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Project Management
Project Management Overview
 | Definition of project and project management |
| The project management system |
| The project life cycle |
| Project constraints |
| The costs of quality |
| Managing small projects |
| Gaining organizational support |
Understanding the Project Managers Role
| Traits of a project manager |
| Responsibilities and duties |
| The need for good people skills |
| The importance of leadership |
| Effective meeting guidelines |
| Problems in assuming multiple roles |
Defining the Problem
| The Importance of the Definition Phase |
| Stakeholders |
| Aspects of the Definition Phase |
| Solving Closed-Ended Problems |
| Defining Open-Ended Problems |
| The Project Charter |
Determining the Strategy
| Definition of Strategy |
| Steps to Determine Strategy |
| Develop the Strategies List |
| Rank the Strategies List |
| Identify Risk |
| Contingency Planning |
| People Problems |
Developing the Work Breakdown Structure
| WBS basics |
| Identifying tasks |
| WBS procedures |
| WBS guidelines |
| Network diagram basics |
| Network diagram procedures |
Estimating and Scheduling Resources
| Basics of Scheduling |
| The Definition of Estimating |
| Assumptions When Estimating |
| Estimating Methods |
| Resource Estimates |
| Basics of Budgeting |
| Approval of Work Plan |
| Project Management Software |
Understanding Scheduling Computations
| Basics of scheduling computations |
| Forward pass computations |
| Backward pass computations |
| Activity maximum float |
| Network calculations |
| Constrained end date scheduling |
| Reducing activity durations |
| Use of the bar chart |
Tracking Project Activities
| Basics of Control |
| Guidelines for Controlling a Project |
| Approaches to Monitoring |
| Graph Analysis |
| Spreadsheet Analysis |
| Status Reporting |
| Review Meetings |
| Accommodating Changes Deviations |
Closing Out the Project
| How Projects End |
| Closing a Project |
| Verification and Approval of Results |
| Reallocation of Resources |
| Delivery of Results |
| Final Report |
Formalizing Project Management Standards
| Developing a project methodology |
| Roles and responsibilities |
| Deliverables and approvals |
| Process review |
| ISO requirements |
Developing Project Teams
| Definition of Team |
| How Project Teams Are Different |
| Team Building |
| Communication |
| Issues in Team Building |
| Team Member Roles and Responsibilities |
| Teams and Decision Making |
| An Individual's Needs |
| Differences in Thinking Styles |
Ensuring Your Own Effectiveness
| The values approach |
| Life planning |
| Time management guidelines |
| Speaking and writing skills |
| Certification |
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