


Paperback
Published: 21st September 2010
ISBN: 9780071738279
Number Of Pages: 400
Get the job done right the first time around--"every time "
This new edition of "The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project Management" includes all-new and updated material, with fresh information and more practical examples throughout. This easy, self-paced "course" demystifies the concepts and skills you need to become a master project manager It includes: Expert guidance on project management Chapter-ending self-tests Final exams that reinforce what you learned
Project Management | p. 1 |
Overview and Goals | p. 1 |
What is Project Management? | p. 1 |
Why make a Distinction Between Projects and Operations? | p. 12 |
The Relationship of Project Management to Implementing Desired Change | p. 17 |
The Value-Added Proposition: Declaring and Revalidating Project Value | p. 26 |
Benefits of Adopting Project Management Approaches | p. 28 |
Summary | p. 29 |
Review Questions | p. 30 |
Project Management Concepts | p. 33 |
Overview and Goals | p. 33 |
What is a Project? | p. 33 |
Natural Phases of Projects | p. 42 |
Contrasting Project Life Cycle and Product Life Cycle | p. 46 |
Types of Projects | p. 57 |
How Project Management is Applied in Different Settings | p. 59 |
Summary | p. 63 |
Review Questions | p. 64 |
The Project Management Leader | p. 67 |
Overview and Goals | p. 67 |
The Project Leader's Integrated Skill Set | p. 68 |
Essential Characteristics of the Project Management Leader | p. 70 |
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities of the Project Manager | p. 80 |
Other Leadership Roles on Large Projects | p. 88 |
Summary | p. 91 |
Review Questions | p. 92 |
The Process of Managing Projects | p. 95 |
Overview and Goals | p. 95 |
The Basics | p. 96 |
How Projects Get Started | p. 102 |
The Project's Life Cycle: Project Phases | p. 107 |
Summary | p. 110 |
Review Questions | p. 111 |
Planning Concepts | p. 113 |
Overview and Goals | p. 113 |
Project Planning | p. 113 |
Detailed Planning | p. 122 |
Plan Approval | p. 130 |
Summary | p. 131 |
Review Questions | p. 132 |
High-Level Planning | p. 133 |
Overview and Goals | p. 133 |
It is All About Planning | p. 134 |
High-Level Planning | p. 134 |
Scope and Objectives Planning | p. 144 |
Documenting the Plan | p. 152 |
Completing Initial High-Level Documentation | p. 157 |
Review of the Overall Plan Before Detailed Plan Development | p. 158 |
Summary | p. 160 |
Review Questions | p. 161 |
Detailed Planning for Execution | p. 163 |
Overview and Goals | p. 163 |
Creating a Work Plan for Execution | p. 164 |
The Go/No-Go Decision | p. 170 |
Implementation Detail for Start-Up | p. 173 |
Planning for Team Management | p. 180 |
Communications Plan | p. 183 |
Planning for Stakeholder Management | p. 184 |
Quality Plan | p. 186 |
Summary | p. 187 |
Review Questions | p. 188 |
Building and Developing a Team | p. 189 |
Overview and Goals | p. 189 |
Creating an Environment for Success | p. 190 |
The Importance of Communication on Projects | p. 191 |
Team Development | p. 191 |
Human Resources Management | p. 192 |
Creating Teams of Similar and Dissimilar People | p. 193 |
Creating a Project Management Culture | p. 195 |
Team Building | p. 201 |
Establishing Project Management Culture on Virtual Projects | p. 202 |
Managing Team Resources | p. 205 |
Summary | p. 207 |
Review Questions | p. 208 |
Facilitating Project Execution and Closeout | p. 211 |
Overview and Goals | p. 211 |
Creating a Success Environment with Processes | p. 212 |
Communications | p. 213 |
Managing Quality | p. 217 |
Managing Cost | p. 218 |
Managing Time | p. 220 |
Managing Risk | p. 221 |
Policy and Standards | p. 224 |
Project Integration Management | p. 225 |
All Projects Have a Beginning and an End | p. 226 |
Turnover of Responsibility for Deliverables | p. 227 |
Lessons Learned and Process Improvements | p. 229 |
Summary | p. 230 |
Review Questions | p. 231 |
The Context for Project Management | p. 233 |
Overview and Goals | p. 233 |
Quality Assumptions | p. 234 |
The Project Culture: Continuous Learning and Improvement | p. 238 |
Project Decisions as an Element of Quality | p. 239 |
The Wright Brothers' Project to Create Controlled Flight | p. 241 |
Project Managers Do Not Always Get High Visibility | p. 246 |
Staying Aligned with the External Environment | p. 247 |
Summary | p. 247 |
Review Questions | p. 248 |
Controlling Project Work | p. 251 |
Overview and Goals | p. 251 |
Project Control and the Triple Constraint | p. 253 |
Earned Value as a Means of Control | p. 264 |
Project Management Tools | p. 267 |
Leveraging Technology | p. 268 |
Summary | p. 270 |
Review Questions | p. 271 |
Organizational Project Management Maturity | p. 273 |
Overview and Goals | p. 273 |
Management Structure and Culture | p. 275 |
Improving the Project Environment | p. 280 |
Definition of Organizational Project Management Maturity | p. 280 |
How Process Improvement Applies to Project Management | p. 284 |
A Project's Business and Work Context | p. 289 |
Leveraging the Organization's Resources | p. 293 |
Determining the Organization's Project Management Maturity | p. 295 |
Technology to Enhance Organizational Project Management Maturity | p. 301 |
The Project Management Office or Program Management Office (PMO) | p. 306 |
Standard Processes to Improve Project Management | p. 313 |
Standard Metrics | p. 313 |
Conclusion | p. 315 |
Key Concepts to Remember | p. 321 |
Advancing Both the Project and the Profession | p. 323 |
Review Questions | p. 324 |
Process Model | p. 327 |
Templates | p. 335 |
Organizational Assessment | p. 357 |
Case Study | p. 363 |
Deliverables' Life Cycle | p. 369 |
Notes | p. 373 |
Index | p. 383 |
Instructions for Accessing Online Final Exam and Chapter Quiz Answers | p. 390 |
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ISBN: 9780071738279
ISBN-10: 0071738274
Series: McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 400
Published: 21st September 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 15.5
x 2.2
Weight (kg): 0.51
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: Revised