The New Project Management (eBook)

Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity, and Other Business Realities

J. Davidson Frame (Autor)

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2002 | 2. Auflage
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7879-6304-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Drawing on more than twenty-five years experience consulting and
training on project management in companies such as NCR, AT&T,
and 3M, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands what he introduced in
the first edition of The New Project Management in 1994-a set of
core competencies for managerial success in a corporate climate
where downsizing, outsourcing, and employee empowerment are a way
of life. This new edition focuses on the hottest areas in project
management today-augmenting and expanding the existing coverage of
risk management and estimating, and including three all-new
chapters on critical issues that did not even exist in 1994.

Autor

J. Davidson Frame is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining UMT, he established the project management program at George Washington University. He also served as director of the Project Management Certification Program at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has served on PMI's board of directors. Frame has authored more than forty articles and five books, including Project Management Competence (Jossey-Bass, 1999).

Inhalt

Preface.

The Author.

1. The New Business Environment and the Need for a New Project
Management.

Part One: Managing in the New Business Environment.

2. Managing Complexity: Techniques for Fashioning Order out of
Chaos.

3. Engaging Change: Knowing When to Embrace, Accept, or
Challenge.

4. Managing Risk: Identifying, Analyzing, and Planning
Responses.

5. Satisfying Customers: Knowing Who They Are, What They Want, and
When They Are Right or Wrong.

6. Defining Requirements That Bridge the Customer-Developer
Gap.

Part Two: Tools for the New Project Management.

7. Acquiring Political Skills and Building Influence.

8. Building Teams with Borrowed Resources.

9. Selecting Projects That Will Lead to Success.

10. Estimating Realistic Costs, Schedules, and Specifications to
Ensure Project Success.

11. Scheduling Projects with New Tools: The Time-Boxed and Critical
Chain Scheduling Techniques.

12. Outsourcing to Control Costs, Focus on Core Work, and Expand
Resources.

13. Integrating Cost and Schedule Control to Measure Work
Performance.

14. Evaluating Projects to Maintain Goals, Strengthen
Accountability, and Achieve Objectives.

15. Understanding and Using Performance Metrics: Measuring the
Right Stuff.

16. Establishing and Maintaining a Project Support Office to
Strengthen Project Management Capabilities.

17. Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

Praise for the First Edition

"An invaluable reference for the modern project manager. It
represents a sharp break with the 'PERT-only' era, capturing the
latest theory and practice of the project management art."

--William W. Bahnmaier, Col., USMC (retd), former department
chair, Principles of Project Management Division, Defense Systems
Management College

"Experienced project managers, newly appointed managers, and
professionals of any kind who work in modern organizations where
business reengineering, cross-functional teams, and customer
satisfaction are key to their success will appreciate the insights
and practical project management experience shared in Dr. Frame's
book."

--Gus Crosetto, director of training and development, Fannie
Mae

"Dr. Frame is again right on target. Dealing effectively with
rapid change, possessing a strong customer orientation, and the
ability to know what to do and then to do it. These are all key
elements to be a successful project manager today. A recommended
read for all those in project management."

--Carmen Quatrochi, Wireless Project, AT&T Network Systems,
Management Director

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Organisationsentwicklung • Organizational Development • Projektmanagement • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-7879-6304-6 / 0787963046
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-6304-0 / 9780787963040