January 2023
Beginner to intermediate
592 pages
9h 38m
English
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Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control, Sixth Edition: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget, 6th Edition
by James P. Lewis
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INDEX
Abilene paradox, 135–136
A/B style, 113
AC, 322
Accelerating Innovation (Patterson), 287, 405
Accidental project manager, 3, 69
Accommodating a known risk, 306–307
Accurate records, 358–359
Action, 163
Active listening, 415
Activity float, 450
Activity maximum float, 450–451
Activity-on-arrow (AOA) notation, 255, 256
Activity-on-node (AON) notation, 256
Actual cost (AC), 322
Actual costs of work performed (ACWP), 250, 321, 325, 331
Adaptability/flexibility, 171–173
Adaptive action, 163
Adjacent-quadrant double-dominant profiles, 112
Administrative closure, 290
A/D style, 113
Aggressive person, 68
Ahead of schedule/spending correctly, 341–343
Ahead of schedule/underspent, 345–347
Air bags, 305
Airbus, ...
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