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The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right


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This results-oriented resource is a must-have strategic partner for project managers of every industry. Shifting priorities, budget cuts, unexpected interruptions….the obstacles that project managers face daily are sometimes relentless and always burdensome. Now, the average project is only growing more complicated. The Project Management Tool Kit is filled with step-by-step guidance that will enable managers to complete even the most complex projects both on time and on budget. The book also offers 100 powerful, practical tips and techniques in a variety of areas, including: Scope planning Schedule development and adjustment Cost estimating and control Defining and using project metrics Decision-making and problem solving Motivation and leadership Stakeholder engagement and expectation management Risk identification and monitoring Extensively updated and revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the checklists, charts, examples, and tools for easy implementation in this invaluable resource will help project managers of all types tackle any challenge that comes their way.

Table of Contents:
Contents Introduction to the Third Editionxi 1.Activity Definition (PMBOK® Guide 6.2)1 2.Activity Duration Estimating (PMBOK® Guide 6.5)4 3.Activity Resource Estimating (PMBOK® Guide 6.4)7 4.Activity Sequencing (PMBOK® Guide 6.3)10 5.Brainstorming13 6.Canceling Projects15 7.Cause-and-Effect Analysis17 8.Closing Projects (PMBOK® Guide 4.6)19 9.Coaching and Mentoring23 10.Communicating Informally25 11.Communications Control (PMBOK® Guide 10.3)27 12.Communications Management (PMBOK® Guide 10.2)29 13.Communications Planning (PMBOK® Guide 10.1)31 14.Conflict Resolution34 15.Consensus-Building for Your Ideas37 16.Constraint Management and Plan Optimization39 17.Cost Budgeting (PMBOK® Guide 7.3)42 18.Cost Control (PMBOK® Guide 7.4)44 19.Cost Estimating (PMBOK® Guide 7.2)46 20.Cost Planning (PMBOK® Guide 7.1)48 21.Creative Problem-Solving51 22.Customer Interviews54 23.Decision-Making56 24.Delegating Responsibility58 25.Delphi Technique60 26.Earned-Value Management (EVM)62 27.Forecasting Project Completion65 28.Global Teams68 29.Human Resource Planning (PMBOK® Guide 9.1)73 30.Influence Without Authority76 31.Inheriting a Project79 32.Integrated Change Control (PMBOK® Guide 4.5)81 33.Issue Management84 34.Leadership86 35.Market Research89 36.Matrix Teams (Cross-Functional Teams)91 37.Meetings94 38.Motivation98 39.Multiple Dependent Projects100 40.Multiple Independent Projects104 41.Negotiating Contracts107 42.Negotiating Project Changes109 43.Organizational Change111 44.Organizing for Project Management114 45.Performance Problem Resolution116 46.Presentations118 47.Problem Escalation120 48.Process Improvement122 49.Procurement Close-Out (PMBOK® Guide 12.4)124 50.Procurement Contracting (PMBOK® Guide 12.2)126 51.Procurement Control (PMBOK® Guide 12.3)130 52.Procurement Planning (PMBOK® Guide 12.1)132 53.Project Baseline Setting135 54.Project Charter (PMBOK® Guide 4.1)137 55.Project Infrastructure139 56.Project Initiation143 57.Project Life Cycle146 58.Project Metrics150 59.Project Objective and Priorities156 60.Project Office160 61.Project Plan Development (PMBOK® Guide 4.2)162 62.Project Plan Execution (PMBOK® Guide 4.3)165 63.Project Reviews168 64.Project Variance Analysis (PMBOK® Guide 4.4)171 65.Project Vision174 66.Qualitative Risk Analysis (PMBOK® Guide 11.3)176 67.Quality Assurance (PMBOK® Guide 8.2)179 68.Quality Control (PMBOK® Guide 8.3)181 69.Quality Planning (PMBOK® Guide 8.1)183 70.Quantitative Risk Analysis (PMBOK® Guide 11.4)185 71.Required Skills Analysis188 72.Requirements Collection (PMBOK® Guide 5.2)190 73.Resource Leveling193 74.Responsibility Analysis196 75.Return on Investment Analysis198 76.Rewards and Recognition201 77.Risk Identification (PMBOK® Guide 11.2)203 78.Risk-Management Planning (PMBOK® Guide 11.1)206 79.Risk Monitoring and Control (PMBOK® Guide 11.6)208 80.Risk Response Planning (PMBOK® Guide 11.5)210 81.Schedule Control (PMBOK® Guide 6.7)214 82.Schedule Development (PMBOK® Guide 6.6)217 83.Schedule Planning (PMBOK® Guide 6.1)221 84.Scope Change Control (PMBOK® Guide 5.6)224 85.Scope Definition (PMBOK® Guide 5.3)227 86.Scope Planning (PMBOK® Guide 5.1)230 87.Scope Verification (PMBOK® Guide 5.5)232 88.Software and Technical Tools for Project Management234 89.Sponsorship237 90.Stakeholder Engagement Control (PMBOK® Guide 13.4)240 91.Stakeholder Engagement Management (PMBOK® Guide 13.3)242 92.Stakeholder Identification (PMBOK® Guide 13.1)244 93.Stakeholder Management Planning (PMBOK® Guide 13.2)246 94.Start-Up Workshop248 95.Status Collection251 96.Team Acquisition (PMBOK® Guide 9.2)254 97.Team Development (PMBOK® Guide 9.3)256 98.Team Management (PMBOK® Guide 9.4)258 99.Transitioning to Project Leadership260 100.Work Breakdown Structure (PMBOK® Guide 5.4)262 Index265 About the Author273

About the Author :
Tom Kendrick, PMP has over 35 years of project and program experience, including senior positions with Hewlett-Packard and Visa. A respected author, he received PMI's David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award for the previous edition of this book.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780814433454
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
  • Publisher Imprint: Amacom
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0814433456
  • Publisher Date: 06 Mar 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 403 gr


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