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Project Management, 4th Edition

by Stephen Hartley

July 2020

Intermediate to advanced

464 pages

11h 18m

English

Routledge

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Unwrapping project managementWhat exactly is a project?What exactly is management?What exactly is project management?Project management principlesAre all leaders effective?Developing management and leadership attributesCompeting project management methodologiesNavigating the project life-cyclesTracing failure and successMapping project processesReview questionsCase study
Escalating thought bubbles to projectsThe role of an inspiring strategyRevisiting operational realityMaintaining the credibility of changeModelling the process of managing changeJustifying the strategic decisionNon-numeric selection modelsNumeric selection modelsEvaluating the modelsProject classificationsBuilding the business caseProgram and portfoliosOrganisational maturityIndividual competenceKnowledge competenciesPerformance competenciesPersonal competenciesProject organisational structuresProject governanceThe project management officeCulture and its organisational impactReview questionsCase study
Identifying stakeholdersIs stakeholder identification enough?Plan stakeholder managementManage stakeholder engagementControl stakeholder engagementReview questionsCase study
Planning scope managementCollecting the requirementsDefining the scopeBuilding in objective validation criteriaControlling the scopeReview questionsCase study
Planning the schedule management approachDefining the project activitiesEstimating activity durationsIdentifying the resource capabilityExperimenting with the sequenceAccelerated or delayed deliveryDon’t get hung up on time just yetDeveloping the scheduleWorking with the critical pathControlling the scheduleReview questionsCase study
Planning for cost managementEstimating project costsEstimating techniquesPulling the budget togetherCrashing the scheduleReview questionsCase study
Planning for quality managementPerforming quality assuranceQuality control processesReview questionsCase study
Planning for human resource managementAcquiring the multi-generational project teamDeveloping the project teamTeams and their personalitiesManaging the project teamConflict managementReview questionsCase study
Planning communications managementManaging project communicationsThe project meetingThe project performance reportsControlling communications managementReview questionsCase study
Planning for risk managementIdentifying the risksPerforming qualitative and quantitative risk analysisPlanning risk responsesControlling project riskReview questionsResearch activitiesCase study
Planning procurement managementConducting procurement activitiesControlling procurement activitiesClosing out procurement activitiesReview questionsCase study
Developing the project proposalDeveloping the project management planDirecting and managing the workMonitoring and controlling the performancePerforming integrated change controlClose down the projectWhat about early project termination?Mapping project processesIn summaryReview questionsCase study

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Using this book

Project Management: A practical guide to planning and managing projectsexamines bothproject management theory and the reality of practising project management across a variety of contexts, industry sectors and qualification levels.

It has been designed and written around a single, fundamental goal: to enable and support your learning as you continue to build, revise and integrate your own unique and personal body of knowledge (PBOK) in project management that combines your personal research, trial and error, and lessons learned. There will always be projects, just as there will be learning challenges, frustrations, opportunities and improvements from each one, so don't rush the journey

This book continues the conversational ...