Index_P


P

parametric estimating methods, 44-45

paraphrasing, 242

Pareto charts, 211

passive acceptance of risk, 195, 200-201

payback point, 20-22

PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle), 206

percent complete, 235

percent spent, 235

performance budget, see operating budget

performance measurement system

cost budgeting and, 64-69

nature of, 64-65

operating budget and, 60-62

personality types, 244-247, 248

personal sphere of change, 165

person-based power, 150

PERT analysis, 51-54, 100-105, 118, 120, 185

phase, work breakdown structure (WBS) by, 34-36

Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (PDCA), 206

planned cash flows, 65-69

planned value (PV), 62-63

planning phase of project management, 7

planning phase of projects, 2, 5-7

Polaris Missile program, 100

Porter, Lyman, 147-149

position-based power, 150

positive stakeholders, 13

power, types of, 149-150

precedence network diagrams, 83, 85-86, 89

predecessor activity, 94, 97

predecessor-successor network diagrams, 83, 85-86

present value of money, 69, 70-72, 218-220

production costs, 209

production work, projects versus, 1-2

productivity factors, 46-49

defined, 46-47

in estimating total project cost, 47-49

importance of, 47-48

product success criteria, 28

profit, 55-56

progress payments, 18

project baselines, 10-11

project charter, 6, 14-15

defined, 14

essential parts, 14

scope statement, 26-27

project estimates, 42-59

analogous estimating methods, 44-45

bottom-up, 44, 60-62

budget, 44-45

cost improvement curve, 57-59

definitive, 44-45, 60-62

estimated cost versus selling price, 54-56

law of diminishing returns, 56-57

life cycle cost in, 3, 50-51, 54, 139

nature of, 42-45

order of magnitude, 44-45

parametric estimating methods, 44-45

PERT analysis for, 51-54

pitfalls of, 42-43

productivity factors in, 46-49

range of possible values, 43-44

statistical cost estimating, 51-54

terms used in estimating, 45-46

top-down, 44

utilization factors in, 46-49

project expeditors, 163

project implementation, 164

project justification, 15, 16-23

approximations, 18

break-even point, 18-20, 21-22

intangible results, 17

internal rate of return (IRR), 22-23, 24

monetary, 17

payback point, 20-22

period of time for, 51, 54

sources of funds, 17-18

tangible qualitative results, 17

project life cycle, 5-8

phases of, 5-8

rate of spending and, 6, 8

project management

change process and, 168-170

dangers of, 8

general management practices in, 4-5

impact on projects, 164-165

leadership approaches to, 130-131

popularity of, 2

process of, 5

quality management and, 205-206

as strategic perspective, 4

Project Management Institute (PMI), 1, 5, 62, 63, 176, 207, 218-219

project management triangle, 8-10

project managers, 9-10

communication skills of, 237, 247-249

construction of work breakdown structure (WBS), 31, 32-36

control of direction of project, 27

functional, 9-10, 48, 159, 160, 163

in project charter, 6, 14-15, 26-27

in pure project organization, 154-156

team leader skills of, 137-138

project-oriented organization, see matrix organization

projects, 1-13

defined, 1, 2-4

phases of, 2

production work versus, 1

reasons for, 3-5

project success criteria, 27-28

project teams, 135-137

defined, 135

job enlargement/enrichment, 138-139

matrix structure, 130-131, 136, 150, 151, 153, 158-164

ownership and, 136-137, 139

relationship with stakeholders, 7, 8

team leader skills, 137-138

team role structure, 139-142

pure project organization, 154-156

pure risk, 174

Putting Total Quality Management to Work (Sashkin and Kiser), 205




The Project Management Question and Answer Book
The Project Management Question and Answer Book
ISBN: 0814471641
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 126

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