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1 online resource (126 pages) |
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text file |
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Intro; Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Sizing the Project and Adjusting Project Management to Scale; Sizing the Project; Scaling the Work; Chapter 2 Pragmatic PM Element #1: The Project Charter; The Need for Speed versus the Need for Information; The Project Charter; Chapter 3 Pragmatic PM Element #2: The Project Team; The Informal Team; Project, Functional, Matrix, and Hybrid Teams; Stakeholders; Critical Team Management Factors; Scaling Project Team Management; Scaling the Project Team. |
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Project Team Planning ChecklistChapter 4 Pragmatic PM Element #3: The Project Plan; The Vision Statement; Project Objectives; Requirements; Project Tasks; Task Estimating; Project Planning Checklist; Chapter 5: Pragmatic PM Element #4: Project Issue Management; The Issue Tracking Log; The Issue Management Form; Prioritizing Issues; Scope-Change Requests; Risk Management; Escalating Issues; Delegating Issues; Managing Stakeholder and User Expectations; Scaling the Work; Issue Management Checklist; Chapter 6: Pragmatic PM Element #5: Project Status Tracking and Reporting. |
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Reporting Project StatusTracking and Controlling the Project; Objective and Subjective Assessments; Cost and Schedule Metrics; Scope and Quality Metrics; Case Study: Proving a Project's Status; Scaling Project Tracking and Reporting Efforts; Case Study: Scaling Status Reporting Practices; Project Status Tracking and Reporting Checklist; Final Thoughts; Appendix I: Additional Case Studies; Case 1: The IT Project Gone Awry; Case 1 Solution; Case 2: The New House; Case 2 Solution; Case 3: The Out-of-Touch Project Sponsor; Case 3 Solution. |
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Appendix II: The 40 Key Rules of Pragmatic Project ManagementRecommended Reading; Index. |
| Summary |
Scale Your Project Management Efforts to Maximize Success! One size does not fit all in project management. Selecting an approach that is appropriate for the size and complexity of a project is essential to achieving success. Over-managing a small project can bog it down in bureaucracy, while a laid-back approach can lead to disaster on a complex project. Pragmatic Project Management: Five Scalable Steps to Successwill help you select the methodologies and tools that will enable you to expend minimum effort to achieve maximum gain on your project. This clearly written guide lays the groundwork with a chapter on project sizing and management scaling and follows with chapters on each of the five essential elements of pragmatic project management: - The project charter - The project team - The project plan - Project issue management - Project status tracking and reporting Practical tips and a checklist are included at the end of each chapter. Use the checklists as you plan and execute your project to keep iton trackandto scale. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Project management.
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Project management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pratt, David. Pragmatic Project Management : Five Scalable Steps to Success. Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, ©2010 |
| ISBN |
1523097191 |
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9781523097197 (electronic book) |
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