Effective Project Management : Traditional, Agile, Extreme

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Content: Cover Title Page Copyright About the Author About the Technical Editor Credits Acknowledgments Contents Preface Introduction Why I Wrote This Book Education Market Training Market Consultant Market Practitioner Market How Is This Book Organized? Part I: Understanding the Project Management Landscape Part II: Traditional Project Management Part III: Complex Project Management Appendices Unique Value Propositions Co-Manager Model Integrated Continuous Improvement Process Requirements Elicitation Scope Triangle Project Set-up Phase Project Scope Bank Probative Swim LanesBundled Change Management Vetted Portfolio The Rationale for This Organization A Bottom-Up Learning Experience Learning about Process Groups Learning How Process Groups Form Life Cycle Processes Learning Effective Life Cycle Management Strategies Learning How to Adapt to the Realities of Projects Learning to Be a Thinking Project Manager How to Use This Book Introductory (Chapters 1-10) Intermediate (Chapters 6-15) Advanced (Chapters 11-15) Who Should Use This Book Practicing Professionals Undergraduate, Graduate, and Adjunct Faculty Corporate Trainers What's on the WebsiteSlide Presentation Individual, Team, and Class Exercises Case Studies Putting It All Together EPM8e Logo Part I Understanding the Project Management Landscape Chapter 1 What Is a Project? Defining a Project Sequence of Activities Unique Activities Complex Activities Connected Activities One Goal Specified Time Within Budget According to Specification A Business-Focused Definition of a Project An Intuitive View of the Project Landscape Defining a Program Defining a Portfolio Understanding the Scope Triangle Scope Quality Cost Time Resources Risk Envisioning the Scope Triangle as a System in BalancePrioritizing the Scope Triangle Variables for Improved Change Management Applying the Scope Triangle Problem Resolution Scope Change Impact Analysis The Importance of Classifying Projects Establishing a Rule for Classifying Projects Classification by Project Characteristics Classification by Project Application The Contemporary Project Environment High Speed High Change Lower Cost Increasing Levels of Complexity More Uncertainty Discussion Questions Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? Understanding the Fundamentals of Project ManagementWhat Business Situation Is Being Addressed by This Project? What Does the Business Need to Do? What Are You Proposing to Do? How Will You Do It? How Will You Know You Did It? How Well Did You Do? Challenges to Effective Project Management Flexibility and Adaptability Deep Understanding of the Business and Its Systems Take Charge of the Project and Its Management Project Management Is Organized Common Sense Managing the Creeps Scope Creep Hope Creep Effort Creep Feature Creep What Are Requirements, Really?