Advanced Project Management: A Complete Guide to the Key Processes, Models and Techniques - Hardcover

Orr, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749440945 ISBN 13: 9780749440947

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2004

Synopsis

To move from intermediate to advanced project management, a project manager must understand not only the project itself, but the overall needs of the company. <i>Advanced Project Management</i> explains the necessary skills, setting out the processes, methods and tools which enable the management of complex projects.

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About the Author

Alan D Orr, MBA, is a chartered engineer who has worked as a project manager with major blue chip companies such as British Airways, CAA, Motorola, Nokia, Sony and Ericsson. He has managed all types of projects, large and small, from IT systems building to operating software development.

From the Back Cover

Advanced Project Management clearly explains the processes, methods and tools that will enable a project manager to handle complex projects.

Contents include:

getting started;
estimating timescales and budgets;
moving from macro to micro planning;
team building;
running the project on a day-to-day basis;
project control;
shutting the project down;
emergency actions.

Includes a free CD ROM containing practical template forms and
processes that can be used for the day-to-day management of a project.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

<p><b>Chapter 1: Starting an advanced project successfully</b><br><br> Theme 1: Stakeholder management<br><br> Theme 2: Build the business case<br><br> Theme 3: Start long-lead activities<br><br> Theme 4: Define early roles and responsibilities<br><br> <b>Chapter 2: Building the macro plan</b><br><br> The macro plan<br><br> Budget<br><br> The work breakdown structure<br><br> Work package detailed planning<br><br> Work breakdown summary<br><br> <b>Chapter 3: Building the detailed project plan</b><br><br> Produce the detailed-level requirements<br><br> Produce the project schedule<br><br> Produce the project plan<br><br> <b>Chapter 4: Building the project team</b><br><br> Define the project team<br><br> Motivate the project team<br><br> Listen to the project team<br><br> Gain the respect of the project team<br><br> <b>Chapter 5: How to run the project on a day-to-day basis</b><br><br> What is the type of project that you are going to run?<br><br> What is the strategy for the execution of your project?<br><br> How will you implement the execution strategy?<br><br> How can you ensure that quality remains on the agenda?<br><br> Have you ensured that those involved clearly understand their role?<br><br> <b>Chapter 6: Monitoring and controlling the project</b><br><br> Management style<br><br> Performance management<br><br> Performance analysis<br><br> Interfaces<br><br> Systems<br><br> <b>Chapter 7: Successfully shutting down the project</b><br><br> Project close<br><br> Maintenance planning<br><br> Quality control<br><br> Post-project review<br><br> Documentation<br><br> <b>Chapter 8: Emergency actions</b><br><br> Symptoms<br><br> Implementation<br><br> Options<br><br> Completing the analysis<br><br> Control<br><br> Closing the rescue project</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749440945
• ISBN 13: 9780749440947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 246