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Integrated Project Management
By Earl Hall, Juliane Johnson
Publisher	: Prentice Hall
Pub Date	: November 06, 2002
ISBN	: 0-13-067449-4
Pages	: 272

		Copyright
		Preface
			The Organization of this Book
		Acknowledgments
		About the Authors
		Chapter 1.  The IPM Project Manager
			Introduction
			Leadership of a Project Team
			The Definition of IPM Leadership
			Motivation
			Communication Skills
			Collaborative Leadership
			Conflict Resolution and Consensus Decisions
			Shared Leadership
			Establishment of the Internal Customer Philosophy
			Project Managers as Trainers and Teachers
			Negotiation Skills
			The Ability to Maintain Order and Discipline
			The Project Diary
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
			Exercises
		Chapter 2.  The Project, the Statement of Work, and the Specification
			Introduction
			The Definition of a Project
			Project Feasibility
			The Birth of a Project
			The Project Sponsor
			Project Hazards
			The Daily Life of a Project Manager
			Assessment of the Problem
			Emergency Project Shutdown
			Documentation of Project Decisions for Project Approval
			A Case Study
			The Specification and the Statement of Work
			Development of the Project Specification
			The Project Specification
			Examples of Project Specifications
			Customer and Sponsor Start-Up Expectations
			Project Management Alternatives
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 3.  Project Work Breakdown Structure and Team Recruitment
			Introduction
			The Project Begins
			Work Breakdown Structure
			Determination of the Skills Needed for the Project
			There is no Such Thing as a Generic Project Manager
			Recruitment of the Project Team
			The Task Leader and the Task Work Group
			Considerations for Recruitment
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 4.  The Kickoff Meeting
			Introduction
			The Importance of the Kickoff Meeting
			The Kickoff Meeting Agenda
			Agenda Item Explanations
			Team Member Expectations
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 5.  The Project Task List
			Introduction
			Preparations for the First Project Task List Meeting
			The Affinity Diagram
			The First Project Task List Meeting: Using the Affinity Diagram to Create the Task List
			A Discussion of Work Breakdown
			Reasons for Work Breakdown
			Affinity Diagram Bonuses
			The Final Project Task List Meeting
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 6.  Creating The Project Gantt Chart
			Introduction
			Gantt Chart Basics
			Preparation for Creating the Gantt Chart
			Good Project Task Estimates
			Utilization of a Computer And Project Management Software to Help Complete the Gantt Chart
			The Project Gantt Chart Tasks
			A Very Simple Gantt Chart Example
			Acquisition of the Support of the Resource Managers
			Resource Negotiations: A Communication Scenario
			Preparation for Risk Analysis
			Pre-Organization of Computer Data for the Project Gantt Chart
			The Large Basic Project Gantt Chart
			Gantt Chart Utilities
			Special Uses for Gantt Charts
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 7.  Critical Path
			Introduction
			Critical Path Details
			Creation of the Critical Path Arrow Diagram
			Example
			Example
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 8.  Risk Analysis Basics Time Buffer Calculations
			Introduction
			Project Team Meetings
			Why Risk Analysis is Necessary
			The History of Risk Analysis
			Risk Analysis
			Task Duration Basics
			An Imaginary Experiment
			Data for Risk Analysis
			Case Example
			Application of the Risk Data
			The Psychological Impact of Risk Analysis
			Documentation of the Risk Data
			Application of the Risk Analysis
			The Risk Factor
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 9.  Risk Analysis Details
			Introduction
			Multiple Contributions From One Task
			Computation and the Location of a Risk Factor
			Analysis of Contribution Table
			Additional Sources of Project Overrun
			Risk Tasks and Software Tools
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 10.  Budget and Cost
			Introduction
			Time, Resource, and Cost Management
			Budget and Cost
			The Project Cost Calculation Procedure
			The Project Plan Review
			Financials for a Major Project
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 11.  Project Plan Review
			Introduction
			The Plan Review
			Project Review Attendeees
			Presentation of the Review
			Adjustments
			Example
			Launch the Project
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 12.  Project Execution
			Introduction
			Notes on the Project Launch
			The Project Launch Meeting
			Project Management
			The Operations Gantt Chart
			Walk-About Management and Communications
			Discipline and Order
			Milestones and Project Reviews
			The Reasons Behind Milestone Meetings
			Movement Toward Completion
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 13.  Project Change
			Introduction
			Management of Customer Indecisions
			The Change Committee: Structure and Procedures
			Project Change Control
			Examples of Change Requests and Change Processing
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 14.  Achieving Closure
			Introduction
			Project Closure
			Project Achievment Demonstrations
			The Project Report and Other Documentation
			Project Closure Celebration
			Examples of Project Closure
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 15.  On Being an IPM Team Member
			Introduction
			Details of Team Member Participation
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Chapter 16.  Basic Projects, Major Projects, and Macro Projects
			Introduction
			Basic Projects and Their Limitations
			The Basic Project
			The Very Small Basic Project
			The Major Project
			The Macro Project
			Summary
			Discussion Questions
		Glossary

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