,
Index
acceptance of risk
accountabilities, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
assigning
business programmes
for change decisions
coach/facilitator
handover of
implementation
individual
programme management director, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
programme managers
project board
project manager, 2nd
project review group, 2nd
and responsibility
for reviews
shared
single point accountability
of sponsor, 2nd
and structure
team managers and members
workouts, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
accounting systems, 2nd, 3rd
see also finances; management accounting
acknowledgements
active reporting
activity list, 2nd
administration of project
advice from organisations
agile projects
analysis code
analysis paralysis
application code, 2nd
approvals, 2nd
recording, 2nd
Aristotle
assertiveness
assumptions as risks
authorisation, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
of funds, 2nd
Authorisation Support Office, 2nd, 3rd
backcasting
Bacon, Francis
Bagehot, Walter
balanced optimisation, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
bar charts
milestones
progress reports, 2nd
batching projects
reason for
benchmarking, 2nd, 3rd
benchmarking study, 2nd
benefits, 2nd
and business objectives, 2nd
categories of
estimating
FAST (technique)
financial
focus on
forecasting, 2nd
intangible and tangible
measuring, 2nd, 3rd
net
timing
benefits statements
Bernal, J.D.
Bonar Law, Andrew
bonus schemes
bookkeeping, 2nd
bottlenecks, resource
brainstorming, 2nd
Brecht, Bertolt, 2nd
bridging
Bronowski, Jacob
Brooks, F.
bubble diagrams
buffers, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
report, 2nd
business case, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
administration of project
finance
initial document, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
milestones
progress reporting
project definition, 2nd
project organisation, 2nd
project plan
sections
Business Case Gate
business objectives, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
and benefits, 2nd
business planning, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and business programmes
cycle
Business Planning Office, 2nd
business programme board, 2nd, 3rd
Business Programme Offices, 2nd
business programmes, 2nd, 3rd
accountabilities
building
and business plans
definition, 2nd
managers, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
roles
schedule and expected revenue
sponsor, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Business Strategy and Planning Board, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Butler, Samuel, 2nd
capacity buffer, 2nd
career progression, 2nd
Carr, E.H.
cause and effect analysis
Cavafy, Constantine
champions, 2nd
change control
accountability for decisions
cause and effect analysis
continuous change, 2nd
failed initiatives
impact assessment, 2nd
and issues
process
software
sources of change
workout
change log, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
change in project
change request form
Chesterton, G.K., 2nd, 3rd
closed project
closure, 2nd, 3rd
actions
checklist, 2nd
objective
report, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
review
statement
steps
see also termination
closure meeting
agenda
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
coach/facilitator, 2nd
accountabilities
concepts, 2nd, 3rd
conditions of satisfaction, 2nd, 3rd
Congreve, William
constraints
critical chain
in project definition
Constraints, Theory of, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
consultancies, 2nd
contact list
contingency costs, 2nd, 3rd
contingency plans, 2nd, 3rd
health check
contracting organisations
core team, 2nd, 3rd
corporate maturity, 2nd
correspondence in project file
cost centre code
cost performance index (CPI)
cost plans, 2nd
base estimate, 2nd
contingency, 2nd, 3rd
hard estimate, 2nd
scope reserve, 2nd
soft estimate, 2nd
costs, 2nd
actual and committed
data needs
estimating
forecasting, 2nd, 3rd
measuring
and time reporting
critical chain, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
critical path, 2nd
software
steps in chain
critical success factors
cross-functional working, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
teams, 2nd, 3rd
culture, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and implementation
of organisation
customer-facing projects
decision making, 2nd, 3rd
at gates, 2nd, 3rd
cross-functional
Detailed Investigation Gate
Development Gate
devolving
gate questions, 2nd
Initial Investigation Gate
for major issues
prioritising projects, 2nd
project sponsor
Release Gate
Trial Gate
workout
deliverable report
deliverables, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
breakdown structure
closure checklist
and initial business case
in project definition
in project file
in project plan
workout
Detailed Investigation Gate, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
decision making, 2nd, 3rd
review
simple projects
Detailed Investigation Stage, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
checklist
forecasts
key deliverables
process steps
Develop and Test stage, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
checklist
key deliverables
process steps
Development Gate, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
decisions at, 2nd
painting by numbers, 2nd
Dimension Four method, 2nd, 3rd
discounted cash flow, 2nd
‘doability’ of projects
documentation, 2nd, 3rd
closure checklist
Initial Business Case, 2nd
process framework
reviews
drivers
value drivers
drum buffers
DSDM projects
duration of project
early stages see investigative stages
earned value
cost and time reporting
performance indices
S-curves
usefulness
efficiency savings
Einstein, Albert
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Eliot, T.S.
Ellis, H.F.
emergency projects
enabling projects
end of project
environment for projects
new structures
project control
support offices
systems
envisioning
e:PSO
exceptions, 2nd
expertise health check
extended project life cycle
extended team, 2nd
facilitated workshops
facilities: closure checklist
failed change initiatives
fast-track processes
feasibility report, 2nd
feedback, 2nd
feeder buffer, 2nd
finances, 2nd, 3rd
authorisations, 2nd
benefits, 2nd
earned value
forecasting
management controls
plan
in progress report
in project file
summary
workout
financial reporting
financial sheet
focus groups
fog, walking in, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
forecasting
benefits, 2nd
in business case
costs, 2nd, 3rd
financial
manpower
purpose of
resource allocation, 2nd, 3rd
update report
workout
framework see staged project
functional analysis systems technique (FAST), 2nd
functional boundaries
functional structures, 2nd, 3rd
future role of functions
functional thinking
fund management, 2nd
funding project
see also finances
gates, 2nd, 3rd
decisions at, 2nd, 3rd
as entry points, 2nd, 3rd
naming, 2nd
plans
Release Gate, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and revalidating projects
reviews
Trial Gate, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
see also Detailed Investigation; Development Gate; Initial Investigation
GenSight Group
Gide, André
Gilbert, W.S.
goal directed programmes
Goldratt, Eli, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
handover
health checks, 2nd, 3rd
in workout, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
heartbeat programmes
helicopter view
hold, project on
Horace
How–Why charting, 2nd
Hoyle, Fred
Hubbard, Douglas
Huxley, Aldous
idea creation
implementation
accountabilities
advice from others
benchmarking
and corporate culture
corporate maturity, 2nd
employing consultants, 2nd
stages
strategy
tailoring framework
timescale
top management support, 2nd
influence mapping
information systems
Initial Business Case, 2nd
document, 2nd
Initial Investigation Gate, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
decisions at, 2nd
review
Initial Investigation Stage, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
addressing risk
checklist for starting
deliverables
goal of, 2nd
process steps
and proposal
steps prior to
interdependencies, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
in project plan
internal projects
internal rate of return
investigative stages, 2nd, 3rd
importance of, 2nd
and multiple projects
rapid projects
simple projects
see also Detailed Investigation; Initial Investigation
investment appraisal methods
investment review group, 2nd
Isochron Dimension Four, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
issue breakthrough technique
issues, 2nd, 3rd
closure checklist
dealing with
defined, 2nd
opportunity issues, 2nd
problem issues
in progress report
resolving
and risk
issues log, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
using
job descriptions and roles
‘just do it’ projects
Kissinger, Henry
large projects
launch stage
leadership
style, 2nd
legitimate projects, 2nd
lessons learned, 2nd, 3rd
Levicki, Cyril
life cycle stages of project
line management, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
lists
benefits forecasting
cost data
milestone data
new proposals
project header data
project interdependencies
RAG status
reporting requirements
web enabled
logs
business case
change, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
issues, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
opportunity, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
project, 2nd
risk, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
loose cannon projects
Luce, Clare Booth
McCaulay, Lord
making a movie project, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
management accounting systems
analysis code
application code, 2nd
cost centre code
management portfolio
management summaries, 2nd
management team
manager, project see project manager
manpower forecasting, 2nd, 3rd
manpower sheet
Marx, Groucho
matrix management, 2nd, 3rd
maturity models, 2nd
measurement
benefits, 2nd
project performance
meetings
on closure
first team meeting
microplanning
milestone report
milestones
business case
data
in project plan, 2nd
Miller, Henry
Molière
monitoring, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Monte Carlo analysis
movie making projects, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
‘must-do’ projects
network diagram, 2nd
Nicholson, Harold
Obeng, Eddie, 2nd
four types of projects
objectives, 2nd, 3rd
health check
tracking progress
see also business objectives
open project
operational stages
opportunities, 2nd
defined
workouts
see also risk
opportunity log, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
optimisation, balanced, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
options analysis
organisation portfolio
organisational context
originator, 2nd, 3rd
output definition, 2nd
output description
ownership health check
painting by numbers projects, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
passive reporting
Pellegrinelli, S.
performance indices
‘pet projects’
phased programmes
phases
Phelps, Edward John
planning, 2nd, 3rd
costs
software packages
test plan, 2nd
workout
see also finances
portfolio management, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
defined, 2nd
environment for
improving
portfolio assessment
portfolio optimisation, 2nd, 3rd
prerequisites
prioritising projects
and project selection
and risk
and staged framework
strategy context
workout
Post-Implementation Review, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
closure checklist
report
in workout
power, sources of
predictability
prioritising projects
problem issues
process framework
component parts, 2nd
documentation
see also staged project process
processes, 2nd
product description
product development, 2nd
product lifecycle
programme board
programme management, 2nd
Programme Management Design Authority, 2nd
accountabilities
Programme Management Director, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
programme manager, 2nd
programmes, 2nd
definitions, 2nd, 3rd
goal directed
heartbeat
organisation structure
phased
questioning
simple
progress check
progress reports, 2nd
bar chart, 2nd
contents
finances
management summaries, 2nd
slippage report, 2nd
project board, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
project closure see closure; termination
project control cycle, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
project definition, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
assumptions and constraints
benefits
business objectives
case study
checklist
deliverables
interdependencies, 2nd
output description
prerequisites
project approach
risks and opportunities
scope and impacts
sections
timescales
workout
see also business case
project files
Project Initiation Document
project life cycle
extended
project management, 2nd
building excellence
as core competence
defined
plan
roles
Project Management Institute
project manager, 2nd, 3rd
accountabilities
after closure
and change
good and bad reasons for selection
and initial stage, 2nd
levels of competence
manpower forecasting, 2nd
release stage
role and skills, 2nd
trial stage, 2nd
project organisation
checklist
project plan, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
bar charts
benefits of
content
deliverables
format of
health check
Release Stage, 2nd
Trial Stage
see also planning
project review group, 2nd
accountabilities, 2nd
aim of
and change, 2nd
decision making, 2nd, 3rd
divided between projects
role, 2nd, 3rd
project sponsor see sponsor
Project Support Office see support offices
projects
approach, 2nd, 3rd
big
categorising
coordination, 2nd
cost, time and scope, 2nd
definition, 2nd
organisation structure
revalidating
sharing
and subprojects
types, 2nd
see also lists
promoting organisations
proposal, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
review
prototyping, 2nd
PRTM maturity model, 2nd
quest projects, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
RAG status
rapid projects
ready for service review, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
ready for trial report, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
recognition events, 2nd, 3rd
reforecasting, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Release Gate, 2nd, 3rd
decision making, 2nd
Release Stage, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
checklist for
closure report, 2nd
process steps
project plan for, 2nd
reorganisation
reports
active and passive
activity list, 2nd
bar charts
closure
cost and time
deliverable report
deliverable/product breakdown structure
for drafting plan
feasibility, 2nd
financial
milestone, 2nd, 3rd
network diagram, 2nd
requirements
slippage, 2nd
update form
see also progress reports; schedule reports
resource allocation
conditions for
example, 2nd
financial sheet
forecasting
resource buffer
resources
authority to commit
bottlenecks
capacity buffer, 2nd
constraints theory
critical chain solution
dedicated and shared
drum buffer, 2nd
forecasting levels, 2nd
health check
management, 2nd, 3rd
manpower forecasting, 2nd
manpower sheet
and micro planning
planning
time recording
visibility of, 2nd, 3rd
white space
responsibility and accountability
retirement stages
revalidating projects
revenue gap
review points
reviews, 2nd
accountability for
deliverables related, 2nd
during the project
event driven
gate related
health checks, 2nd, 3rd
issue related
post-implementation
project closure
in project file
purpose of, 2nd
recording
risk related
stage related
timing of
risk log, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
risk management, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
acceptance of risk
brainstorming risks
business risks, 2nd
contingency
and culture
definition
health checks
identifying risks
ignoring risk
initial stages
investigative stages
and opportunities, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and portfolio of projects
project risks
reducing risk
risk matrix, 2nd
scenario analysis
sensitivity analysis
and shared projects
simulation
and staged approach
transference
roles, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
business programmes
and job titles
of programme manager
project board
project manager
of team members
workout
see also accountabilities
rules, 2nd
Rutherford, Lord
S-curves
safety and timescale
Saki
scenario analysis, 2nd, 3rd
schedule control cycle
schedule plan
bar charts
contents of
detailed
instability
management
problem anticipation
progress measurement
reforecasting
summary, 2nd
terminology
updating
workout
schedule reports
formats, 2nd
inter-project dependencies
layout
scope
defining
and impacts
in schedule report
scope creep, 2nd, 3rd
scope reserve, 2nd
scorecard prioritisation, 2nd
selection of projects
balanced optimisation, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and business planning
criteria for, 2nd
‘doability’ of projects
executive decision, 2nd
financial return
idea creation
matrix, 2nd
more bangs for bucks
principles
scoring techniques
shortlisting
and strategy, 2nd
visualisation techniques
see also prioritising
self-diagnosis workout
semi-closed project
semi-open project
sensitivity analysis
setting up projects
documentation
key steps
sharing projects
simple programmes
simple projects, 2nd
stages for
simulations, 2nd
slippage, 2nd
report, 2nd
small projects
Snell, Col Blashford
Somerset Maugham, W.
sponsor, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
accountabilities, 2nd
as business leader
business programmes, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and change, 2nd
changing sponsor
decisions, 2nd, 3rd
Develop and Test stage
and Initial stage
role of, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
sponsorship portfolio
staged project process framework, 2nd, 3rd
applying, 2nd
as bar chart
characteristics of
common mistakes
diagrammatic form
implementation
number of stages
rapid projects
and risk management
simple projects
speeding up projects
supporting processes
tailoring, 2nd
terminology
types of projects
see also Detailed Investigation; Develop; implementation; Initial Investigation; Trial
stages, 2nd, 3rd
number of
stakeholders, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
closure checklist
communication and tracking
engaging
health check
influence mapping
post-implementation review
roles
steering group
stopping projects see termination
strategic fit, 2nd, 3rd
in selecting projects, 2nd, 3rd
workouts, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
structure, 2nd, 3rd
functional, 2nd, 3rd
matrix, 2nd, 3rd
new
project organisation
reorganisation
for simple programmes
subprojects, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
defined
support offices, 2nd, 3rd
examples
naming
role of
workout
systems, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
complete system
lists
management accounting systems
process framework
workout
Tawney, R.H.
Taylor, A.J.P.
teams, 2nd
closure checklist
communication
core team, 2nd, 3rd
cross-functional, 2nd, 3rd
extended team, 2nd
failure of teamwork
first meeting
leadership style, 2nd
roles of members, 2nd
setting up
team spirit, 2nd, 3rd
values, 2nd
termination of projects, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
reasons for
terminology, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
programme or schedule
test see Develop and Test
test plan, 2nd
test results, 2nd, 3rd
time recording
time sheets
timescales, 2nd, 3rd
timing of benefits
timing of reviews
top management support
transference of risk
transfiguration, 2nd
Trial Gate, 2nd, 3rd
decision making, 2nd
trial plan, 2nd, 3rd
trial results, 2nd
Trial Stage, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
checklist
key deliverables
need for
process steps
purpose of
uncertainty see risk
updating forecasts
upgrade stages
value drivers
value, earned
value flashpoints, 2nd
visualisation techniques
web enabled systems, 2nd
criteria
e:PSO
examples
features
white space
workout
work breakdown structure, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
work packages 2nd, 3rd, 4th
in project plan