Rational Project Manager A Thinking Team's Guide to Getting Work Done

Name: Rational Project Manager A Thinking Team's Guide to Getting Work Done
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ISBN: 9780471721468

ISBN-10: 0471721468

ISBN-13: 9780471721468

Edition: 2005

Authors: A. Longman, Jim Mullins

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This comprehensive exploration of the project management process presents the tools, steps, and processes of project management and uncovers the critical thinking -- the why -- vital to project management excellence. Incorporating Kepner-Tregoes renowned and effective problem-solving and decision-making processes, the book guides you through the core activities of project managementplanning, solving problems, making decisions, and assessing risk. It positions projects within an organizations "performance environment," an understanding of which is essential for effective team performance and alignment. Offering a combination of overarching insights into organizational dynamics, as well as…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

ANDREW LONGMAN is a partner and Vice President of Marketing at Kepner-Tregoe, a consultancy specializing in strategic and operational decision making and critical thinking, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey.JIM MULLINS is a Senior Consultant and Worldwide Product Manager for eThinkr, Kepner-Tregoe's enterprise-wide software product for tracking and improving organizational problem solving and decision making. www.kepner-tregoe.com




The Missing Pieces of the Project Management Puzzle


Project Management as the New Imperative


Project Management Unplugged


Project Management in Action


The Stuff of Projects


Today's Projects: What Makes Them Different


Today's Game Is Speed


Disembodied Goals


The Ebb and Flow of Today's Teams


The Competition for Resources


The Revolving Door


The Penchant for Complexity


Projects Aren't Going Away


The Missing Pieces of the Project Management Puzzle


What's Ahead



Project Definition


Why Are We Doing This Project


State the Project


Develop Objectives


Develop the Work Breakdown Structure


Identify Resource Requirements


Additional Definition Topics



Project Planning


Assign Responsibility


Sequence Deliverables


Schedule Deliverables


Schedule Resources


Protect and Enhance the Plan


Enhance the Plan


Additional Planning Topics


Planning Summary



Project Implementation


Are You Ready to Do the Work


Start to Implement


Monitor the Project


Modify the Project


Closeout and Evaluate


Additional Implementation Topic


Implementation Summary



Managing People in Projects


Influencing People


The Performance System


Involving People


Communicating with People


Meetings and Communication


Summary



Project Decision Making and Problem Solving


Situation Appraisal


Decision Analysis


Problem Analysis


Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Summary



Installing Project


Management within an Organization


Ensuring Systematic Use of Project Management


Installing Project Management


How Should You Install Project Management in Your Organization


A Final Word on Project Management


Index