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Chapter 5
by James P. Lewis
Fundamentals of Project Management, Third Edition
Copyright
Figure List
Preface to the Third Edition
An Overview of Project Management
Project Failures
What Is Project Management?
It Is Not Just Scheduling!
One-Person Projects
The Big Trap—Working Project Managers
You Can’t Have It All!
The Phases of a Project
The Steps in Managing a Project
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)
Summary
Questions for Review
The Role of the Project Manager
What Is Managing?
Definitions of Management
Do You Want to Be a Project Manager?
Planning the Project
The Absolute Imperative of Planning
Planning Defined
Sign-Off of the Plan
Changing the Plan
Suggestions for Effective Planning
Project Planning Steps
Exercise
Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project
Defining the Problem
Confusion of Terms
The Real World
The Real Mission of Every Project
Developing Project Objectives
The Nature of Objectives
Assessing Project Risks
Planning Exercise
Using the Work Breakdown Structure to Plan a Project
A Simple Example
Guidelines for Developing the WBS
Estimating Time, Costs, and Resources
Exercise
Scheduling Project Work
A Brief History of Scheduling
Exercise
Producing a Workable Schedule
Schedule Computations
Converting Arrow Diagrams to Bar Charts
Assigning Resources to Tasks
Exercise
Project Control and Evaluation
Achieving Team Member Self-Control
Characteristics of a Project Control System
Project Evaluation
Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis
Measuring Progress
Measuring Project Performance/Quality
Earned Value Analysis
Responding to Variances
Acceptable Variances
Using Percentage Complete to Measure Progress
Exercise
Managing the Project Team
Team Building
Promoting Teamwork Through Planning
A Final Suggestion
How to Make Project Management Work in Your Company
Project Management for Everyone
My Head Hurts
Answers to Chapter Questions
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
References and Reading List
About Jim Lewis
Index
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WBS for camping trip:
Figure A-1. WBS for camping trip.
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