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Project Management Survival: A Practical Guide to Leading, Managing and Delivering Challenging Projects - Hardcover
Synopsis
<p>This book is written for the person who finds themselves handed a major corporate project and is wondering how to see it through successfully without ending up on the candidacy list for the sack.<br><br>Written from a real-world perspective, this book provides you with a template for success based on project management techniques from the school of corporate hard knocks. Author Richard Jones shows you how to avoid project killers, such as inheriting an incompetent, scared, or doomed team. He also gives practical advice on getting to the truth of a project, getting the right initial plan, developing a genuinely workable plan, and reveals how to manage people so the project stays on track.<br><br>If you are tasked suddenly with managing a project in-house, the likelihood is that you will find that you are dumped in an impossible situation. This book shows you how to control the situation and come out on top.</p>
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About the Author
<b>Richard Jones</b> is a founding partner of Ventura Team LLP. He has managed projects for major companies including Shell, Universal Studios, BNFL, British Steel, Pilkington Glass and British Telecom.
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<p><b>Part I. Understanding Projects</b><br><br> 1. What Are Projects and Why Do They Fail?<br><br> 2. Dead Project Walking -- Why some projects must be killed<br><br> <b>Part II. Where are We?</b><br><br> 3. Diagnosing an Existing Project<br><br> <b>Part III. Getting the Right Initial Plan</b><br><br> 4. Leading Projects<br><br> 5. Project Scope and Initation<br><br> 6. Agreeing Objectives<br><br> 7. Milestones<br><br> 8. Refining Milestones<br><br> 9. Activities/Work Breakdown Structure<br><br> 10. Assigning Resources<br><br> 11. Time Estimation<br><br> 12. Resource Availability<br><br> 13. Dependencies<br><br> 14. Risk and Mitigation<br><br> <b>Part IV. Getting the Plan Right</b><br><br> 15. Optimizing the Plan<br><br> <b>Part V. Staying on Track</b><br><br> 16. Roles, Responsibilities and Communication<br><br> 17. Updating the Plan<br><br> 18. Monitoring Progress<br><br> 19. Handling Issues<br><br> 20. Controlling Change<br><br> 21. Reporting<br><br> 22. Project Closure<br><br> Appendix 1. The Changing Nature of Projects<br><br> Appendix 2. Project Management Software<br><br> Appendix 3. Project Management Approaches and Methodologies<br><br> Appendix 4. Problem-solving Techniques<br><br> Appendix 5. References and Resources</p>
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