| Description |
1 online resource (x, 262 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Project Management Jungle -- ch. 1 Welcome to the Project Management Jungle -- Escape Is Possible from the Project Management Jungle -- What Creates the Project Management Jungle? -- TACTILE Management™ Defined -- Succeeding in the Project Management Jungle -- pt. II The Foundation of TACTILE Management -- ch. 2 The Seven Characteristics of Successful Projects -- Transparency -- Accountability -- Communication -- Trust -- Integrity -- Leadership That Drives Needed Change -- Execution Results -- pt. III Mastering the Expectations of Key Stakeholders -- ch. 3 Expectations Management -- High-Level Stakeholder Expectations -- Case Study: The R.101 Project -- Traditional Project Constraints with Stakeholder Expectations -- Triple Expectations Pyramid -- Putting It All Together |
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Ch. 4 The Triple Expectations Pyramid and Your Customer -- Customer Expectations: Scope -- Customer Expectations: Cost -- Customer Expectations: Schedule -- ch. 5 The Triple Expectations Pyramid and Your Management -- Two Toxic Management Styles -- Your Management's Expectations: Scope -- Your Management's Expectations: Schedule -- Your Management's Expectations: Cost -- ch. 6 The Triple Expectations Pyramid and Your Team -- Your Team's Expectations: Scope -- Your Team's Expectations: Schedule -- Your Team's Expectations: Cost -- Using the Triple Expectations Pyramid -- pt. IV Avoiding Pitfalls in the Five Key Areas of a Project -- ch. 7 Initiating -- PM Assignment -- Project Charter -- Project Scope -- Preplanning the Plan -- Avoiding Toxic Management in Initiation -- Case Study: The Path Less Taken -- ch. 8 Planning -- Creating the Initial (Baseline) Plan -- Historical Planning Approaches |
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TACTILE Planning Approach -- Project Management Plan Basics: Scope, Time, Cost, and Risk Management -- Finishing the Plan: Quality Assurance, Human Resources, Communication, Procurement, and Integration Management -- Discovering and Addressing Needed Information Until Approval -- Flexibly Looking Ahead -- Avoiding Toxic Management in Planning -- Case Study: The Path Less Taken -- ch. 9 Executing -- Executing to the Plan -- TACTILE Execution Approach -- Meetings -- Controlling Change Control -- Selling New Baselines -- Learning How to Win -- Case Study: The Path Less Taken -- ch. 10 Monitoring, Controlling, and Reporting -- Monitoring -- Controlling (Don't Even Try) -- Reporting -- Case Study: The Path Less Taken -- ch. 11 Closing -- Properly Close All Project Activities -- Capture Data for Organizational Learning -- Ensure Personal Growth -- Case Study: The Path Less Taken -- pt. V Living Well in the Project Management Jungle -- ch. 12 "From Chaos Comes Creativity, from Order Comes Profit". |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Project management.
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Project Success.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| Related To |
Print version: Russell, Doug. Succeeding in the project management jungle. New York : American Management Association, c2011 9780814416150 (DLC) 2010033809 (OCoLC)657223830 |
| ISBN |
9780814416167 ODE (electronic bk.) |
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0814416160 ODE (electronic bk.) |
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