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Project management tools and techniques : a practical guide / by Deborah Sater Carstens, Gary L. Richardson and Ronald B. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carstens, Deborah Sater, author.
- Richardson, Gary L., author.
- Smith, Ronald B., 1943- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Project management--Methodology.
- Project management.
- Project management--Data processing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 457 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A combination of art and skill that results in the balancing of project objectives against restraints of time, budget, and quality, effective project management requires skill and experience as well as many tools and techniques. Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Practical Guide describes these tools and techniques and how to use them, giving students the strong foundation they need to develop the skills and experience needed for a successful career in project management.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Role of the project
- Chapter 2. Project management in a nutshell
- Chapter 3. Power and politics
- Chapter 4. Picking the right projects
- Chapter 5. Gaining support for a project
- Chapter 6. Defining a project
- Chapter 7. Developing the work breakdown structure
- Chapter 8. Activity estimating
- Chapter 9. Creating the project schedule
- Chapter 10. Creating the project budget
- Chapter 11. Introduction to risk
- Chapter 12. Creating a viable project plan
- Chapter 13. Finalizing the project plan
- Chapter 14. Key performance indicators
- Chapter 15. Earned value management
- Chapter 16. Project tracking status
- Chapter 17. Techniques to influence the project outcome
- Chapter 18. Integrated change control
- Chapter 19. Resource leveling
- Chapter 20. Variable time project planning
- Chapter 21. Simulation modeling
- Chapter 22. Risk mechanics
- Chapter 23. Team tools: RAM charts and staffing profile
- Chapter 24. Enterprise project management office
- Appendix A: MS Project lab assignment: A life cycle view
- Appendix B: MSP 2010 commands
- Appendix C: Templates
- Appendix D: MS Project add-in utilities
- Appendix E: Variable time macro
- Appendix F: Text support systems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-18560-X
- 1-4665-1563-5
- 9780429185601
- OCLC:
- 908078165
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