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Project Managers Portable Handbook

By David I. Cleland; Lewis R. Ireland

Book information

Publisher
McGraw-Hill Companies
Year
2010
ISBN
0071741062, 9780071741064
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1396425 bytes)
Edition
Third Edition
Pages
464\462
Time added
2022-11-12 10:33:24

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The Latest Project Management Data at Your Fingertips Fully updated throughout, this hands-on guide gives you quick access to current information on project management concepts and practices. Project Manager's Portable Handbook. third edition, offers concise, practical details on the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to manage projects. Written by world-renowned project management experts, this compact reference summarizes best practices for defining, designing, developing, and producing project results. Handy tables, charts, models, and callout boxes illustrate pertinent information in this essential on-the-job tool. Easy-to-Find Project Management Topics: The discipline of project management Project organizational chart Alternative project applications The strategic context of projects Project leadership Project initiation and execution Project planning and control The project culture Improving project management PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: It is perhaps the one book that best summarizes a complete knowledge set to be applied in successfully managing projects. It is the one book that project managers should not 'go to work' without. -- Ken Rose, Book Review Editor, Project Management Journal Unique and invaluable...direct, summarized style...wealth of information...annotated bibliography...one book a project manager should not be without. -- PM Network Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Section 1. The Discipline of Project Management 1.1 Project Success or Failure 1.2 Project Management: A Distinct and Changing Discipline 1.3 Project Management Competence 1.4 A Project Management Philosophy 1.5 Benefits of Project Management 1.6 Ethics in Project Management 1.7 Project Life Cycle 1.8 Project Management Bodies of Knowledge and PM Certification 1.9 Project Management Process 1.10 Program Management Section 2. Project Organizational Design 2.1 Organizing for Project Management 2.2 Project Organization Charting 2.3 Authority-Responsibility-Accountability 2.4 Project Management Training 2.5 Working in Projects 2.6 Project Office Section 3. Alternative Project Applications 3.1 Alternative Project Teams 3.2 Reengineering Through Project Teams 3.3 The Management of Small Projects 3.4 Self-Managed Production Teams 3.5 Benchmarking Teams 3.6 Managing Change by Project Management Section 4. The Strategic Context of Projects 4.1 Selling Project Management to Senior Managers 4.2 Project Partnering 4.3 Project Strategic Issue Management 4.4 Project Stakeholder Management 4.5 The Strategic Management of Teams 4.6 Senior Management and Projects 4.7 The Board of Directors and Major Projects 4.8 International Projects 4.9 Portfolio Management for Projects 4.10 Managing Multiple Projects Section 5. Project Leadership 5.1 Overview of Project Leadership 5.2 Leadership in Projects—A Further Perspective 5.3 Coaching Project Team Members 5.4 Managing Conflict in Projects 5.5 Team Leadership 5.6 Developing the Project Manager’s Competence 5.7 Motivating the Project Team 5.8 Decision Making in Projects Section 6. Project Initiation and Execution 6.1 Project Selection Considerations 6.2 Project Feasibility Study 6.3 Legal Considerations in Project Management 6.4 Project Start-up 6.5 Developing Winning Proposals 6.6 Project Statement of Work 6.7 Selecting PM Software 6.8 Project Contract Negotiations and Administration 6.9 Quality in Projects 6.10 Project Termination Section 7. Project Planning and Control 7.1 Project Planning 7.2 Establishing Project Priorities 7.3 Project Scheduling 7.4 Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control 7.5 Project Risk Management 7.6 Project Auditing 7.7 Scheduling Standards 7.8 Outsourcing Project Management 7.9 Establishing a Project Management System 7.10 Managing Costs in Projects 7.11 Project Work Breakdown Structure 7.12 Earned Value Management Section 8. The Project Culture 8.1 Understanding the Team Culture 8.2 Positive and Negative Aspects of Teams 8.3 Project Team Building and Development 8.4 Role and Responsibilities of the Project Team 8.5 Project Manager Competence 8.6 The Political Process in Project Management Section 9. Project Communications 9.1 The Project Management Information System 9.2 Project Communications 9.3 Communication in Project Meetings 9.4 Negotiations Section 10. Improving Project Management 10.1 Project Management Organizational Competence 10.2 Project Recovery for the Project Team 10.3 Project Recovery for the Challenged Project 10.4 Project Stability 10.5 Assessing Organizational Project Competence Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W

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