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Managing Projects (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
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Managing Projects (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
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You've been asked to manage a key project--or perhaps you've volunteered for an assignment that could advance your career. So how do you make sure the project succeeds? Managing Projects walks you quickly through the basics, including:
- Drawing up a realistic schedule and project plan
- Monitoring key tasks and benchmarks
- Communicating with stakeholders
- Bringing the project to a close
Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.
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BetriebswirtschaftIndex
accountability, 5, 23, 39, 65, 69
āactivities. See tasks
āattitude, 63
āauthority, 5
bar charts, 51, 54ā55, 57. See also Gantt charts
bottlenecks, 63, 68. See also troubleshooting
āanticipating, 48
ācorrecting, 81, 86ā87
āschedule adjustment for, 79
budgets, 5, 6, 7, 57
āballpark, 9
ācontingencies in, 39, 70ā71
ācost categories in, 58ā59
ādeveloping, 37, 56, 58ā60
āexpenditure tracking and, 60
āflexibility in, 58
āoverruns in, 26, 79ā82
āprogress monitoring against, 66, 69ā71, 79, 80
ātrade-offs in, 24ā26
āWork Breakdown Structure in estimating, 26
build-up phase, 3, 6, 37ā60
āactivities, skills, and tools for, 8
ābudget development in, 56, 58ā60
āschedules in, 37, 44ā56
āsteps in, 37
āteam, assembling in, 37, 38ā43
buy-in
āstakeholder, 18ā20
āteam member, 43
capital expenditures, budget for, 59
charts, 51, 52ā55, 57. See also bar charts; flow charts; Gantt charts; PERT charts
closeout phase, 3, 7, 91ā101
āfinal report in, 94ā99
āhandoff preparation in, 92ā93
āpost-project evaluation in, 93ā94
āself-assessment in, 100ā101
āthanking team in, 100
communication
āfinal report, 94ā99
āpeople issues and, 82
āof purpose of project, 44
āwith stakeholders, 22ā23, 26, 48, 73ā74
āwithin teams, 42, 43, 44
completion dates, 9, 46. See also schedules
contingency planning, 57, 70ā71
costing methods, 70
Critical Path Method, 48ā51
delays, 78ā79, 80. See also bottlenecks; schedules
delegation, 40ā41
ākinds of tasks for, 65
āreverse, deflecting, 41, 45
āfor skill development, 45
ātracking results and, 64ā66
deliverables, ...