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1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Summary |
Allowing readers to focus on the areas they need the most help with; this concise guide offers words and phrases for specific situations in the project management process; from clarifying project goals; defining project scope; estimating time and resources; assembling an effective team; and more. -- Edited summary from book. |
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Intro -- PERFECT PHRASES for PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- Preface -- Introduction -- What Is Project Management? -- PART I -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER 1 -- Project Management Concepts -- Project Phases/Processes Summary -- Roles and Responsibilities -- General Start Questions -- Perfect Phrases to Start a Project -- PART II -- PROJECT INITIATION -- CHAPTER 2 -- Perfect Phrases to Identifythe Need for a Project -- Perfect Phrases to Determine If This Is Really a Project -- Perfect Phrases to Clarify Why a Project Is Needed -- Perfect Phrases to Distinguish Project Management from Operations -- Perfect Phrases to Clarify the Purpose and Value of the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Identify the Project's Sponsor or Champion -- Perfect Phrases to Identify Managerial Constraints and Assumptions -- Perfect Phrases to Define the Project's Success Measures -- CHAPTER 3 -- Creating the Project Charter -- Perfect Phrases for Discussing Project Goals and Benefits -- Perfect Phrases for Discussing Project Scope -- Perfect Phrases for Discussing Project Quality -- Perfect Phrases for Discussing Project Resources -- Perfect Phrases for Developing the Charter -- PART III -- PROJECT PLANNING -- CHAPTER 4 -- Perfect Phrases to Set the Stagefor Project Planning -- Perfect Phrases to Clarify Why Planning Is Necessary -- Perfect Phrases to Estimate a Range of Dates and Costs for Delivery -- Perfect Phrases to Discuss the Real Risks Associated with Projects -- Perfect Phrases to Begin Discussions About Project Risk -- Perfect Phrases to Define What Type of Project Is Needed: Scope -- Perfect Phrases for Clarifying Scope Boundaries with Management -- Identify and Track Issues That Might Arise -- Perfect Phrases to Discuss Issues -- CHAPTER 5 -- Perfect Phrases to Define theScope and the Boundariesof the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Define Acceptance Criteria. |
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Perfect Phrases for Discussing Interim Deliverables -- Perfect Phrases to Define Interim Deliverables -- Perfect Phrases to Define Where the Project Will Begin and End -- Perfect Phrases to Identify the Items That Are and Are Not a Part of the Project Scope -- Perfect Phrases for Creating the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) -- Perfect Phrases for Discussing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) -- Perfect Phrases for Organizing the Team on Subprojects -- Perfect Phrases for Creating the Task List -- Perfect Phrases to Clarify What Major Tasks the Project Team Will Be Expected to Do -- Perfect Phrases to Clarify What Tasks the Project Team Will Not Do on the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Deal with Fuzzy Areas or Interfaces with Other Projects -- Perfect Phrases to Identify Who Is Going to Make the Product / Deliverable -- Perfect Phrases to Identify Who Is Going to Put the Product / Deliverable in Place -- Tools for Managing Project Progress -- Perfect Phrases for Selecting and Using a Project Scheduling Application -- CHAPTER 6 -- Perfect Phrases to EstimateTime and Resources Neededto Do the Work -- Perfect Phrases for Addressing Effort and Cost Estimates -- Perfect Phrases to Describe Ranges of Time Acceptable for Delivering Project Results -- Perfect Phrases to Describe Ranges of Resources and Costs Needed to Complete Work -- Perfect Phrases to Identify the Type of Person to Add to the Project Team -- Perfect Phrases to Show How Assigned People Can Affect Completion Schedules -- CHAPTER 7 -- Perfect Phrases to Lead theTeam's Project Planning -- Perfect Phrases to Describe the Initial Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Request People's Involvement in the Planning Process -- Perfect Phrases to Manage Team Member and Project Customer Expectations -- Perfect Phrases to Elicit Sponsor and Management Input into the Plan. |
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Requesting Changes from Project Team Members -- Perfect Phrases to Request Team Input to the Task Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm with the Team That Work Tasks and Estimates Are Reasonable -- Perfect Phrases to Add Refined Personnel Costs and Material Costs to the Project Budget -- Perfect Phrases to Create a Procurement Plan for the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Create a Communication Plan for the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Create an Organizational Change Management Plan for the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Create a Project-Level Change Management Plan -- Perfect Phrases for Addressing Project Risk -- Perfect Phrases for Creating the Project Risk Management Plan -- Perfect Phrases for Assembling the Plan and Preparing to Begin Work -- CHAPTER 8 -- Perfect Phrases to Selectthe Right Project Managerand Team for the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Define the Project Management Core Team -- Perfect Phrases to Organize Assigned People into a Project Work Team -- Perfect Phrases to Identify, Select, and Add Specialists to the Team -- Perfect Phrases to Assign Roles and Responsibilities to Team Members -- Perfect Phrases to Create a Structure for Managing the Team Members' Meetings -- Perfect Phrases to Identify Other People Who Should Be Involved -- CHAPTER 9 -- Perfect Phrases to Validatethe Project Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm Nothing Important Is Left Out of the Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm the Right People Are Involved at the Right Points in the Project -- CHAPTER 10 -- Perfect Phrases to GetManagement Sign-Offand Support -- Perfect Phrases to Discuss Finalizing the Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm the Planning Process Is Finished -- Perfect Phrases to Ask for Renewed Senior Management Support for the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Ask for Sponsor Sign-Off on the Project Plan. |
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Perfect Phrases to Confirm Agreement on the Price Range for the Project After Detailed Planning -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm Agreement on the Estimated Schedule for the Project -- PART IV -- EXECUTION -- CHAPTER 11 -- Perfect Phrases to Leadthe Project Team -- Perfect Phrases to Authorize the Team to Begin Work and Create the Deliverables -- Perfect Phrases to Ask for Supervisor Support of Team Members -- Perfect Phrases to Kick Off the Project Team Meeting -- Perfect Phrases to Reassess Team Composition -- Perfect Phrases to Delegate Authority from Project Manager to Subproject Team Leaders -- Perfect Phrases to Improve Teamwork -- Perfect Phrases to Improve Team Morale -- Perfect Phrases to Delegate Authority from the Project Manager to Team Members -- Perfect Phrases to Request Surfacing Issues and Discussing Potential Problems -- Perfect Phrases for Using the Issues List -- Perfect Phrases for Conducting a Project Risk Analysis -- Perfect Phrases to Develop a Risk Management Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Describe How to Respond to Risks -- CHAPTER 12 -- Perfect Phrases to ManageProject Communications -- Perfect Phrases to Improve Communications -- Perfect Phrases to Build a Good Communications Environment -- Perfect Phrases to Develop a List of People to Receive Updates -- Perfect Phrases to Manage Contracted Workers -- Perfect Phrases to Build Confidence in the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Prevent Outside Interference in Team Decisions -- Perfect Phrases for Leading Team Meetings -- Perfect Phrases to Manage Meeting Communications -- Perfect Phrases for Closing Out a Meeting -- CHAPTER 13 -- Perfect Phrases to Monitor andControl Project Progress -- Perfect Phrases for Capturing Project Status -- Perfect Phrases to Brief Team Members on How to Develop Status Reports -- Perfect Phrases to Promote Accurate Numbers. |
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Perfect Phrases for Gathering Useful Data -- Perfect Phrases to Control Project Costs -- Perfect Phrases to Improve Work Efficiency -- Perfect Phrases to Identify and Prevent "Scope Creep" -- Perfect Phrases to Report Progress to Others -- CHAPTER 14 -- Perfect Phrases to TroubleshootProject Problems -- Perfect Phrases to Find Out If There Are Variances from the Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Distinguish Big Problems from Small Problems -- Perfect Phrases to Verify That Project Changes Have Been Included in the Plan -- Perfect Phrases to Explain Why Deviation/Variance Happens and How to Correct It -- Perfect Phrases to Check Team Guidance on Making Time-Cost-Quality Trade-Offs -- Perfect Phrases to Get Management Agreement on "How Late Is 'Late'?" -- Perfect Phrases to Direct Attention of the Team to Resolve the Deviation/Variance -- Perfect Phrases to Review Project Risk -- CHAPTER 15 -- Perfect Phrases to ResolveProject Interference -- Perfect Phrases to Involve Project Customers on the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Manage Customer and Stakeholder Expectations -- Perfect Phrases to Resolve Team Competition -- Perfect Phrases to Meet with Team Members' Functional Managers -- Perfect Phrases to Manage User Changes to the Agreed Product -- Perfect Phrases to Identify People Who Say Yes but Mean No -- Perfect Phrases to Make Sure You Have the Right Agreement in Place -- PART V -- CLOSEOUT -- CHAPTER 16 -- Perfect Phrases to ConfirmPeople Got What They Expectedfrom the Project -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm the Project Delivers Value to the Sponsor and Customer -- Perfect Phrases to Review What the Project's Agreement Was Before Execution -- Perfect Phrases to Get Final Sign-Off from the Customer and Verify Acceptance -- Perfect Phrases to Confirm Product Acceptance -- Perfect Phrases to Hand Over Responsibility for Deliverables. |
| Subject |
Project management.
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Gestion de projet. |
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Project management |
| Genre |
Internet resources.
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| Added Author |
Tate, Karen. Author.
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Cooke, Helen S. |
| ISBN |
1282135147 |
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9781282135147 |
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9780071793803 |
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0071793801 |
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