List of Figures

Chapter 1: Starting an Advanced Project Successfully

Figure 1.1: Business plan production schedule

Figure 1.2: Work agreement

Chapter 2: Building the Macro Plan

Figure 2.1: Interview template

Figure 2.2: Target plan creation

Figure 2.3: Distributing the costs

Figure 2.4(a) Contingency calculation

Figure 2.4(b) Contingency weight attribution

Figure 2.5: Macro plan

Figure 2.6: WBS first pass

Figure 2.7: Gradual work ramp-up in all areas

Figure 2.8: Life cycle related to tasks

Figure 2.9: Work package resource levels

Figure 2.10: WBS outline

Figure 2.11: Work package detailed description

Chapter 3: Building the Detailed Project Plan

Figure 3.1: High-level requirement derivation from work packages

Figure 3.2: High-level requirement number scheme

Figure 3.3: HLRs related to DLRs

Figure 3.4: HLRs and life cycles

Figure 3.5: Requirements gathering form

Figure 3.6: DLR gathering form

Figure 3.7: Change control form

Figure 3.8: Identification of Gantt chart components

Figure 3.9(a) Finish to start

Figure 3.9(b) Start to start

Figure 3.9(c) Finish to finish

Figure 3.10(a) Finish to start with lag

Figure 3.10(b) Start to start with lag

Figure 3.11: Gantt chart with inter-dependencies and float

Figure 3.12: Gantt chart with contingency

Chapter 4: Building the Project Team

Figure 4.1: Project organization chart

Figure 4.2: Team member task agreement form

Chapter 5: How to Run the Project on a Day-to-Day Basis

Figure 5.1: Fixed price contract equation

Figure 5.2: Royalty equation

Figure 5.3: Royalty equation graph

Figure 5.4: Supplier risk

Figure 5.5: Waterfall model

Figure 5.6: Time box

Figure 5.7: Rolling wave

Figure 5.8: Standards introduction

Figure 5.9: Organization swinging between approaches

Chapter 6: Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Figure 6.1: Spectrum of projects

Figure 6.2: Management flexibility needed

Figure 6.3: Uncertainty funnel

Figure 6.4: DLR volumes

Figure 6.5: Rate of change

Figure 6.6: Value analysis

Figure 6.7: Value analysis boundaries

Figure 6.8: Cascade reporting

Figure 6.9: Scope reduction

Figure 6.10: Cumulative change requests

Figure 6.11: WBS outline

Figure 6.12: Cost reporting

Figure 6.13: Cost reporting tolerance zones

Figure 6.14: Management summary report

Figure 6-15: High-level schedule hiding problems underneath

Chapter 7: Successfully Shutting Down the Project

Figure 7.1: Maintenance of deliverables