Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Project Management Framework; Basic Concepts in Project Management; Understanding Projects and Project Management; Understanding a Project; Distinguishing Projects from Operations; Understanding Progressive Elaboration; Understanding a Process; Understanding the Project Lifecycle; Initiating a Project; Planning the Project; Executing the Project; Monitoring and Controlling the Project; Closing the Project; Understanding Project Management Knowledge Areas; Introducing the Project Stakeholders
Baseline; Project Management Office; Big Picture of Project Management; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 2 Project Integration Management; Introduction; Integration Management: Big Picture; Developing the Project Charter; Obtaining Project Charter Approval; Developing the Project Management Plan; Directing and Managing Project Execution; Input to Directing and Managing Project Execution; Tools and Techniques for Directing and Managing Project Execution; Output of Directing and Managing Project Execution
Developing the Project Scope Management Plan; Project Scope Management Processes; Collecting Requirements for the Project; Tools and Techniques for Collecting Requirements; Output of Collecting Requirements; Defining the Project Scope; Input to Scope Definition; Tools and Techniques for Scope Definition; Output of Scope Definition; Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Decomposition; Output of Creating the WBS; Before and After the WBS; Controlling Scope; Verifying the Scope of Project Deliverables; Summary
Identifying Project Stakeholders; Identifying the Stakeholder Within: Project Manager; Organizational Influences on Projects; Understanding the Organizational Culture; Understanding the Organizational Structure; Identifying Environmental Factors and Process Assets; Origins of Projects; Understanding Project Selection; Benefit Measurement Methods; Constrained Optimization Methods; Expert Judgment; Triangular Relationship: Project, Program, and Portfolio; Some Advanced Concepts; Probability-Related Concepts; Global Project Variables
Monitoring and Controlling Project Work; Performing Integrated Change Control; Input to Integrated Change Control; Tools and Techniques for Integrated Change Control; Output from Integrated Change Control; Performing Project Closure; Input to the Close Project Process; Output of the Close Project or Phase Process; The Finishing Touch; Reviewing the Project; Releasing the Resources; Saying Goodbye: The Project Turnover; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 3 Project Scope Management; Introduction; Managing Scope: Big Picture
0
8
8
8
8
Safari Books Online
CL0500000071
CAPM in depth.
9781435455344
Certified Associate in Project Management in depth