Lessons in Project Management
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Lessons in Project Management

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Lessons in Project Management

About this book

Most of the project management books on the market are basically textbooks. They are dry to begin with and don't focus on the practical advice that most people need to run their projects. Lessons in Project Management does not assume you are a project manager building a nuclear reactor or sending a man to the moon. Instead, it focuses on the millions of people who manage normal, medium-to-large projects on an ongoing basis.

Each case study in Lessons in Project Management contains accessible, easy-to-read case studies in real-world project management challenges. Each presentation of the problem is followed by an examination of the solution, written in easy-to-understand language.

The format allows you to relate better to the book since it brings into play a project scenario with practical project management lessons to be learned. You'll also recognize recurring characters that appear in multiple stories and you'll start to develop some empathy and interest for their struggle.

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Information

Publisher
Apress
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781590591277
eBook ISBN
9781430208204
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Software Development
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Story and Lesson Chronology
  6. Cross-Reference of Project Management Processes and Lessons
  7. About the Authors
  8. About the Technical Reviewer
  9. Introduction
  10. Background: The TenStep Project Management Process
  11. The Year Begins—on a Slippery Note
  12. 1 Jerry Doesn’t Realize He Is Managing a Project
  13. 2 Ashley and the Disappearing Sponsor
  14. 3 Mike’s Client Has Status Report Envy
  15. 4 Lindsay Finds Activities Are Always 90 Percent Complete
  16. 5 Susan’s Small Enhancement Has Grown into a Project
  17. 6 Jerry Starts to See the Light
  18. 7 Poor Reyna—Trapped in Workplan Minutia
  19. 8 Jerry Learns Firsthand the Need to Manage Documents
  20. 9 Danielle Takes Scope Definition to Heart
  21. 10 Patrick Discovers the Three “Best Friends” of Project Managers
  22. 11 Jerry’s Project Takes a Turn for the Worse—Maybe
  23. 12 Time for Tom to Take Some of His Own Medicine
  24. 13 Miles Learns an Important Lesson—for the Second Time!
  25. 14 There’s a Problem, but No One Tells Mike
  26. 15 Ashley Is About to Gain an Hour a Week
  27. 16 Jade Resolves a Vendor Problem (Again and Again)
  28. 17 Bailey Has Questions, but She Is Not Sure What They Are
  29. 18 The Project Nobody Wants
  30. 19 Jade Discovers a “Baby” Risk on Her Project
  31. 20 Jerry Has a Small Problem (Unfortunately in Front of the CIO)
  32. 21 I’m Eating a Burrito, Jeff’s Eating His Contingency
  33. 22 Communication Is King on Reyna’s Project
  34. 23 Ron, the New Guy, Learns About Project Management Scalability
  35. 24 Brian Can’t Plan First, but He Still Needs to Plan
  36. 25 Ashley Finds Not All Critical Path Activities Are “Critical”
  37. 26 Jerry Is Told to “Sharpen His Pencil” to Reduce an Estimate
  38. 27 Jean Needs to Add a Personal Touch
  39. 28 Erika’s Quality Plan Needs More Quality
  40. 29 Sean Is Losing the Deadline Battle—a Little at a Time
  41. 30 Jerry Jumps into the Workplan Too Quickly
  42. 31 Danielle Is Sensing Risky Business
  43. 32 Mike Receives a Change Request He Needs to “Scope” Out
  44. 33 Chucky May Be Crazy About Collecting Metrics
  45. 34 Alex Has 200 Projects to Estimate!
  46. 35 Sean Makes a Guess and I Make a Prediction
  47. 36 Lindsay Wishes for a Problem-Solving Magic Wand
  48. 37 Terri and Sarah Propose Half-Measures
  49. 38 John Is the “Risk Eliminator,” but Does He Need to Be?
  50. 39 Nikki and Her Client Have Mismatched Expectations
  51. 40 Alex’s Project Is in Good Shape—Maybe
  52. 41 Sean “Errors” by Not Managing Quality Early
  53. 42 Danielle Has Satisfied All Her Clients—Except One
  54. 43 Lindsay Has a Halloween Fright—Her Project Is Behind Schedule
  55. 44 Marty Has a Work Breakdown
  56. 45 Rick Thinks Our Status Reports Taste Like Stale Fish
  57. 46 It’s Magic! Lauren Sees an Assumption Turn into an Issue
  58. 47 Sally May Be Squandering Her Good Fortune
  59. 48 Marc Finds the Work Slipping When Everyone Is Responsible
  60. 49 Lauren Needs to Complete a Never-Ending Project
  61. 50 Heather Finds Her Facts Don’t Win Any Points
  62. YEAR-END RECAP
  63. Appendix Project Management Templates
  64. Glossary