Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Project Scope and Objectives

Project Business Case

Project Initiation

Chapter 2. Work Breakdown Structure

WBS Development Steps

The Division Bases

Comparison of the Different Bases

Process-Oriented Projects

Organizational Priorities

Semantics

Changing the Paradigm

Example

Work Breakdown Structure Examples

Chapter 3. Resource Breakdown Structure

RBS Development

The Primary Division Bases

Lower-Level Division Bases for People Resources

Nomenclature, Dimensions, and Units

Resource Breakdown Structure Examples

Chapter 4. Estimating Models

Early Estimates

Bottom-up Estimating

Accuracy

Parametric Estimating

Analogous Estimating

Ratio Estimating

Range Estimating

The Three-Quarters Rule

The Square-Root Rule

The Two-Thirds Rule

Expert Judgment

Normalization

Chapter 5. Scheduling

Two Basic Networking Techniques

Common Calculations

Schedule Management

Gantt Charts

Chapter 6. External Projects

Specifications

Contracts

Response to Specifications

Bidding

Project Costs

Direct Costs

Indirect Costs

Overhead

Allowance

Contingency

Project Audit

Chapter 7. Progress Monitoring

Develop a Monitoring Plan

Details of Monitoring

Earned Value

Productivity

Chapter 8. Change Management

Causes of Change

Feed Forward

Impact of Schedule on Cost

Project Life-Cycle Costs

Impact of Project Risk

Chapter 9. Managing Project Knowledge

The Interrelationship Between PM and KM

Goals

Functions

Communication

Structure

Technology

Knowledge

Process

Change

Learning

Practice

PMO and CoP

Improving PM through KM

Bibliography

Index