Project Planning and Project Success

Project Planning and Project Success

by Pedro Serrador
Released November 2014
Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781482205534

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Book description

Project planning is generally accepted as an important contributor to project success. However, is there research that affirms the positive impact of project planning and gives guidance on how much effort should be spent on planning? To answer these questions, this book looks at current literature and new research of this under-studied area of project management.

The author presents his findings from an extensive review of project planning literature that covers more than 270 sources. He also discusses new research that analyzes data from more than 1,300 global projects. The book confirms that the time spent on planning activities reduces risk and significantly increases the chances of project success. It also concludes that there can be too much planning and shows that the optimum ratio of planning to effort is 25%.

The book examines the impact of project planning on different industries. It discusses research in the construction and information technology (IT) industries, and presents a case study of how to plan and track a software development project. The book also looks at the impact of geography on project planning and success.

Intended as a basic tool in the library of any project manager or general manager, this book brings to light project planning techniques and information that have never been published previously. It is an important resource on how to plan projects properly and propel your career forward.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: Spectacular Project Failures
  6. Chapter 2: Academic History of Planning (1/2)
  7. Chapter 2: Academic History of Planning (2/2)
  8. Chapter 3: Reasons Not to Plan (1/2)
  9. Chapter 3: Reasons Not to Plan (2/2)
  10. Chapter 4: Project Success and Planning: What Are They? (1/2)
  11. Chapter 4: Project Success and Planning: What Are They? (2/2)
  12. Chapter 5: Efficiency versus Success (1/2)
  13. Chapter 5: Efficiency versus Success (2/2)
  14. Chapter 6: Planning Variation by Industry
  15. Chapter 7: Geography and Industry and Success (1/2)
  16. Chapter 7: Geography and Industry and Success (2/2)
  17. Chapter 8: Planning in the Construction Industry (1/2)
  18. Chapter 8: Planning in the Construction Industry (2/2)
  19. Chapter 9: Planning in Information Technology (1/2)
  20. Chapter 9: Planning in Information Technology (2/2)
  21. Chapter 10: Practical Planning Impacts on Success: A Software Development Case Study (1/2)
  22. Chapter 10: Practical Planning Impacts on Success: A Software Development Case Study (2/2)
  23. Chapter 11: Planning and Success in General Project Management (1/3)
  24. Chapter 11: Planning and Success in General Project Management (2/3)
  25. Chapter 11: Planning and Success in General Project Management (3/3)
  26. Chapter 12: Consensus on Planning and Success (1/2)
  27. Chapter 12: Consensus on Planning and Success (2/2)
  28. Chapter 13: Planning Deliverable Quality and Success (1/2)
  29. Chapter 13: Planning Deliverable Quality and Success (2/2)
  30. Chapter 14: How Much to Plan
  31. Chapter 15: Planning Phase Effort and Success (1/2)
  32. Chapter 15: Planning Phase Effort and Success (2/2)
  33. Chapter 16: What Is the Optimum Planning Phase Time? (1/2)
  34. Chapter 16: What Is the Optimum Planning Phase Time? (2/2)
  35. Chapter 17: Planning Budgets and Success (1/2)
  36. Chapter 17: Planning Budgets and Success (2/2)
  37. Chapter 18: Planning and Agile/Iterative Methods (1/2)
  38. Chapter 18: Planning and Agile/Iterative Methods (2/2)
  39. Chapter 19: Agile Methods and Success (1/3)
  40. Chapter 19: Agile Methods and Success (2/3)
  41. Chapter 19: Agile Methods and Success (3/3)
  42. Chapter 20: Planning’s Importance to Manager Success (1/2)
  43. Chapter 20: Planning’s Importance to Manager Success (2/2)
  44. Chapter 21: New Research: Planning and Manager’s Success (1/2)
  45. Chapter 21: New Research: Planning and Manager’s Success (2/2)
  46. Chapter 22: Conclusions
  47. Abbreviations
  48. Checklists (1/2)
  49. Checklists (2/2)
  50. Appendix A: The Original Research (1/3)
  51. Appendix A: The Original Research (2/3)
  52. Appendix A: The Original Research (3/3)
  53. Appendix B: Details of the Statistical Analysis (1/3)
  54. Appendix B: Details of the Statistical Analysis (2/3)
  55. Appendix B: Details of the Statistical Analysis (3/3)
  56. Appendix C: Details of the Survey (1/3)
  57. Appendix C: Details of the Survey (2/3)
  58. Appendix C: Details of the Survey (3/3)
  59. Appendix D: Final Model Sensitivity Analysis
  60. References (1/2)
  61. References (2/2)
  62. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Project Planning and Project Success
  • Author(s): Pedro Serrador
  • Release date: November 2014
  • Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
  • ISBN: 9781482205534