Successful Project Management

547 Pages·2014·9.218 MB·English

by  Jack Gido, Jim Clements

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Successful Project Management

Successful Project Management
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JACK GIDO
Penn State University
JAMES P. CLEMENTS
Clemson University
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CHAPTER 1 Project Management Concepts 2
PART 1 Initiating a Project 34
CHAPTER 2 Identifying and Selecting Projects 36
CHAPTER 3 Developing Project Proposals 64
PART 2 Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project 100
CHAPTER 4 Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence 102
CHAPTER 5 Developing the Schedule 146
CHAPTER 6 Resource Utilization 214
CHAPTER 7 Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value 242
CHAPTER 8 Managing Risk 284
CHAPTER 9 Closing the Project 298
PART 3 People: The Key to Project Success 318
CHAPTER 10 The Project Manager 320
CHAPTER 11 The Project Team 354
CHAPTER 12 Project Communication and Documentation 398
CHAPTER 13 Project Management Organizational Structures 434
Appendix A Project Management Information Systems 461
Appendix B Project Management Websites 473
Appendix C Project Management Associations around the Globe 475
Appendix D Acronyms 479
Reinforce Your Learning Answers 481
Glossary 497
Index 505
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Preface xvii
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About the Authors xxix
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CHAPTER 1
Project Management Concepts ................................................. 2
ProjectAttributes 4
Balancing ProjectConstraints 6
ProjectLifeCycle 9
Initiating 10
Planning 11
Performing 12
Closing 14
ProjectManagementProcess 14
StakeholderEngagement 21
GlobalProjectManagement 23
ProjectManagementAssociations 24
BenefitsofProjectManagement 25
Summary 27
Questions 28
InternetExercises 29
CaseStudy1:ANot-for-Profit Organization 30
CaseStudy2:E-CommerceforaSmallSupermarket 31
References 32
PART 1 Initiating a Project
CHAPTER 2
Identifying and Selecting Projects............................................. 36
ProjectIdentification 38
ProjectSelection 39
ProjectCharter 42
PreparingaRequestforProposal 47
Soliciting Proposals 53
Summary 55
Questions 57
InternetExercises 57
CaseStudy1:AMidsizePharmaceuticalCompany 58
CaseStudy2:Transportation Improvements 59
References 62
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