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Turner, J. Rodney. The Handbook of Project-based Management. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008.

The Handbook of Project-based Management

Authors: J. Rodney Turner

Published:  September 2008

eISBN: 9780071549752 0071549757 | ISBN: 9780071549745
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Leading Change through Projects
  • 1.1 Projects and their Management
  • 1.2 The Process Approach
  • 1.3 The Management of Projects and this Book
  • 1.4 Images of Projects
  • Summary
  • References
  • Part 1: Managing the Context
  • Chapter 2: Projects for Delivering Beneficial Change
  • 2.1 Identifying the Need for Performance Improvement
  • 2.2 Diagnosing the Change Required
  • 2.3 The Benefits Map
  • 2.4 Projects for Implementing Corporate Strategy
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Project Success and Strategy
  • 3.1 Project Success Criteria
  • 3.2 Key Performance Indicators
  • 3.3 Project Success Factors
  • 3.4 The Strategic Management of Projects
  • 3.5 Principles of Project Management
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: The People Involved
  • 4.1 Reactions to Change
  • 4.2 Managing Stakeholders
  • 4.3 Communicating with Stakeholders
  • 4.4 Project Teams
  • 4.5 Leading Projects
  • Summary
  • References
  • Part 2: Managing Performance
  • Chapter 5: Managing Scope
  • 5.1 Principles of Scope Management
  • 5.2 Project Definition
  • 5.3 Planning at the Strategic Level: Milestone Plans
  • 5.4 Planning at Lower Levels
  • 5.5 Applications
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Managing Project Organization
  • 6.1 Principles
  • 6.2 The External Organization
  • 6.3 The Internal Organization
  • 6.4 Responsibility Charts
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Managing Quality
  • 7.1 Quality in the Context of Projects
  • 7.2 Achieving Quality on Projects
  • 7.3 Configuration Management
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Managing Cost
  • 8.1 Estimating Costs
  • 8.2 Types of Costs
  • 8.3 Estimating Techniques
  • 8.4 Controlling Costs: Obtaining Value for Money
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Managing Time
  • 9.1 The Time Schedule
  • 9.2 Estimating Duration
  • 9.3 Calculating the Schedule with Networks
  • 9.4 Resource Histograms and Resource Smoothing
  • 9.5 Controlling Time
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Managing Risk
  • 10.1 The Risk Management Process
  • 10.2 Identifying Risk
  • 10.3 Assessing Risk
  • 10.4 Analyzing Risk
  • 10.5 Managing Risk
  • Summary
  • References
  • Part 3: Managing the Process
  • Chapter 11: The Project Process
  • 11.1 The Project and Product Life Cycle
  • 11.2 The Feasibility Study
  • 11.3 The Design Phase
  • 11.4 New Product Development
  • 11.5 Concurrent Engineering
  • 11.6 Information Systems Projects
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Project Start-Up
  • 12.1 The Start-Up Process
  • 12.2 Start-Up Workshops
  • 12.3 Project Definition Report and Manual
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Project Execution and Control
  • 13.1 Resourcing a Project
  • 13.2 Implementation Planning
  • 13.3 Allocating Work
  • 13.4 Requirements for Effective Control
  • 13.5 Gathering Data and Calculating Progress
  • 13.6 Taking Action
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Project Close Out
  • 14.1 Timely and Efficient Completion
  • 14.2 Transferring the Asset to the Users
  • 14.3 Embedding the Change and Obtaining Benefit
  • 14.4 Disbanding the Team
  • 14.5 Postcompletion Reviews
  • Summary
  • References
  • Part 4: Governance of Project-Based Management
  • Chapter 15: Project Governance
  • 15.1 Governance
  • 15.2 Governance of the Project
  • 15.3 The Principal-Agent Relationship
  • 15.4 Communication between the Project Manager and Sponsor
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 16: Program and Portfolio Management
  • 16.1 Definitions
  • 16.2 Managing Portfolios
  • 16.3 Managing Programs
  • 16.4 The Project Office
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 17: Developing Organizational Capability
  • 17.1 Defining Capability
  • 17.2 Developing Individual Competence
  • 17.3 Developing Organizational Capability
  • 17.4 Improving Organizational Capability
  • 17.5 Knowledge Management
  • 17.6 Competency Traps
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 18: Governance of the Project-Based Organization
  • 18.1 Governance of Project Management
  • 18.2 Conducting Audits
  • 18.3 Conducting Health Checks
  • 18.4 End-of-Stage Reviews
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 19: International Projects
  • 19.1 Types of International Project
  • 19.2 The Problem of International Projects
  • 19.3 Managing Culture
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 20: Epilogue
  • 20.1 Principles of Project Management
  • 20.2 Key Success Factors
  • Appendix A: Project Definition Report for the CRMO Rationalization Project
  • Appendix B: Project Control Documents for the CRMO Rationalization Project
  • Subject Index
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  • Project Index