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Effective Project Management, 8th Edition
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Effective Project Management, 8th Edition

by Robert K. Wysocki
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 8How to Launch a TPM Project

The productivity of a workgroup seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.

—Paul Hersey and Kenneth H. Blanchard

When the best leader's work is done, the people say, “We did it ourselves.”

—Lao‐Tzu, Chinese philosopher

By mutual confidence and mutual aid—great deeds are done, and great discoveries made.

—Homer, Greek philosopher

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the characteristics of an effective project team member
  • Understand the different roles and responsibilities of core versus contract team members
  • Help contract team members become part of the team
  • Establish team operating rules
  • Know the types of team meetings and when to use each type
  • Establish and use a team war room
  • Define scope change processes and change management processes
  • Know project communications requirements
  • Assign resources
  • Describe the format and explain the contents of a work package
  • Know when to require a work package description

The project plan has been approved, and it's time to get on with the work of the project. Before you turn the team loose, you must attend to a few housekeeping chores. From Chapter 7 we delivered the project management approach for this project. It gives us the starting point based on what is known about the scope and requirements from Chapter 6. This chapter puts other operational pieces into place in preparation for executing ...

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