Improving Your Project Management Skills 2nd Edition by Larry Richman ISBN 978-0814417287 0814417280

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ISBN 10:    0814417280

ISBN 13: 978-0814417287

Author: Larry Richman

Based on the best-selling American Management Association seminar, a latest edition outlines sustainable project initiatives for improving processes, streamlining productivity and cutting costs, in a volume that also provides reference charts and illustrative examples. Original.

Table of contents: 

1. Cover Page

2. Title Page

3. Copyright Page

4. Contents

5. Introduction to the Second Edition

Part 1: Project Management Foundations
6. Chapter 1. The Core Concepts
  – Project Management Vocabulary
  – Why Project Management?
  – Classic Functions of Project Management
  – Processes in the Life of a Project
  – Knowledge Areas

Part 2: Initiating
7. Chapter 2. Defining and Authorizing the Project
  – The Role of Stakeholders in the Authorization Process
  – The Business Case for Undertaking the Project
  – The Goal Breakdown Structure
  – Project Charter

Part 3: Planning
8. Chapter 3. Collecting Requirements and Defining Scope
  – The Five Processes of Project Scope Management
  – Collecting Requirements
  – Creating a Scope Statement
  – Example Scope Document

9. Chapter 4. Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
     – The Work Breakdown Structure Is an Outline
     – Considerations in Creating Work Breakdown Structures
     – The Work Breakdown Structure Is a Validation Tool
     – Work Breakdown Structures Are Flexible
     – Techniques in Creating Work Breakdown Structures
     – Verifying Scope
     – Controlling Scope

10. Chapter 5. Defining and Sequencing Activities
      – Defining Activities
      – Sequencing Activities Using Network Diagrams
      – Identifying Dependencies Between Activities
      – Defining Activity Relationships
      – Sample Network Diagram

11. Chapter 6. Estimating Activities
      – Using the Work Breakdown Structure
      – Steps in Estimating Activities
      – Estimating Methods
      – Guidelines for Estimating
      – Considering Risk in Estimating: Using Three-Point Estimates
      – Precision of Estimates
      – Duration-Based vs. Resource-Based Estimates
      – Building Contingency in Estimates
      – Improving Estimates over Time

12. Chapter 7. Scheduling Activities
      – Scheduling Activity Dates
      – Project Float
      – Accelerating Project Schedules

13. Chapter 8. Identifying Resources and Budgets
      – Identifying Resources
      – Balancing Resources
      – Creating a Project Budget

14. Chapter 9. Compiling the Major Components of a Project Plan
      – Project Charter
      – Project Scope Statement
      – Schedule Plan
      – Resource Utilization Plan
      – Budget Plan
      – Milestone Plan
      – Organization Plan
      – Risk Management Plan
      – Communication Plan

Part 4: Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling
15. Chapter 10. Executing Projects
  – Project Kick-Off Meeting
  – Project Control
  – Project Meetings
  – Project Control Process
  – Monitoring Project Work
  – Collecting Project Information
  – Schedule Importance
  – Labor Hours
  – Data Analysis
  – Change Control
  – Sources of Change

16. Chapter 11. Monitoring and Controlling Projects
      – Establishing a Project Baseline as a Control Point
      – Measuring Performance: Earned Value Analysis

17. Chapter 12. Leading and Directing Project Teams
      – Leading Others
      – Directing Others
      – Managing Others
      – Conducting Meetings
      – Interviewing Others

18. Chapter 13. Managing Risk
      – Identifying Risk
      – Assessing and Prioritizing Risk
      – Responding to Risk
      – Acting on the Response Plan

Part 5: Closing
19. Chapter 14. Closing a Project
  – Project Closure: The Final Process
  – Ensuring Project Requirements Are Met
  – How Projects Can End
  – Administrative Closure
  – Contractual Closure
  – Initiating Project Closure
  – Lessons Learned
  – Finance and Administration Records
  – Performance Reporting
  – Staff Release

20. Appendix A: Learning Resources

21. Appendix B: Glossary

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