The Sunday Times Successful Project Management: Apply Tried and Tested Techniques Develop Effective PM Skills and Plan Implement and Evaluate - Brossura

Young, Trevor L.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0749445610 ISBN 13: 9780749445614

Casa editrice: Kogan Page Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Covers the entire project management process, directing the skills of maintaining a balance between the demands of the customer, project, team and the organization. Enables any manager to significantly raise the probability of success with their projects.

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Informazioni sull'autore

<p><b>Trevor L Young</b> was, for many years, a senior consultant for the Industrial Society where he designed and conducted two public training courses in project management techniques and project leadership.<br><br><b>Trevor Young</b> was an independent consultant specialising in the introduction of programme management. He was a member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and the author of <i>T<b>he Handbook of Project Management</b></i>, also published by Kogan Page.</p>

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<p><b>1. What is success?</b><br><br> What happens to the project?; Defining<br><br> success; Your view of success; Success<br><br> depends on who is measuring; What are the<br><br> perceived causes of failure; Reduce the<br><br> probability of failure<br><br> <b>2. The climate for success</b><br><br> Why do initiatives appear to fail?; Some<br><br> definitions; Projects - are they just an<br><br> accident?; A common misconception;<br><br> What's the current climate?; What influences<br><br> the climate?; Operating climate for success;<br><br> The key activities; Defined roles and<br><br> responsibilities - the key players; Influence<br><br> of organisational culture<br><br> <b>3. The project process - key steps for success </b><br><br> The project phases; The phase gates;<br><br> The phase gate - a constraint?; The key<br><br> steps to success;<br><br> <b> 4. Project conception and start-up </b><br><br> Selecting the right project; The start-up process;<br><br> Customer needs and expectations; Identifying<br><br> the project constraints; Assumptions; The<br><br> kick-off meeting; Recording essential information<br><br> <b>5. The definition phase </b><br><br> The project brief and specification; Defining<br><br> the project; Risk assessment; Getting<br><br> your project definition approved<br><br> <b>6. Managing the stakeholders </b><br><br> What is a stakeholder; Identifying<br><br> stakeholders; The two most important<br><br> stakeholders; Stakeholder influence;<br><br> Gathering information about stakeholders;<br><br> The stakeholder influence matrix; What<br><br> happens next with stakeholders<br><br> <b>7. Managing the risks </b><br><br> What is a risk; Why bother?; The risk<br><br> management process; Identifying the risks;<br><br> A typical starter checklist; Decide the primary<br><br> response strategy; Quantifying the risks;<br><br> Risk score; What do I do now?<br><br> Monitoring risks<br><br> <b>8. Planning the project </b><br><br> A common misconception; Who needs to<br><br> be involved; Where does planning start?;<br><br> Identifying the key stages; Allocating<br><br> responsibility; Estimating; The critical<br><br> path of your project; Analyse resource<br><br> requirements; Optimising your schedule;<br><br> Review the project risk log; Review the project<br><br> budget; Freezing the baseline schedule;<br><br> Seeking approval to launch<br><br> <b> 9. Launching and executing the project </b><br><br> Preparing for project execution; The control<br><br> environment; Monitoring the progress;<br><br> Managing the issues arising; Tracking your<br><br> project<br><br><br><br> <b>10. Closure and post-project evaluation </b><br><br> Project drift; Set the completion criteria;<br><br> The acceptance process checklist; The closeout<br><br> meeting; Post-project evaluation;<br><br> And finally...<br><br> Standard formats for data recording<br><br> Further reading</p>

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Kogan Page Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0749445610
• ISBN 13: 9780749445614
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 158
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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