Project Manager's Desk Reference : A Comprehensive Guide to Project Planning, Evaluation and Control
by Lewis, James P.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-11-17
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary
The first edition of this comprehensive reference remains the required reference for project managers worldwide. Now, in addition to providing a step-by-step blueprint for overseeing virtually any project, this completely updated edition of The Project Manager's Desk Reference covers the latest methods and software for risk management; hands-on information on models, planning, and system thinking; innovative checklists and forms to keep each project on target; and much more.
Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction and Overview. Overview of Project Management. A Model for Managing Projects. Section II: Project Planning. General Aspects of Project Planning. Planning: Developing the Project Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives. Planning Project Strategy. Implementation Planning. Section III: Project Scheduling. Developing a Project Schedule. Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
A Model for Managing Projects. Section II: Project Planning. General Aspects of Project Planning. Planning: Developing the Project Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives. Planning Project Strategy. Implementation Planning. Section III: Project Scheduling. Developing a Project Schedule. Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
General Aspects of Project Planning. Planning: Developing the Project Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives. Planning Project Strategy. Implementation Planning. Section III: Project Scheduling. Developing a Project Schedule. Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Planning Project Strategy. Implementation Planning. Section III: Project Scheduling. Developing a Project Schedule. Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Section III: Project Scheduling. Developing a Project Schedule. Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Schedule Computations. Scheduling with Resource Constraints. Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Scheduling with PERT. Section IV: Project Control and Evaluation. Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Principles of Project Control and Evaluation. Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis. Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Progress Payments and Earned Value Analysis. Project Change Control. Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Section V: Causes of Project Success and Failure. Defining Project Success and Failure. Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Causes of Project Failure. Managing Project Risks. Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Section VI: Other Issues in Project Management. Sociotechnical Systems and Project Organization. Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Profiling the World-Class Project Management Organization. Improving Your Communication Skills. Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Managing Business-to-Business Marketing and Communication Projects Successfully. The Need for Systems Thinking in Project Management. Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Understanding Systems Thinking. How to Apply Systems Thinking in Managing Projects. Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Problem Solving in Projects. Solving Close-Ended Problems. Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Managing Decision Making in Project Teams. Section VII: Resources and References. Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
Developing Project Managers. Checklists for Managing Projects.
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