Project Manager Street Smarts : A Real World Guide to PMP Skills

by Terri Wagner; Linda Kretz Zaval

• ISBN13: 9780470596104
• ISBN10: 0470596104
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Hands-on practice for the most common-and most difficult-project management tasksBreaking into the field of project management is difficult, and the Project Management Institute requires that Project Management Professionals (PMPs) have on-the-job experience before earning their certification. This handy, task-based resource addresses the most common and the most challenging tasks Project Managers face and demonstrates how to perform these tasks.The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. Aimed at anyone looking to gain hands-on experience in the field of project management by offering a unique look at the daily routine of a project manager Offers a variety of real-world scenarios, covering everything from the most common tasks to the most demanding roadblocks Walks you through step-by-step instructions of working with a project: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing Demonstrates defining a scope, developing a project charter, creating the work breakdown structure, managing resource allocation, and moreDesigned to provide you with an accurate look into the field of project management, this book offers you a unique and insightful perspective on the demands of a project manager on a day-to-day basis.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Initiating Process

Understanding Finance Principles

Scenario

Scope of Task

Procedure

Understanding Project Selection Methods

Using Business Cases with Built-in Feasibility Analysis

Identifying Stakeholders-Who Are They?

Conducting a Stakeholder Analysis

Understanding Corporate Strategy

Creating the Scope Statement

Creating the Project Charter

Planning Process

Identifying Team Members

Assigning Responsibilities in the Planning Phase

Creating the Project Organizational Structure

Developing a Communication Plan

Creating the Work Breakdown Structure

Creating Subsidiary Plans

Managing Project Risks

Creating the Master Project Management Plan

Obtaining Plan Approval

Developing a Change Management Plan

Executing Process

Directing and Managing Project Execution

Acquiring the Project Team

Developing the Project Team

Managing the Project Team

Providing Quality Assurance

Executing the Communications Plan

Conducting Procurements

Monitoring and Controlling Process

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

Managing Risks

Administering Procurements

Closing Process

Formalizing Project Acceptance

Performing Personnel Performance Reviews

Obtaining Contract Closure

Understanding the Lessons Learned

Creating and Distributing Final Reports

Solutions

Solutions

Testing Your Knowledge of Finance Principals

Testing Your Knowledge of NPV

Testing Your Knowledge of Benefit Measurement Methods-Scoring Models

Testing Your Knowledge of Business Cases

Testing Your Knowledge of Leadership Analysis

Testing Your Knowledge of Stakeholder Analysis

Testing Your Knowledge of Stakeholder Mapping

Testing Your Knowledge of Corporate Strategy

Testing Your Knowledge of Goals and Objectives

Testing Your Knowledge of the Product Scope Description

Testing Your Knowledge of Deliverables

Testing Your Knowledge of Requirements

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Boundaries

Testing Your Knowledge of Product Acceptance Criteria

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Organizational Structures

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Scope Statements

Testing Your Knowledge of Milestones

Testing Your Knowledge of an Estimated Budget

Testing Your Knowledge of High-Level Project Risks

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Assumptions

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Constraints

Testing Your Knowledge of Putting it All Together!

Solutions

Testing Your Knowledge of Identifying Team Members

Testing Your Knowledge of Roles and Responsibilities in the Planning Phase

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Organizational Structures

Testing Your Knowledge of Communications

Testing Your Knowledge of Creating a List of Work

Testing Your Knowledge of Organizing Tasks into Logical Groupings

Testing Your Knowledge of Reviewing and Adjusting a WBS

Testing Your Knowledge of Staffing Risks

Testing Your Knowledge of Network Logic

Testing Your Knowledge of PERT

Testing Your Knowledge of Reducing a Project's Duration

Testing Your Knowledge of Cost Budgeting

Testing Your Knowledge of Quality Planning

Testing Your Knowledge of Contract Types

Testing Your Knowledge of Contract Calculations

Testing Your Knowledge of Identifying and Qualifying Risk Events

Testing Your Knowledge of Decision Trees and NPV

Solutions

Testing Your Knowledge of Expertise

Testing Your Knowledge of PMIS

Testing Your Knowledge of Acquiring Resources

Testing Your Knowledge of Developing Your Project Team

Testing Your Knowledge of Managing Your Project Team

Testing Your Knowledge of Motivational Theories

Testing Your Knowledge of Types of Power

Testing Your Knowledge of Managing Conflict

Testing Your Knowledge of Quality Assurance

Testing your Knowledge of Communicating with Your Sponsor and Team

Testing Your Expectations and Commitments

Testing Your Knowledge of Listening Habits

Testing Your Knowledge of Conduct Procurements

Testing Your Knowledge of Contract Negotiations

Solutions

Testing Your Knowledge of Integrated Change Control

Testing Your Knowledge of Scope Verification

Testing Your Knowledge of Controlling Project Scope

Testing Your Knowledge of Controlling the Project Schedule

Testing Your Knowledge of Earned Value Concepts

Testing Your Knowledge of Quality Tools

Testing Your Knowledge of Performance Reporting

Testing Your Knowledge of Managing Risk Events

Testing Your Knowledge of Contract Changes

Testing Your Knowledge of Legal Contract Issues

Solutions

Testing Your Knowledge of Project Acceptance

Testing Your Knowledge of Performance Reviews

Testing Your Knowledge of Contract Closure

Testing Your Knowledge of Lessons Learned

Testing Your Knowledge of Creating and Documenting the Project's Final Report

Index

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