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Project and program management : a competency-based approach /

"Choosing the right people to carry out a project is essential to its success. When multiple projects are combined into a complex program, the human aspect becomes even more important. This book is the first to truly balance a complete account of the technical aspects of project and program man...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Springer, Mitchell L., 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023]
Edición:Fifth edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Project and Program Management
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Program/Project Management Competencies
  • Student PM Competency Model Paper Guidelines
  • Chapter 2. The Importance of Program/Project Management
  • Chapter 3. Process Management-Evolution and Definition
  • Historical Orientation
  • General Program Planning Models
  • Integrated Linear Models versus Integrated Nonlinear Models
  • Evaluation Methodologies and Accountability
  • Composition of a Planning Process
  • Chapter 4. Contract Types-What Type of Contract Should I Enter Into?
  • Factors in Selecting a Contract Type
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Cost Reimbursement Contracts
  • Time and Materials Contracts
  • Labor Hour Contracts
  • Letter Contracts
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 5. The Bidding Process-Obtaining a Price Quote
  • Bid Organization
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix
  • Before the Request for Proposal
  • On Receipt of the Request for Proposal
  • Proposal Generation Process
  • Review and Approval Process
  • Submittal Process
  • Post-Submittal Process
  • Post-Decision Process
  • Statement of Work
  • Technical Specification
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Classes of Estimates
  • Chapter 6. Defining the Work to be Performed
  • A Shortened Perspective
  • A More Detailed Perspective
  • Chapter 7. Scheduling and Staffing the Work
  • Types of Schedules
  • Network Approaches
  • Closing Thoughts on Developing a Network Diagram
  • Master Schedule
  • Intermediate Schedule
  • Detailed Schedules
  • Human Resource Plan
  • A More Detailed Perspective
  • Chapter 8. Risk Management-Mitigating the Impact
  • Risk Planning
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Handling
  • Chapter 9. Disruptive Technologies-Thinking Outside of the Box
  • Chapter 10. Cost, Schedule, and Performance Management-A Quantitative Premise
  • Defining the Initial Budget
  • Determining How We Are Performing against the Initial Budget
  • Keeping Track of Actual Costs
  • Getting Back on Schedule and Within Cost
  • A More Detailed Perspective
  • Course Project Details and Examples
  • Chapter 11. Multiple Generations in the Workplace-It's How We Grew Up
  • Late Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (60+)
  • Middle Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (40-60)
  • Early Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (20-40)
  • Adolescence Gerontological Life Phase (10-20)
  • Cohort Group (Veterans)
  • Cohort Group (Boomers)
  • Cohort Group (Generation Xers)
  • Cohort Group (Gen Y
  • Nexters
  • Millennials)
  • Cohort Group (Gen Z
  • 2019 Perspective)
  • Concluding Remarks on the Nurture Side
  • The New Next Professional Working Adult Learner (An Application of Collective Thought, 2019 Perspective)
  • Who Are the Students?
  • Why Are College Costs So High?
  • Moving Back Home and Its Implications
  • Postponing Marriage and Children