Project Management ToolBox: Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project ManagerBoost your performance with improved project management tactics Project Management ToolBox: Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager, Second Edition offers a succinct explanation of when, where, and how to use project management resources to enhance your work. With updated content that reflects key advances in the project management field, including planning, implementation, control, cost, and scheduling, this revised text offers added material that covers relevant topics, such as agility, change management, governance, reporting, and risk management. This comprehensive resource provides a contemporary set of tools, explaining each tool's purpose and intention, development, customization and variations, and benefits and disadvantages. Additionally, examples, tips, and milestone checks guide you through the application of these tools, helping you practically apply the information you learn. Effective project management can support a company in increasing market share, improving the quality of products, and enhancing customer service. With so many aspects of project management changing as the business world continues to evolve, it is critical that you stay up to date on the latest topics in this field.
Project Management ToolBox: Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager, Second Edition is an essential resource for experienced project managers and project management students alike. |
Contents
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PROJECT INITIATION | 55 |
INDEX | 71 |
PROJECT PLANNING TOOLS | 81 |
CONTENTS | 100 |
References | 109 |
TheJoggingLine | 251 |
The Milestone Prediction Chart | 257 |
COST MANAGEMENT | 273 |
EarnedValueAnalysis | 280 |
MilestoneAnalysis | 294 |
AGILE PROJECT EXECUTION | 301 |
Range of accuracy 189 and Assumptions 72 75 85 88 | 309 |
SprintTaskBoard | 313 |
SCOPE PLANNING | 111 |
TheScopeStatement | 118 |
The Work Breakdown Structure | 126 |
The Product Breakdown Structure | 137 |
SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT | 145 |
The TimeScaled Arrow Diagram | 162 |
References | 183 |
BottomupEstimate | 199 |
Choosing a CostPlanning Tool | 211 |
SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT | 237 |
TheSlipChart | 243 |
References | 321 |
The Summary Status Report | 337 |
Choosing Your Reporting Tools | 349 |
The Project Closure Report | 363 |
ConcludingRemarks | 373 |
Requirements 377 379 385 393 394 399 | 377 |
The Risk Identification Checklist | 387 |
MonteCarloAnalysis | 399 |
INFLUENCING PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS | 423 |
Index | 451 |