The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions

Author: Powell Robert A.; Buede Dennis M.  

Publisher: Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year: 2008

E-ISBN: 9781523096763

Subject: F224.5 CBA (Cost - Benefit Analysis)

Keyword: 世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理,经济计划与管理

Language: ENG

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Description

Make Better Decisions While Managing Projects!
Decision-making is critical in project management. Lack of decision-making knowledge, avoidable mistakes, and improper definitions can negatively impact your company's ability to generate profit. 
The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions is a practical handbook that focuses on the significance of project decision-making skills that will all you to reach workable and effective results. This valuable resource highlights numerous decisions necessary to support the project management life cycle, presents various techniques that facilitate the decision-making process, provides an overview of decision analysis as it relates to project management, and much more!
+ Understand different types of decision-making processes and cycles
+ Recognize how to frame the decision and gather better information
+ Define alternatives and assessments to make the right decision
+ Analyze short case studies demonstrating project decision making success

Chapter

Chapter 2: Managerial Decision-Making

Managerial Decisions Defined

Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Decisions

Generic Project Management Decisions

The Importance of Project Management Decisions

Project Management Decisions Contribute to Project Success

A Management Perspective on Failed Projects: Two Case Studies

The Solution—Good-Quality Decisions

Chapter 3: Decisions and the Project Management Life Cycle

The Project Management Life Cycle

Control Gates within the Project ManagementLife Cycle

Stakeholder Decisions in the Project Management Life Cycle

Other Life-Cycle Models

Chapter 4: Overview of Decision-Making

The Basics

Literary Views of Decision-Making

Decision Quality

History of Decision-Making

Approaches to Decision-Making

Decision-Making Methods and Aids

Implementing the Decision

Chapter 5: Project Management Decisions

A Project Management Decision Structure

Decisions for Project Management

Product (Operational) System Decisions

Development (Project Management Organization) System Decisions

Chapter 6: Framing the Decision

The Importance of Decision Frames

A Suggested Frame

Suggested Decision Frame Format for Project Management

Chapter 7: Generating Decision Alternatives

The Problem Definition Process

Searching for Alternatives

Using All Alternatives to Find Additional Alternatives

Determining the Need for More Information and Analysis

Alternatives and Decision Frames—The Cuban Missile Crisis

Chapter 8: Analyzing the Alternatives in Terms of Values and Uncertainty

Qualitative Approaches

Quantitative Approaches

Dealing with Biases and Heuristics

Requirements for Good Decisions

Chapter 9: Handling Risk and Uncertainty

Risk

Project Management Risks

How to Address Risk

Developing a Risk Management Plan

Continuing Risk Management

What Is Uncertainty?

How Do People Address Uncertainty?

Chapter 10: Training Project Managers as Decision Makers

The Elements of Traditional Project Management Training

The Pitfalls of Project Management Training

A Decision Analysis Curriculum

Appendix A: Project Success Case Studies

Appendix B: Project Management Decisions

Appendix C: An Introduction to Decision Trees

References

Additional Reading

Index

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