Book description
Learn from Other Projects to Avoid Pitfalls on Your Projects!Projects fail at an alarming rate, whether they are information technology, training, construction, or policy development projects. No matter the focus, each year we experience an abundance of challenged projects that either require super-human effort to resuscitate or die an untimely death.
Great Lessons in Project Management is a treasure trove of lessons learned from troubled projects—and from projects that went well. This collection of stories describes the events surrounding a particular challenge a project manager faced or a tool that another used effectively. Project managers of all types of projects can draw on these stories to validate their own good practices and to avoid the pitfalls so many have encountered on their projects.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 – SCOPE MANAGEMENT: If You Can See It, We Can Build It
- Chapter 2 – MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL: Can You Prove Your Project’s Status?
- Chapter 3 – PROJECT TEAM MANAGEMENT: Roles and Responsibilities Are Critical
- Chapter 4 – STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Consensus Is the Path to Success
- Chapter 5 – PROJECT INITIATION: Get Your Project Off to a Good Start
- Chapter 6 – COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT: Don’t Let Tech-Speak Threaten Your Project
- Chapter 7 – QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Make Quality Your Priority
- Chapter 8 – TIME MANAGEMENT: Schedules Are Guides for Those Who Do the Work
- Chapter 9 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Build a Realistic Project Team
- Chapter 10 – COST MANAGEMENT: Never Lose Track of the Money
- Chapter 11 – PROJECT GOVERNANCE: Organizational Support Is a Key Success Factor
- Chapter 12 – PROJECT INITIATION: The Charter Is the First, Best Tool for Project Clarity
- Chapter 13 – PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT: Take the Time Necessary to Ensure Project Success
- Chapter 14 – PROJECT PLANNING: Those Who Do, Should Plan
- Chapter 15 – RISK MANAGEMENT: Even the Best Planning Does Not Eliminate Risk
- Chapter 16 – RISK MANAGEMENT: Always Follow Up On Your Plans
- Chapter 17 – PROJECT EXECUTION: Sometimes the Napkin Approach Works
- Chapter 18 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Know Your Team
- Chapter 19 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION: Solution Complexity Is Seldom the Issue
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: Great Lessons in Project Management
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2015
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781567264739
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