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Pragmatic Project Management : Five Scalable Steps to Success.

Scale Your Project Management Efforts to Maximize Success! One size does not fit all in project management. Selecting an approach that is appropriate for the size and complexity of a project is essential to achieving success. Over-managing a small project can bog it down in bureaucracy, while a laid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pratt, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intro; Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Sizing the Project and Adjusting Project Management to Scale; Sizing the Project; Scaling the Work; Chapter 2 Pragmatic PM Element #1: The Project Charter; The Need for Speed versus the Need for Information; The Project Charter; Chapter 3 Pragmatic PM Element #2: The Project Team; The Informal Team; Project, Functional, Matrix, and Hybrid Teams; Stakeholders; Critical Team Management Factors; Scaling Project Team Management; Scaling the Project Team.
  • Project Team Planning ChecklistChapter 4 Pragmatic PM Element #3: The Project Plan; The Vision Statement; Project Objectives; Requirements; Project Tasks; Task Estimating; Project Planning Checklist; Chapter 5: Pragmatic PM Element #4: Project Issue Management; The Issue Tracking Log; The Issue Management Form; Prioritizing Issues; Scope-Change Requests; Risk Management; Escalating Issues; Delegating Issues; Managing Stakeholder and User Expectations; Scaling the Work; Issue Management Checklist; Chapter 6: Pragmatic PM Element #5: Project Status Tracking and Reporting.
  • Reporting Project StatusTracking and Controlling the Project; Objective and Subjective Assessments; Cost and Schedule Metrics; Scope and Quality Metrics; Case Study: Proving a Project's Status; Scaling Project Tracking and Reporting Efforts; Case Study: Scaling Status Reporting Practices; Project Status Tracking and Reporting Checklist; Final Thoughts; Appendix I: Additional Case Studies; Case 1: The IT Project Gone Awry; Case 1 Solution; Case 2: The New House; Case 2 Solution; Case 3: The Out-of-Touch Project Sponsor; Case 3 Solution.
  • Appendix II: The 40 Key Rules of Pragmatic Project ManagementRecommended Reading; Index.