Table of Contents

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How To Run Successful Projects III: The Silver Bullet
By Fergus  O'Connell
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: September 01, 2001
ISBN	: 0-201-74806-1
Pages	: 352
Slots	: 1

		Copyright
		PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
		PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
			Acknowledgments
			And finally, a note on sexist language
		PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
		ABOUT THE AUTHOR
		INTRODUCTION
			The Silver Bullet
			Permission acknowledgments
		Part 1:   ANALYZING AND PLANNING PROJECTS
			Chapter  1.   STEP 1: VISUALIZE THE GOAL; SET YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
				INTRODUCTION
				IDENTIFYING THE GOAL
				DEFINING THE GOAL
				THE REASON FOR THE GOAL
				MOTIVATING THE TEAM
				CHANGES TO THE GOAL AND CHANGE CONTROL
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  2.   STEP 2: MAKE A LIST OF THE JOBS TO BE DONE
				INTRODUCTION
				MAKING A CHECKLIST
				IDENTIFYING THE JOBS WITH FORM 1
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  3.   STEP 3: THERE MUST BE ONE LEADER
				INTRODUCTION
				A ROLE MODEL
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  4.   STEP 4: ASSIGN PEOPLE TO JOBS
				INTRODUCTION
				EACH JOB HAS A NAME
				PEOPLE'S OTHER COMMITMENTS
				MONOLITHIC TEAM OR FLAT STRUCTURE
				HIERARCHY OR TEAM STRUCTURE
				MAXIMIZE STRENGTHS
				ASSIGNING PEOPLE TO JOBS
				ASSIGNING PEOPLE TO JOBS WITH FORM 2
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  5.   STEP 5: MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, ALLOW A MARGIN FOR ERROR, HAVE A FALLBACK POSITION
				INTRODUCTION
				CONTINGENCY: ALLOW A MARGIN FOR ERROR, HAVE A FALLBACK POSITION
				MANAGE EXPECTATIONS
				A WORD ON COMMITTING
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
		Part 2:   REVIEWING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN; ACHIEVING THE GOAL
			Chapter  6.   STEP 6: USE AN APPROPRIATE LEADERSHIP STYLE
				INTRODUCTION
				THE LAZY PROJECT MANAGER
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  7.   STEP 7: KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
				INTRODUCTION
				USING YOUR PLAN AS INSTRUMENTATION/THE LAZY PROJECT MANAGER'S DAY
				POSITIVE SIGNS
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  8.   STEP 8: TELL PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON
				INTRODUCTION
				STATUS REPORTS
				THE LAZY PROJECT MANAGER'S WEEK
				A VARIATION ON THE LAZY PROJECT MANAGER'S WEEK
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  9.   STEP 9: REPEAT STEPS 1 “8 UNTIL STEP 10
				INTRODUCTION
				WHEN SHOULD WE UPDATE THE PLAN?
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
			Chapter  10.   STEP 10: THE PRIZE
				THE PRIZE
				THE RECKONING
				PSI THRESHOLDS
				APPLICATION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
				PSI CONTRIBUTION
		Part 3:   RUNNING MULTIPLE PROJECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY
			Chapter  11.   THE LAZY PROJECT MANAGER'S MONTHLY ROUTINE
				INTRODUCTION
				PROJECT MANAGER'S MONTHLY ROUTINE
			Chapter  12.   PROJECT MANAGER'S WEEKLY ROUTINE
				INTRODUCTION
				SPECIFIC WEEKLY JOBS
			Chapter  13.   PROJECT MANAGER'S DAILY ROUTINE
				INTRODUCTION
		Part 4:   HOW TO ASSESS PROJECT PLANS
			Chapter  14.   ASSESSING PROJECT PLANS
				INTRODUCTION
				FIRST LEVEL CHECKS
				SECOND LEVEL CHECKS
				THIRD LEVEL CHECKS
				GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PROJECT PLANS
		Part 5:   THE REST OF THE WHEREWITHAL
			Chapter  15.   RESOLVING ISSUES: PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING
				INTRODUCTION
				PROBLEM-SOLVING METHOD
			Chapter  16.   COPING WITH STRES
				INTRODUCTION
				WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS
			Chapter  17.   PICKING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
				INTRODUCTION
				METHOD OF INTERVIEWING
				INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
			Chapter  18.   NEGOTIATION
				INTRODUCTION
				PRINCIPLED NEGOTIATION
			Chapter  19.   MEETINGS
				INTRODUCTION
				THE MEETING ALARM
				ORGANIZING AND RUNNING MEETINGS
			Chapter  20.   PRESENTATIONS
				INTRODUCTION
			Chapter  21.   SHORTENING PROJECTS USING ACCELERATED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
				INTRODUCTION
				WHAT TAKES THE TIME?
				HOW TO CARRY OUT AN AAD
				RISKS IN HOLDING AN AAD
				PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
		AFTERWORD
			DELEGATION (OR THE REAL JOY OF MANAGEMENT)
		APPENDICES
			Appendix 1.   ISO 9000 ESTIMATING PROCEDURE
				INTRODUCTION
				Section 1.   WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, EFFORT, TASK DEPENDENCIES
				Section 2.   AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES
				Section 3.   THE PROJECT MODEL
				Section 4.   BUILD IN CONTINGENCY
				Section 5.   IDENTIFY OPTIONS
				Section 6.   THE PREFERRED OPTION
				Section 7.   SAMPLE WBS
			Appendix 2.   STRUCTURED PROJECT MANAGEMENT (THE TEN STEPS) AND METHODOLOGIES
				INTRODUCTION
			Appendix 3.   PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS INDICATOR
				INTRODUCTION
				CALCULATING A PROJECT'S PSI
				HOW TO CALCULATE THE PSI
			Appendix 4.   BASIC PRECEPTS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
				INTRODUCTION
				THE FOUR BIG ONES
				ABBREVIATIONS AND RULES OF THUMB
				CRITICAL PATH
				GLOSSARY OF GENERAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TERMS
			Appendix 5.   ADDITIONAL FORMS
				THE ESTIMATING SCORE CARD
				THE CHANGE REQUEST FORM
				CHANGE REQUEST LOG
			Appendix 6.   LEARNING MICROSOFT PROJECT 2000
				INTRODUCTION
				MODULE 1: BASICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
				MODULE 2: GETTING STARTED WITH MS PROJECT 2000
				MODULE 3: MENUS OF MS PROJECT 2000
				MODULE 4: SETTING DEFAULTS FOR YOUR PROJECT
				MODULE 5: CREATING TASKS
				MODULE 6: ENTERING TASK DURATIONS
				MODULE 7: USING HELP
				MODULE 8: USING VIEWS
				MODULE 9: SETTING TASK DEPENDENCIES
				MODULE 10: USING ORGANIZATON AND PROJECT CALENDARS
				MODULE 11: OUTLINING TASKS
				MODULE 12: PRINTING VIEWS
				MODULE 13: ASSIGNING RESOURCES
				MODULE 14: OPTIMIZING THE SCHEDULE
				MODULE 15: RESOURCE LEVELING
				MODULE 16: USING THE BASELINE
				MODULE 17: UPDATING TO REFLECT ACTUAL PROGRESS
				MODULE 18: MULTIPLE PROJECTS
				MODULE 19: USING REPORTS
			REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
				References
				Further reading