Lessons in Project Management

Jeffrey Mochal

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

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Table of contents

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