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LESSONS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT IBD

APRESS
09 / 2011
9781430238348
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Sinopsis

Understand the Characteristics of a Project Always Have an Identified and Committed Sponsor Report Status on All Projects Focus on Deadline Dates Apply Some Level of Project Management Discipline Define and Plan the Work Don?t 'Microbuild' or Micromanage the Workplan Hire a Diverse Project Team Define the Many Aspects of What Is In Scope and Out of Scope Use the 'Big Three' Documents Use Scope Change Management Collect Metrics Give Performance Feedback Routinely Ensure Issues Management Is Everyone?s Responsibility Shorten Long Meetings to Sharpen the Focus Identify the Root Cause of Problems Use Quality Assurance Techniques to Validate Project Status Cancel Projects That Lose Business Support Use Risk Management to Respond to Discover Potential Problems Focus Your Quality Management on Processes, Not People Don?t Use Your Estimating Contingency for Scope Changes Develop a Communication Plan for Complex Projects Scale Your Processes Based on Project Size Plan the Project Even If You Start the Work at the Same Time Identify the Critical Path and How This Path Drives the Deadline Date Change Assumptions to Revise an Estimate Don?t Forget Face-to-Face Communication on Your Project Make Quality a Mindset and Ongoing Process Batch Small Scope Change Requests for Sponsor Approval Manage Your Vendor Projects Proactively Look for Risks Inherent to Your Project Get Sponsor Approval Before Investigating Large Scope Change Requests Make Sure the Cost of Collecting Metrics Does Not Exceed Their Value Use Multiple Estimating Techniques Keep Your Schedule Up to Date Use Issues Management to Choose the Best of Bad Alternatives Collect Metrics That Can Lead to Fundamental Improvements Evaluate All Risk Response Options in the Risk Plan Manage Client Expectations Use Milestones to Track Overall Progress Catch Errors As Early as Possible Gain Sponsor Approval for Scope Changes Requiring Budget and Deadline Deviations Be Proactive to Accelerate the Project Schedule Use the Work Breakdown Structure to Identify All the Work Write Your Status Reports From the Readers? Perspective Update Your Risk Plan Throughout the Project Don?t Deliver More Than the Client Requested Make One Person Responsible for Each Activity Focus on Deadlines to Keep Your Project from Wandering Gain Agreement on Project Metrics Ahead of Time

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