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Effective Project Management, 8th Edition

by Robert K. Wysocki

May 2019

Intermediate to advanced

656 pages

18h 5m

English

Wiley

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Why I Wrote This BookHow Is This Book Organized?Unique Value PropositionsThe Rationale for This OrganizationHow to Use This BookWho Should Use This BookWhat's on the WebsitePutting It All TogetherEPM8e Logo
Defining a ProjectAn Intuitive View of the Project LandscapeDefining a ProgramDefining a PortfolioUnderstanding the Scope TriangleThe Importance of Classifying ProjectsThe Contemporary Project EnvironmentDiscussion Questions
Understanding the Fundamentals of Project ManagementChallenges to Effective Project ManagementManaging the CreepsWhat Are Requirements, Really?Introducing Project Management Life CyclesChoosing the Best‐Fit PMLC ModelDiscussion Questions
Definition of Strategic Project ManagementThe Business Environment: A View from the TopPutting It All TogetherDiscussion Questions
OverviewThe Complex Project TeamUsing the Co‐Manager ModelEstablishing Meaningful Client InvolvementThe Challenges to Meaningful Client InvolvementChallenges to Attaining and Sustaining Meaningful Client InvolvementDiscussion Questions
Overview of the 10 Project Management Knowledge AreasOverview of the Five Process GroupsMapping Knowledge Areas to Process GroupsDiscussion Questions

Using Tools, Templates, and Processes to Scope a ProjectManaging Client ExpectationsDiscussion Questions
Using Tools, Templates, and Processes to Plan a ProjectThe Importance of PlanningUsing Application Software Packages to Plan a ProjectPlanning and Conducting Joint Project Planning SessionsEstimatingConstructing the Project Network DiagramWriting an Effective Project ProposalGaining Approval to Launch the ProjectDiscussion Questions
Using the Tools, Templates, and Processes to Launch a ProjectRecruiting the Project TeamDeveloping a Team Deployment StrategyConducting the Project Kick‐Off MeetingEstablishing Team Operating RulesManaging Scope ChangesManaging Team CommunicationsAssigning ResourcesResource Leveling StrategiesFinalizing the Project ScheduleWriting Work PackagesDiscussion Questions
Using Tools, Templates, and Processes to Monitor and ControlEstablishing Your Progress Reporting SystemApplying Graphical Reporting ToolsManaging the Scope BankBuilding and Maintaining the Issues LogManaging Project Status MeetingsDefining a Problem Escalation StrategyGaining Approval to Close the ProjectDiscussion Questions
Using Tools, Templates, and Processes to Close a TPM ProjectWriting and Maintaining Client Acceptance ProceduresDiscussion Questions
What Is Complex Project Management?What Is Lean Agile Project Management?Understanding the Complexity/Uncertainty Domain of ProjectsDiscussion Questions
Iterative Project Management Life CycleAdapting and Integrating the APM ToolkitDiscussion Questions
The Complex Project LandscapeWhat Is Extreme Project Management?Using the Tools, Templates, and Processes for Maximum Extreme PMLC Model EffectivenessUsing the Tools, Templates, and Processes for Maximum xPM and MPx EffectivenessDiscussion Questions
What Is a Hybrid Project?What Is a Hybrid Project Manager?Background of the Effective Complex Project Management (ECPM) FrameworkDiscussion Questions
Linear PMLC ModelIncremental PMLC ModelIterative PMLC ModelAdaptive PMLC ModelExtreme PMLC ModelChallenges to Project Set‐up and ExecutionDiscussion Questions
HypothesisSynopsisThe NeedThe ProblemThe SolutionLinkages in the WBDC ModelThe Business Case for a WBDCNext StepsPutting It All Together
Course Master FileA Note on the Answer File for the Discussion QuestionsAdditional Chapters

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CHAPTER 10How to Close a TPM Project

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet

We cannot afford to forget any experiences, even the most painful.

—Dag Hammerskjöld, Former Secretary General of the United Nations

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

Understand the steps needed to effectively close a project
Develop a formal vs. informal closing strategy
Identify the components of project documentation
Conduct a post‐implementation audit
Explain the significance of each post‐implementation audit question
Plan for the next version of the solution

Closing a project all too often elicits a sigh of relief on the part of the development team and the client team. The punishment has finally ended, and everyone can return to their normal jobs. There are probably project responsibilities that are behind schedule and waiting for you to get started on them. Is that how you remember project closings? Or do you remember them as celebrations of success?

In the complex project landscape project deliverables often do not meet expected business value and another attempt at improving the accepted solution will be undertaken. The Scope Bank will contain the learning and discovery that had not been acted upon in this project but will become that major input to the next version of the solution.