... the project
requirements. Project management is ac-
complished through the application and
integration of the 42 logically grouped
project management processes compris-
ing the 5 Process Groups: ... certainties in life. To paraphrase James P. Lewis, author
of the first three editions of this book, in Chapter 3, project failures
are caused primarily by the failure to pla...
... three.
n Chapter 1, I talked about the high cost of project failures.
Almost every study finds that failures are caused primarily
by poor project management, especially the failure to plan
properly. ... meeting of his project
team to prepare a plan. His boss called him out of the confer-
ence room.
“What are you doing?” asked the boss.
“Planning our project, ” explained the fe...
... at improvement of performance. The
maintenance review just tries to keep the project on track. The
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every member of the project team is practicing proper control
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When people fill out...
... are
found while project work is being performed, change requests are
issued which may modify project policies
or procedures, project scope, project cost
or budget, project schedule, or project
quality.” ... that you adopt a singular,
comprehensive approach to tracking changes across projects. You
can add or omit information as appropriate.
As with many project templates, the con...
... adopt a
participative
style
of leadership.
then perhaps we should just give up on the whole thing and keep
running projects by the seat of the pants. Right?
Wrong.
The fact that measures of progress
are ... may
have existed, it is often the failure of people to properly apply them
that causes the problem, so, again, we are back to people.
The tools and techniques of project ma...
... spend time
talking about project management, sit in on project planning or
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៑ It may be useful to consider setting up a project support
person or office to do all scheduling for your project managers.
Rather than have everyone try to master...
... 74 79
example of using, 69 71
guidelines for developing, 71 73
as part of project plan, 39
for project teams, 158
scheduling in, 6, 70 72
uses of, 68, 73 74
working hours, 109
working project managers, 7 8, ... 38
mistakes, 172 – 173
monitoring
as project process, 19
as step in project management, 16
motivation
and authority, 113
and leadership, 173 – 174
multiple...
... unexpected problems that
come up during the course of a project. And the more methodical your approach to the project, the better your
chances of finding creative and appropriate solutions.
Previous ... well-run projects sometimes prove
difficult to close out. That final report, the last conclusion, the commitment to paper often prove to be
the hardest parts of the entire project.
P...
... Team.)
PROMOTING TEAMWORK THROUGH PLANNING
A primary rule of planning is that those individuals who must implement the plan should participate in
preparing it. Yet leaders often plan projects by ... well-known company arranged to have about
2,000 people spend two weeks planning a major project. When the members of the accounting department
multiplied 2,000 people by 80 hours by $50...
... desired project outcomes.
Project Scope Management
Changes to project scope are often the factors that kill a project.
Project scope management includes authorizing the job, devel-
oping a scope statement ... is application of knowledge, skills, tools,
and techniques to project activities to meet project require-
ments. Project management is accomplished by applying t...