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Quantitative Methods in Project Management
Authors:
Goodpasture J. C.
Published year: 2003
Pages: 1/97
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
BackCover
Quantitative Methods in Project Management
Preface
Chapter 1: Project Value: The Source of all Quantitative Measures
Business Value is the Motivator for Projects
A Framework for Value, Risk, and Capability: The Project Balance Sheet
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 2: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Projects
Probability ... What Do We Mean by It?
Random Variables and Their Functions in Projects
Probability Distributions for Project Managers
Key Statistics Used in Projects
The Arithmetic of Operations on Statistics and Random Variables
Probability Distribution Statistics
The Central Limit Theorem and Law of Large Numbers
Confidence Intervals and Limits for Projects
Covariance and Correlation in Projects
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 3: Organizing and Estimating the Work
Organizing the Scope of Work
Estimating Methods for Projects
Estimating Completion versus Level of Effort
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 4: Making Quantitative Decisions
A Project Policy for Decisions
The Decision Tree
Decision Tables
Decisions with Conditions
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 5: Risk-Adjusted Financial Management
Financial Statements
Capital Budgeting
Discounted Cash Flow
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 6: Expense Accounting and Earned Value
The Expense Statement
Applying Three-Point Statistical Estimates to Cost
The Earned Value Concept
Preparing the Project Team for Earned Value
Applying Earned Value
Time-Centric Earned Value
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 7: Quantitative Time Management
Setting the Program Milestones
The Schedule Network
The Critical Path Method
The Central Limit Theorem Applied to Networks
Monte Carlo Simulation of the Network Performance
Architecture Weaknesses in Schedule Logic
Rolling Wave Planning
The Critical Chain
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 8: Special Topics in Quantitative Management
Regression Analysis
Hypothesis Testing
Risk Management with the Probability Times Impact Analysis
Six Sigma and Project Management
Quality Function Deployment
Summary of Important Points
References
Chapter 9: Quantitative Methods in Project Contracts
The Mathematics of Project Contracts
Summary of Important Points
Index
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
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Quantitative Methods in Project Management
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Goodpasture J. C.
Published year: 2003
Pages: 1/97
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