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For nearly twenty years, The Little Black Book of Project Management has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. The revised and updated third edition reflects the newest techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKTM). Readers will find invaluable strategies for: • Organizing any project • Choosing the project team • Preparing a budget and sticking to it • Scheduling, flowcharting, and controlling a project • Preparing project documentation • Managing communications • And much more A fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, The Little Black Book of Project Management can help any professional achieve on-time results, superior organizational ability, consistent profit generation, and a reputation for both quality and dependability. Contents......Page 4 Introduction to the Third Edition......Page 10 1 Organizing for the Long Term......Page 14 Background for Project Management......Page 16 Project Definitions......Page 18 Definition and Control......Page 21 A New Look for Project Management......Page 24 The Successful Project Manager......Page 26 The Methodical Manager......Page 29 Project Classification......Page 31 Work Project......Page 33 2 The Six Sigma Approach......Page 34 The Meaning of Six Sigma......Page 35 Business Process Management (BPM)......Page 38 Project Participants and Goal Definitions......Page 40 Defining Goals in Terms of Customer Service......Page 43 Work Project......Page 48 3 Creating the Plan......Page 49 Setting Leadership Goals......Page 50 Building Your Resource Network......Page 53 Structuring Your Project Team......Page 55 Defining the Project’s Scope......Page 57 Holding a Project Announcement Meeting......Page 59 Setting Project Objectives......Page 61 Developing the Initial Schedule......Page 62 Identifying Key Elements Necessary for Project Success......Page 64 Work Project......Page 68 4 Choosing the Project Team......Page 69 The Imposed Team Problem......Page 70 The Commitment Problem......Page 73 Ten important Team-Building Guidelines......Page 75 Defining Areas of Responsibility......Page 77 Estimating Time Requirements......Page 79 Working with Other Departments......Page 80 The Executive Point of View......Page 82 Delegation Problems and Solutions......Page 84 Work Project......Page 87 5 Preparing the Project Budget......Page 88 Budgeting Responsibility......Page 89 Checklist: Effective Budgets......Page 92 Labor Expense: The Primary Factor......Page 94 Additional Budgeting Segments......Page 97 Budgeting Each Phase of Your Project......Page 99 Budgeting Controls......Page 103 Work Project......Page 105 6 Establishing a Schedule......Page 107 The Scheduling Problem......Page 109 The Gantt Chart......Page 111 Scheduling Control......Page 114 The Scheduling Solution......Page 117 Gantt Limitations......Page 118 Work Project......Page 120 7 Flowcharting for Project Control......Page 122 Guidelines for Project Control......Page 123 Listing Out the Phases......Page 126 Work Breakdown Structures......Page 128 CPM and PERT Methods......Page 132 Automated Project Management Systems......Page 134 Setting Your Flowcharting Rules......Page 137 Work Project......Page 139 8 Designing the Project Flowchart......Page 140 Activity and Event Sequences......Page 142 The Vertical Flowchart and Its Limitations......Page 145 The Horizontal Network Diagram and Its Advantages......Page 147 Building the Network Diagram......Page 150 Applying the Network Diagram......Page 154 Expanded Applications......Page 155 Work Project......Page 158 9 Managing the Value Chain in the Project......Page 159 Attributes of the Value Chain......Page 160 Risk Management and the Value Chain......Page 163 How Value Is Incorporated into the Big Picture......Page 166 Value: An Intangible Turned into a Tangible......Page 170 Work Project......Page 172 10 Writing the Supporting Documentation......Page 173 Project Narratives......Page 175 More Than Paperwork......Page 178 Simplifying Instructions......Page 181 The Diagram/Narrative Combination......Page 183 Project Control Documentation......Page 186 Work Project......Page 189 11 Conducting the Project Review......Page 190 Defining Success......Page 191 The Progress Review......Page 192 Project Leadership Attributes......Page 195 Monitoring and Reporting......Page 197 The Missed Deadline......Page 200 The Accelerated Schedule......Page 202 The Changing Objective......Page 204 Staying on Course......Page 206 Work Project......Page 207 12 The Communication Challenge......Page 208 Communication Skills Project Managers Need......Page 209 The Budget as a Communication Tool......Page 211 Working with Department Managers......Page 212 Working with Other Department Employees......Page 215 Working with Outside Consultants......Page 217 Weal Links in Communication......Page 220 How Flowcharting Helps......Page 222 Meeting with Outside Resources......Page 223 Running the Meeting......Page 226 Work Project......Page 228 13 Project Management and Your Career......Page 229 An Organizational Science......Page 230 Attributes of Project Leadership......Page 232 Taking Charge......Page 233 Eliminating Common Problems......Page 235 Maximizing Your Skills......Page 239 Work Project......Page 241 14 Finding the Best Project Management Software......Page 242 Appendix: Work Project Answers......Page 246 C......Page 266 L......Page 267 S......Page 268 W......Page 269 G......Page 270 S......Page 271 Z......Page 272 The revised and updated third edition of this book reflects the newest techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKTM).For nearly twenty years, The Little Black Book of Project Management has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. You will find invaluable strategies for:organizing any project; implementing the Six Sigma approach; choosing the project team; preparing a budget and sticking to it; scheduling, flowcharting, and controlling a project; preparing project documentation; managing communications; and much more. Project management has increasingly become about getting more and better results with fewer resources. In this fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, author Michael C. Thomsett shares his not-so-little secrets to achieving the results professionals want, increasing their organizational ability, generating consistent profit, and gaining a reputation for both quality and dependability.

For nearly twenty years, The Little Black Book of Project Management has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. The revised and updated third edition reflects the newest techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKTM). Readers will find invaluable strategies for:

• Organizing any project

• Choosing the project team

• Preparing a budget and sticking to it

• Scheduling, flowcharting, and controlling a project

• Preparing project documentation

• Managing communications

• And much more

A fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, The Little Black Book of Project Management can help any professional achieve on-time results, superior organizational ability, consistent profit generation, and a reputation for both quality and dependability.

The revised and updated third edition of this book reflects the newest techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). For nearly twenty years, The Little Black Book of Project Management has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. You will find invaluable strategies Project management has increasingly become about getting more and better results with fewer resources. In this fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, author Michael C. Thomsett shares his not-so-little secrets to achieving the results professionals want, increasing their organizational ability, generating consistent profit, and gaining a reputation for both quality and dependability.