Project management for small business : a streamlined approach from planning to completion / Joseph Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Small business--Management.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Streamlined approach from planning to completion

Place of Publication:

New York : American Management Association, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How to cut project management down to size-killer project strategies for small businesses.

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: THE BUSINESS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT; Defining Projects; The Triple Constraints of Project Management; Moving Through a Project Life Cycle; Exploring the Project Management Life Cycle; Linking Quality to Profit; The Possibility of Very Profitable Projects; CHAPTER 2: INITIATING A PROJECT; Defining the Project Purpose; Considering the Internal Costs of Project Initiation; Evaluating and Selecting Projects; Completing Projects for Others; Managing Projects for Customers; Creating a Project Statement of Work; How Procurement Works; Choosing a Contract Type

CHAPTER 3: PLANNING A PROFITABLE PROJECTGathering the Project Requirements; Creating the Project Scope Statement; Developing the Work Breakdown Structure; Producing the Project Activity List; Selecting Your Project Management Software; Building a Project Management Plan; CHAPTER 4: MANAGING PROJECT COSTS; Building a Cost Management Framework; Creating Project Cost Estimates; Creating a Chart of Accounts; Utilizing Estimating Methods; Spending the Project Budget; Controlling Project Costs; Examining the Cost of Quality; CHAPTER 5: SCHEDULING PROJECT WORK; Linking Schedule, Costs, and Scope

Creating the Project ScheduleSequencing Activities; Developing the Schedule; Compressing the Schedule; Controlling the Schedule; CHAPTER 6: CONTROLLING THE PROJECT; Protecting the Project Scope from Changes; Controlling Costs; Managing the Schedule; Creating a Project Change Control System; Controlling Project Quality; CHAPTER 7: MANAGING PROJECT RISK; Exploring Risk and Reward; Identifying and Documenting Project Risk; Analyzing Risk Events; Creating Risk Responses; Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks; CHAPTER 8: COMMUNICATING WITH PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; Identifying Project Stakeholders

Analyzing StakeholdersEstablishing a Communications Management Plan; Tracking and Reporting Project Performance; Conferring with Stakeholders; CHAPTER 9: MANAGING PROJECT WORKFLOW; Exploring Your Project Work; Identifying the Phases of the Project; Identifying and Managing Cost-Laden Project Phases; Managing the Project Team; Coordinating Efforts; CHAPTER 10: CLOSING A PROJECT; Completing Scope Verification; Managing Project Claims; Closing Project Procurements; Officially Closing the Project; Rewarding the Project Team; Managing Invoices and Project Payments; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I

JK; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9786613319630

9781283319638

1283319632

OCLC:

764351150