Project Management ToolBox

Informationen zum Autor Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, PMP, MBA, is the Project, Program and Portfolio Management Lead at the International Institute for Learning. She has authored a dozen books related to project management. Russ J. Martinelli has served as a program manager at Intel, Loral, and Lockheed Martin, and is a founder of the Program Management Academy. Klappentext Comprehensive, on-the-go toolkit for professional project managers, updated to reflect the tools necessary for today's predictive, adaptive, hybrid work environment Project Management ToolBox is a go-to reference for on-the-job project managers and advanced students of project management, providing a contemporary set of tools and explaining each tool's purpose and intention, development, customization and variations. Examples, tips, and variations guide readers through the application of these tools. The Third Edition, led by bestselling project management author Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, has been updated to offer a contemporary set of tools to reflect changes in project management learning and practice. This edition includes several new chapters that reflect today's predictive, adaptive, and hybrid work environment. New content includes the project canvas, project roadmap, procurement strategy, risk responses, and more. The book is structured to follow the flow of projects, starting with project selection, project origination, planning, implementation, monitoring, and closure. Within each section there is a wealth of tools, examples, tips, and variations to tailor the use of the tools. Sample topics covered in Project Management ToolBox include: Economic methods, such as payback time, net present value, and internal rate of return. Identifying, analyzing, and communicating with project stakeholders. Plans for eliciting, managing, and specifying requirements, along with a matrix to tracing requirements. Work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path method, and critical chain method. Exploring emerging topics within the world of project management and keeping up to date on the latest, most relevant subject areas, Project Management ToolBox is a must-have resource that enables project managers to improve outcomes, deliver quality products and meet stakeholder expectations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Part I: The Pm Toolbox 1 1 Introduction to the Pm Toolbox 3 Part II: Project Start Up Tools 13 2 Project Selection 15 3 Project Origination 43 Part III: Project Planning Tools 59 4 Stakeholder Engagement 61 5 Requirements Management 79 6 Scope Planning 95 7 Schedule Development 115 8 Cost Planning 135 9 Resource Planning 155 10 Risk Planning 167 Part IV: Project Implementation Tools 191 11 Advanced Risk Management Tools 193 12 Change Management 211 13 Agile Project Execution 227 Part V: Project Monitoring, Reporting And Closure Tools 245 14 Schedule Management 247 15 Cost Management 271 16 Performance Reporting 293 17 Project Closure 315 Index 331 ...

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Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, PMP, MBA, is the Project, Program and Portfolio Management Lead at the International Institute for Learning. She has authored a dozen books related to project management. Russ J. Martinelli has served as a program manager at Intel, Loral, and Lockheed Martin, and is a founder of the Program Management Academy.

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Comprehensive, on-the-go toolkit for professional project managers, updated to reflect the tools necessary for today's predictive, adaptive, hybrid work environment Project Management ToolBox is a go-to reference for on-the-job project managers and advanced students of project management, providing a contemporary set of tools and explaining each tool's purpose and intention, development, customization and variations. Examples, tips, and variations guide readers through the application of these tools. The Third Edition, led by bestselling project management author Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, has been updated to offer a contemporary set of tools to reflect changes in project management learning and practice. This edition includes several new chapters that reflect today's predictive, adaptive, and hybrid work environment. New content includes the project canvas, project roadmap, procurement strategy, risk responses, and more. The book is structured to follow the flow of projects, starting with project selection, project origination, planning, implementation, monitoring, and closure. Within each section there is a wealth of tools, examples, tips, and variations to tailor the use of the tools. Sample topics covered in Project Management ToolBox include:

• Economic methods, such as payback time, net present value, and internal rate of return.
• Identifying, analyzing, and communicating with project stakeholders.
• Plans for eliciting, managing, and specifying requirements, along with a matrix to tracing requirements.
• Work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path method, and critical chain method. Exploring emerging topics within the world of project management and keeping up to date on the latest, most relevant subject areas, Project Management ToolBox is a must-have resource that enables project managers to improve outcomes, deliver quality products and meet stakeholder expectations.

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Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Part I: The Pm Toolbox 1

1 Introduction to the Pm Toolbox 3

Part II: Project Start Up Tools 13

2 Project Selection 15

3 Project Origination 43

Part III: Project Planning Tools 59

4 Stakeholder Engagement 61

5 Requirements Management 79

6 Scope Planning 95

7 Schedule Development 115

8 Cost Planning 135

9 Resource Planning 155

10 Risk Planning 167

Part IV: Project Implementation Tools 191

11 Advanced Risk Management Tools 193

12 Change Management 211

13 Agile Project Execution 227

Part V: Project Monitoring, Reporting And Closure Tools 245

14 Schedule Management 247

15 Cost Management 271

16 Performance Reporting 293

17 Project Closure 315

Index 331