The basics of project evaluation and lessons learned / Willis H. Thomas, PhD, PMP, CPT.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Willis H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management--Evaluation.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 184 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, [Florida] ; London, [England] ; New York, [New York] : CRC Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first edition won the Project Management Institute's (PMI®) David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award. Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, this second edition provides an easy-to-follow, systematic approach to conducting lessons learned on a project. The research in this book is founded on four years of doctoral dissertation research and is supported by renowned experts in the field of evaluation. The concepts covered are applicable to all types of organizations that implement projects and need to conduct lessons learned.

Contents:

Chapter 1: An Overview of Project Management

Chapter 2: Foundations of Evaluation

Chapter 3: The Lessons Learned Process

Chapter 4: Lessons Learned Support Systems and Repositories

Chapter 5: Best Practices and Benchmarking

Chapter 6: Case Studies

Chapter 7: Lessons Learned Scenarios in Real Life

Chapter 8: Capacity Building through Evaluation

Chapter 9: Project Evaluation Management

Chapter 10: Agile Retrospectives

Chapter 11: PRINCE2: Lessons Log and Lessons Report

Chapter 12: Knowledge Transfer.

Notes:

"A Productivity Press book"

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781040082287

1040082289

9780429255564

042925556X

9781482204544

1482204541

OCLC:

923846730