Project Management Survival: A Practical Guide To Leading, Managing and Delivering Challenging Projects - Rilegato

Jones, Richard

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 074945010X ISBN 13: 9780749450106

Casa editrice: Kogan Page Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Project Management Survival is written for people who find themselves handed a major corporate project and are wondering how to see it through successfully without faltering. This book provides readers with a template for success based on real-world project management techniques. It explains what to do if one starts or inherits projects where resources are scarce and time is short. Author Richard Jones give practical advice on getting the right initial diagnosis, developing a genuinely workable plan, and managing people so the project stays on track. Always taking a pragmatic approach, he shows how to succeed in even the toughest project situations.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Richard Jones is a founding partner of Ventura Team LLP. He has spearheaded technology development and implementation projects for major companies including Shell, Universal Studios, British Steel, and British Telecom.

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Part I. Understanding Projects

1. What Are Projects and Why Do They Fail?

2. Dead Project Walking -- Why some projects must be killed

Part II. Where are We?

3. Diagnosing an Existing Project

Part III. Getting the Right Initial Plan

4. Leading Projects

5. Project Scope and Initation

6. Agreeing Objectives

7. Milestones

8. Refining Milestones

9. Activities/Work Breakdown Structure

10. Assigning Resources

11. Time Estimation

12. Resource Availability

13. Dependencies

14. Risk and Mitigation

Part IV. Getting the Plan Right

15. Optimizing the Plan

Part V. Staying on Track

16. Roles, Responsibilities and Communication

17. Updating the Plan

18. Monitoring Progress

19. Handling Issues

20. Controlling Change

21. Reporting

22. Project Closure

Appendix 1. The Changing Nature of Projects

Appendix 2. Project Management Software

Appendix 3. Project Management Approaches and Methodologies

Appendix 4. Problem-solving Techniques

Appendix 5. References and Resources

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Kogan Page Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 074945010X
• ISBN 13: 9780749450106
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 242
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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