(18)
Introduction	50	(2)
5.1 Goals and objectives Determination (20100)	52	(3)
Projects with no direction	52	(1)
Value of having goals and objectives	52	(3)
5.2 Statement of Work (20200)	55	(6)
Statement of work components	55	(3)
Steps for building an SOW	58	(1)
Pitfalls to avoid when developing an SOW	59	(1)
When you need an SOW	60	(1)
5.3 Project Announcement (20300)	61	(2)
5.4 Project Launch (20400)	63	(1)
5.5 Roles and Responsibilities (20500)	64	(4)
6 PROJECT PLANNING (30000)	68	(83)
Introduction	68	(3)
6.1 Work Breakdown Structure (30100)	71	(14)
Definition of a WBS and its benefits	71	(1)
Characteristics of a WBS	71	(2)
WBS components	73	(2)
Steps for building a WBS	75	(1)
Different Ways to explode the WBS	76	(1)
Methods for displaying the WBS	77	(4)
Sources of information for the WBS	81	(1)
Consensus attainment	82	(1)
Qualities of a good WBS	82	(1)
Version control of the WBS	83	(1)
Conclusion	84	(1)
6.2 Estimating (30200)	85	(19)
Reasons for estimating	85	(1)
The Politics of estimating	86	(1)
Obstacles to acquiring good estimates	87	(1)
Warnings about estimating	88	(2)
Steps in estimating	90	(1)
Unscientific estimating	90	(1)
PERT estimate	91	(5)
Global efficiency factor	96	(1)
Productivity adjustment percentage	97	(1)
When your estimates are too high	98	(1)
When your estimates are too low	99	(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