Project management fundamentals : key concepts and methodology / Gregory T. Haugan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haugan, Gregory T., 1931- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Vienna, Virginia : Management Concepts, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

To achieve success in any endeavor, you need to understand the fundamental aspects of that endeavor. To achieve success in project management, you should start with Project Management Fundamentals: Key Concepts and Methodology, Second Edition.This completely revised edition offers new project managers a solid foundation in the basics of the discipline. Using a step-by-step approach and conventional project management (PM) terminology, Project Management Fundamentals is a commonsense guide that focuses on how essential PM methods, tools, and techniques can be put into practice immediately.New m

Contents:

""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""About the Author""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1: Introduction and Overview""; ""The Project Management Body of Knowledge""; ""Key Concepts of Project Management""; ""Key Terms""; ""The Basic Project Management Process""; ""Related Concepts""; ""Part 2: The Project Management Methodology""; ""A. Initiating Stage""; ""Step 1. Establish Project Objectives""; ""1.1. Develop the Statement of Objectives""; ""1.2. Define the Deliverables and Their Requirements""

""1.3. Develop the Project Charter""""B. Planning Stage""; ""Step 2. Define the Work""; ""2.1. Develop the Work Breakdown Structure""; ""2.2. Prepare a Statement of Work""; ""2.3. Prepare the Specification""; ""Step 3. Plan the Work""; ""3.1. Define Activities and Activity Durations""; ""3.2. Develop a Logic Network and Schedule""; ""3.3. Assign and Schedule Resources and Costs""; ""3.4. Develop the Cost Estimate""; ""3.5. Establish Checkpoints and Performance Measures""; ""3.6. Establish Project Baselines""; ""3.7. Develop the Project Plan""; ""3.8. Approve the Project Plan""

""C. Executing Stage""""Step 4. Perform the Work""; ""4.1. Budget and Authorize the Work""; ""4.2. Add Staff Resources""; ""4.3. Produce Results""; ""4.4. Accommodate Change Requests""; ""Step 5. Communicate and Coordinate the Work""; ""5.1. Coordinate the Work""; ""5.2. Prepare Progress Reports""; ""5.3. Hold Project Reviews""; ""D. Controlling Stage""; ""Step 6. Track Actual Performance""; ""6.1. Identify Data and Data Sources/Develop Data Collection Systems""; ""6.2. Collect and Record the Data""; ""Step 7. Analyze Project Progress""

""7.1. Identify Variances from the Baseline, and Determine Trends""""7.2. Perform Analyses, and Determine Whether Corrective Action Is Needed""; ""Step 8. Initiate Corrective Action""; ""8.1. Identify Action Items""; ""8.2. Facilitate Corrective Action""; ""8.3. Reach a Resolution""; ""Step 9. Incorporate Changes and Replan as Required""; ""9.1. Manage Change""; ""9.2. Perform Routine Replanning""; ""9.3. Renegotiate Scope as Necessary""; ""E. Closeout Stage""; ""Step 10. Complete the Project""; ""10.1. Prepare a Closeout Plan and Schedule""

""10.2. Get Customer Agreement, and Notify the Team""""10.3. Archive Project Data""; ""10.4. Prepare a Lessons Learned Document""; ""10.5. Bill the Customer""; ""Part 3: Applying the Methodology""; ""Start-Up Questions�Step 0""; ""Applying the Methodology to the Scenarios""; ""Scenario 1. Direct Assignment from Supervisor or Sponsor""; ""Scenario 1, Step 0. Project Phase in the Life Cycle""; ""Scenario 1, Step 1. Establish Project Objectives""; ""Scenario 1, Step 2. Define the Work""; ""Scenario 1, Step 3. Plan the Work""; ""Scenario 2. Direct Assignment from an Organization You Support""

""Scenario 2, Step 0. Project Phase in the Life Cycle""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523097302

1523097302

9781680156713

1680156713

9781567263190

1567263194

OCLC:

903442441