Project Management Simplified

Project Management Simplified

by Barbara Karten
Released January 2016
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781498782593

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Book description

This book identifies principles developed to help companies and businesses succeed with projects. It simplifies the use of these methodologies and processes so the everyday person can apply these approaches to be successful with projects. The book guides you to define project scope and to complete projects with quality, on time, and on budget. It explains project concepts in easy to understand terms, provides examples, and offers you the opportunity to develop your own project plan.

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Author
  3. Chapter 1 - Projects: The Big Picture
    1. 1.1 The Project Core
    2. 1.2 Scope Component
    3. 1.3 Schedule Component
    4. 1.4 Budget Component
    5. 1.5 Quality Component
    6. 1.6 Risk Component
    7. 1.7 Toolkit
    8. 1.8 Project Context
    9. 1.9 Stakeholders, Communication, and Teaming
    10. 1.10 Connect the Dots (Integration)
    11. 1.11 After the Plan: The Team Must Execute
    12. 1.12 We Learn Best by Doing
    13. 1.13 Checkpoint
  4. Chapter 2 - Project Charter
    1. 2.1 Deck Project
    2. 2.2 Project Charter Contents
      1. 2.2.1 Checkpoint
  5. Chapter 3 - Project Scope
    1. 3.1 Scope: Telescope to Microscope
    2. 3.2 Project Scope Statement
      1. 3.2.1 Checkpoint
    3. 3.3 Work Breakdown Structure
    4. 3.4 Decomposition of the Deck Project into WBS Categories
      1. 3.4.1 Checkpoint
    5. 3.5 Next Steps
  6. Chapter 4 - Project Schedule
    1. 4.1 Checkpoint
    2. 4.2 Schedule Network Diagram
      1. 4.2.1 Checkpoint
    3. 4.3 Project Duration
    4. 4.4 How Much versus How Long
    5. 4.5 What about Resources?
    6. 4.6 Building the Project Schedule
    7. 4.7 Determine Schedule
      1. 4.7.1 Checkpoint
  7. Chapter 5 - Project Budget
    1. 5.1 Accounting for Apparently Free Labor Resources
    2. 5.2 Project Funding
    3. 5.3 Budget for the Deck Project
      1. 5.3.1 Checkpoint
  8. Chapter 6 - Project Quality
    1. 6.1 Quality Project versus Quality Product
    2. 6.2 Subjective versus Measureable
    3. 6.3 Quality Plan
      1. 6.3.1 Checkpoint
    4. 6.4 Next Steps
  9. Chapter 7 - Project Risks
    1. 7.1 Naming the Risks
    2. 7.2 Risk Categories
    3. 7.3 List of Risks for the Deck Project
    4. 7.4 Checkpoint
    5. 7.5 Probability and Impact
    6. 7.6 Risk Score
    7. 7.7 Checkpoint
    8. 7.8 Risk Response Plans
    9. 7.9 Risk Response Strategies
    10. 7.10 Checkpoint
    11. 7.11 Next Steps
  10. Chapter 8 - Project Toolkit
    1. 8.1 Documents
    2. 8.2 Standards
    3. 8.3 Tactics
      1. 8.3.1 Lists
      2. 8.3.2 Graphic Displays of Information
      3. 8.3.3 Meetings
      4. 8.3.4 Managing by Walking Around
      5. 8.3.5 Sticky Notes
      6. 8.3.6 Brainstorming
    4. 8.4 Cross-Project Processes
      1. 8.4.1 Change Management
        1. 8.4.1.1 Checkpoint
      2. 8.4.2 Decision Making
        1. 8.4.2.1 Checkpoint
      3. 8.4.3 Conflict Management
        1. 8.4.3.1 Checkpoint
      4. 8.4.4 Project Life Cycle: Planning versus Executing
        1. 8.4.4.1 Checkpoint
    5. 8.5 Project Toolkit Summary
  11. Chapter 9 - Project Context
  12. Chapter 10 - Project Stakeholders
    1. 10.1 What’s in It for Me?
    2. 10.2 Identify Project Stakeholders
      1. 10.2.1 Checkpoint
    3. 10.3 Organizing the Stakeholders
      1. 10.3.1 Checkpoint
    4. 10.4 Stakeholder Engagement
      1. 10.4.1 Checkpoint
  13. Chapter 11 - Project Communication
    1. 11.1 Communication Plan
    2. 11.2 What to Communicate
      1. 11.2.1 Checkpoint
    3. 11.3 Push or Pull
      1. 11.3.1 Checkpoint
    4. 11.4 Marketing and Branding
      1. 11.4.1 Checkpoint
    5. 11.5 Next Steps
  14. Chapter 12 - Project Teaming
    1. 12.1 Teaming
    2. 12.2 Stages of Team Development
    3. 12.3 Team Building
      1. 12.3.1 Checkpoint
    4. 12.4 Coordination of Work: Sorting Out Team Roles and Responsibilities
      1. 12.4.1 Responsibility Assignment Matrices
        1. 12.4.1.1 Checkpoint
      2. 12.4.2 Organization Charts
        1. 12.4.2.1 Checkpoint
    5. 12.5 Next Steps
  15. Chapter 13 - Connect the Dots: Integrating the Project Components
    1. 13.1 How Much Planning Does a Project Need?
    2. 13.2 Project Plan Document Approvals
    3. 13.3 Project Plan
      1. 13.3.1 Checkpoint
    4. 13.4 Next Steps
  16. Chapter 14 - After the Plan, We Execute
    1. 14.1 The Product of the Project
    2. 14.2 Execution of the Deck Project
    3. 14.3 Next Steps
  17. Chapter 15 - Steps to Execute Your Project
    1. 15.1 Step 1: Create a Project Charter
      1. 15.1.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.1.2 Risks of No Written Project Charter
    2. 15.2 Step 2: Create the Project Scope Statement
      1. 15.2.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.2.2 Risks of No Written Scope Statement
    3. 15.3 Step 3: Create Stakeholder Matrix
      1. 15.3.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.3.2 Risks of No Written Stakeholder Matrix
    4. 15.4 Step 4: Create Stakeholder Engagement Matrix
      1. 15.4.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.4.2 Risks of No Written Stakeholder Engagement Matrix
    5. 15.5 Step 5: Create the Communication Plan
      1. 15.5.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.5.2 Risks of No Written Communication Plan
    6. 15.6 Step 6: Teaming, Create RAM for Documents, Create Organization Chart
      1. 15.6.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.6.2 Risks of No Written List of Teaming Activities, RAM for Project Documents and Project Organization Chart
    7. 15.7 Step 7: Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), RAM for WBS Work Packages
      1. 15.7.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.7.2 Risks of Not Creating a WBS
    8. 15.8 Step 8: Create the Project Schedule
      1. 15.8.1 WBS Extended to Include Tasks
      2. 15.8.2 Schedule Network Diagram
      3. 15.8.3 Project Schedule
      4. 15.8.4 Checkpoint for Project Status
      5. 15.8.5 Risk of Not Creating an Extended WBS, Schedule Network Diagram, and Project Schedule
    9. 15.9 Step 9: Create the Project Budget
      1. 15.9.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.9.2 Risk of Not Completing a Project Budget
    10. 15.10 Step 10: Create the Quality Plan
      1. 15.10.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.10.2 Risk of Not Completing a Quality Plan
    11. 15.11 Step 11: Identify Risks
      1. 15.11.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.11.2 Risk of Not Doing a Risk Plan
    12. 15.12 Step 12: Publish the Project Plan
      1. 15.12.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.12.2 Risk of Not Integrating and Publishing the Project Plan
    13. 15.13 Step 13: Execution
      1. 15.13.1 Checkpoint for Project Status
      2. 15.13.2 Risk of Not Executing According to the Project Plan
    14. 15.14 Step 14: Congratulations
  18. Glossary
  19. Appendix A: Community Gardens Project
    1. A.1 Community Gardens Project
    2. A.2 The Community Gardens Project: Two Scenarios
  20. Appendix B: Project Charter
  21. Appendix C: Project Scope Statement
  22. Appendix D: Work Breakdown Structure
  23. Appendix E: Work Breakdown Structure with Tasks
  24. Appendix F: Schedule Network Diagram
  25. Appendix G: Project Schedule
    1. G.1 Time Increments
    2. G.2 Assumptions
  26. Appendix H: Project Budget
  27. Appendix I: Project Quality Plan
  28. Appendix J: Risks and Risk Categories
    1. J.1 Negative Risks (Threats)
    2. J.2 Positive Risks (Opportunities)
  29. Appendix K: Risk Scores, Probability and Impact Scales
  30. Appendix L: Risk Response Plans
  31. Appendix M: Stakeholder Matrix
  32. Appendix N: Stakeholder Engagement Matrix
  33. Appendix O: Project Communication Plan
  34. Appendix P: Responsibility Assignment Matrices
  35. Appendix Q: Organization Chart
  36. Appendix R: Project Execution
    1. R.1 The Scenario of George
    2. R.2 The Scenario of Larry
    3. R.3 Conclusion

Product information

  • Title: Project Management Simplified
  • Author(s): Barbara Karten
  • Release date: January 2016
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781498782593