Effective Project Management in Easy Steps : For Fine Performance

Name: Effective Project Management in Easy Steps : For Fine Performance
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In Easy Steps

By: John Carroll

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Paperback | 23 May 2012 | Edition Number 2

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Effective Project
Management in easy steps will show you how to make sure your
project is successful. It focuses on the key skills a manager needs to develop
for a smooth running project, and a timely arrival at the finishing line.

It
includes examples for most key documents such as the terms of reference,
business case and project plan. It addresses team building and good
communications. It covers the typical project stages with helpful lists of
applicable tasks and deliverables, which effectively provides a blueprint for
planning an entire project.

This up-to-date primer covers
all key trends in project management including a chapter on Agile Project
Management.

If you're a first time project manager, let this
book take you through the essential project stages in easy
steps, and take note of the applicable tasks and deliverables.

If
you're an experienced project manager, this book provides a valuable source of
inspiration for making projects run smoothly and satisfactorily. Covering
risk-management together with insights on how to plan, lead, organize and
control a project - simply a fountain of knowledge

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The Basics	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
What is a Project?	p. 9
Project Management	p. 10
Managing a Project	p. 12
4 Steps to Success	p. 14
Responsibility & Authority	p. 15
Good Project Managers	p. 16
Project Management Style	p. 18
Summary	p. 20
Getting Started	p. 21
Starting a Project	p. 22
Assembling the Team	p. 24
The Project Organization	p. 26
Why Projects Go Wrong	p. 28
Getting it Right	p. 30
Terms of Reference	p. 32
Creating the Terms of Reference	p. 34
Project Planning	p. 36
Summary	p. 38
The Business Case	p. 39
Feasibility	p. 40
The Business Case	p. 42
Example Business Case	p. 43
Developing the Costs	p. 44
Investment Appraisal	p. 46
Cash Flow Model	p. 48
Reviewing the Business Case	p. 50
Summary	p. 52
Planning	p. 53
Objectives	p. 54
Constraints	p. 56
Starting the Plan	p. 58
Structuring the Plan	p. 60
Work Breakdown Structure	p. 62
Estimating	p. 64
Task Size	p. 66
Summary	p. 68
Scheduling	p. 69
Work Effort & Duration	p. 70
Contingency	p. 72
Applying Contingency	p. 74
Scheduling	p. 76
Project Schedule	p. 78
Gantt Charts	p. 80
Scheduling Tools	p. 82
Critical Path	p. 84
Developing the Schedule	p. 85
Agile Projects	p. 86
Summary	p. 88
Risk Management	p. 89
Types of Risk	p. 90
Managing Risk	p. 92
Risk Identification	p. 94
Risk Estimation	p. 96
Risk Evolution	p. 98
Countermeasures	p. 100
Risk Log	p. 102
Risk Management	p. 104
Summary	p. 106
Organizing	p. 107
Getting Organized	p. 108
Resources	p. 110
The Stage Plan	p. 112
Organizing Activities	p. 114
Activity Schedules	p. 116
Software Development	p. 118
Documentation	p. 119
Summary	p. 120
Leading	p. 121
Stakeholders	p. 122
The Change Process	p. 124
Teamwork	p. 126
Team Building	p. 128
End Users	p. 130
The Leadership Role	p. 132
Effective Communications	p. 134
Communications Plan	p. 136
Difficult People	p. 138
Summary	p. 140
Control	p. 141
Keeping Control	p. 142
Project Meetings	p. 144
Measuring Progress	p. 146
Project Reports	p. 148
Change Control	p. 150
Dealing with Change	p. 152
Stage Boundaries	p. 154
Summary	p. 156
Project Stages	p. 157
Project Life Cycle	p. 158
Project Road Map	p. 159
Why Five Stages?	p. 160
The Early Stages	p. 162
Initiation Stage	p. 164
Project Initiation Document	p. 166
Strategy Stage	p. 168
Analysis Stage	p. 170
Design & Build Stage	p. 172
The Build Process	p. 174
Implementation Stage	p. 176
Summary	p. 178
Project Closure	p. 179
Closing the Project	p. 180
Project Closure	p. 182
and finally	p. 184
Summary	p. 186
Index	p. 187
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