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Work Breakdown Structures : the Foundation for Project Management Excellence.
Understand and apply new concepts regarding Work Breakdown StructuresThe Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) has emerged as a foundational concept and tool in Project Management. It is an enabler that ensures clear definition and communication of project scope while performing a critical role as a monito...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES: THE FOUNDATION FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Part I: Introduction To WBS Concepts; Chapter 1: Background and Key Concepts; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES; DEFINING WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES; IMPORTANCE OF THE WBS; WBS LESSON LEARNED: A BRIEF ILLUSTRATION; WBS CONCEPTS; DESCRIBING THE WBS; THE HOUSE METAPHOR-A CONSISTENT EXAMPLE; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 2: Applying WBS Attributes and Concepts; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; WBS ATTRIBUTES; WBS Core Characteristics; WBS Use-Related Characteristics; WBS DECOMPOSITION.
- WBS IN PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, PORTFOLIOS, AND THE ENTERPRISEWBS REPRESENTATIONS; WBS TOOLS; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Part II: WBS Application In Projects; Chapter 3: Project Initiation and the WBS; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; PROJECT CHARTER; PRELIMINARY PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT; CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, STATEMENTS OF WORK (SOW); CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Defining Scope through the WBS; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; PRODUCT SCOPE DESCRIPTION; PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT (SCOPE DEFINITION); WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE; BEGINNING WITH THE ELABORATED WBS; USE-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS; WBS DICTIONARY; DELIVERABLE-BASED MANAGEMENT.
- ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENTSCOPE BASELINE; ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 5: The WBS in Procurement and Financial Planning; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; BUILD VERSUS BUY DECISIONS; COST ESTIMATING; COST BUDGETING; COST BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 6: Quality, Risk, Resource and Communication Planning with the WBS; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; APPROACHING QUALITY, RESOURCE AND RISK PLANNING; USING EXISTING TEMPLATES AND PROCESSES; CREATING PROCESSES TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT; UTILIZING THE WBS AS A BASIS FOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYING THE WBS AND WBS DICTIONARY.
- THE WHOLE IS NOT GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS--IT EQUALS PRECISELY 100% OF THE SUM OF ITS PARTSEXAMINING PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS; COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING USING THE WBS AS A FOUNDATION; DEVELOPING THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN; THE COMMUNICATIONS MATRIX; THE HIERARCHY OF INFORMATION; THE MEETING MATRIX; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 7: The WBS as a Starting Point for Schedule Development; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; DEMYSTIFYING THE TRANSITION FROM THE WBS TO THE PROJECT SCHEDULE; PUTTING THESE CONCEPTS TO WORK; THE WBS IN HIERARCHICAL OUTLINE FORM; IDENTIFYING DEPENDENCIES BETWEEN SCOPE ELEMENTS.
- REPRESENTING SCOPE SEQUENCE AND DEPENDENCYCREATING A HIGH-LEVEL SCOPE SEQUENCE REPRESENTATION; THE CONCEPT OF INCLUSION; THE SCOPE RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM; CREATING A SCOPE DEPENDENCY PLAN; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Chapter 8: The WBS in Action; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; ACQUIRING THE PROJECT TEAM; DIRECTING AND MANAGING PROJECT EXECUTION AND INTEGRATED CHANGE MANAGEMENT; PERFORMING SCOPE MANAGEMENT; SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND THE TRIPLE CONSTRAINT; REVIEWING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES; PERFORMING QUALITY ASSURANCE; PERFORMING SCOPE VERIFICATION; CHAPTER SUMMARY.