Goal Directed Project Management ：Effective Techniques and Strategies

Publication subTitle ：Effective Techniques and Strategies

Author： Andersen Erling S.; Grude Kristoffer V; Haug Tor  

Publisher： Kogan Page Ltd‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9780749457556

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780749453343

Subject： F272 Enterprise plan and management decision

Keyword： 经济计划与管理

Language： ENG

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This newly updated fourth edition of one of the most influential books written on project management - incorporates a new chapter focusing on how GDPM methods can be applied to financial control of projects.

Chapter

Copyright

Table of contents

Preface to the third English edition

1 Introduction

OUTLINE

ABOUT PSO PROJECTS

GOAL DIRECTED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

2 Project characteristics

A UNIQUE TASK

ATTAINMENT OF A SPECIFIC RESULT

REQUIRES A VARIETY OF RESOURCES

TIME CONSTRAINTS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3 Pitfalls in project management

CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION

PITFALLS IN PLANNING

PITFALLS IN ORGANIZING

PITFALLS IN CONTROLLING

PITFALLS IN EXECUTION OF PROJECT WORK

AVOIDING PITFALLS

4 Foundation of the project

PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE PROJECT

MISSION BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

STAKEHOLDERS AND STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS

PROJECT MANDATE

DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN BASE AND PROJECT: THE PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITY CHART

SMALL EXAMPLE: PROJECT ‘EXCELLENT PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT’

5 Global planning – milestone planning

PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT PLANNING

SEGMENTATION OF PROJECT

PRACTICAL MILESTONE PLANNING

6 Global organizing – milestone responsibility chart

PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT ORGANIZATION

RESPONSIBILITY CHARTS

MILESTONE RESPONSIBILITY CHART – RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ACHIEVING MILESTONES

TIME SCHEDULING AND RESOURCE ESTIMATION AT GLOBAL LEVEL

UNCERTAINTIES OF THE PROJECT

7 Detail planning and detail organization

PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT ACTIVITY PLANNING

ACTIVITY PLANNING

8 Project control

WHAT IS CONTROL?

PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT CONTROL

CONTROLLING ACTIVITIES

CONTROLLING MILESTONES

9 Financial control of projects

COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS

COST–BENEFIT AND FINANCIAL CONTROL

PROJECT BUDGET

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND CONTROL

10 Quality in project work

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT QUALITY

PROCEDURES TO INCREASE QUALITY

QUALITY OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS

11 Project culture

A GOOD PROJECT CULTURE

TOP MANAGEMENT

LINE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT OWNER

STEERING COMMITTEE

PROJECT MANAGER

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

A PROJECTIVITY PROGRAMME

12 Goal Directed Project Management – example and summary

FORMS

IT SUPPORT

EXAMPLE PROJECT ‘NEW POSSIBILITIES IN NEW PREMISES’

IS THE ‘REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION’ FULFILLED?

FINAL COMMENTS

Sources

References

Index

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