How to run successful projects II : the silver bullet / Fergus O'Connell.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Prentice Hall, 1996Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxiii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0132398567
- 9780132398565
- Successful projects two
- Successful projects 2
- Silver bullet
- Successful projects II
- 658.404 20
- HD69.P75 O28 1996
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 658.404 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A151910B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-329) and index.
Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Pt. 1. Analysing and planning projects -- Ch. 1. Step 1 - Visualise the goal; set your eyes on the prize -- Ch. 2. Step 2 - Make a list of the jobs to be done -- Ch. 3. Step 3 - There must be one leader -- Ch. 4. Step 4 - Assign people to jobs -- Ch. 5. Step 5 - Manage expectations, allow a margin for error, have a fallback position -- Pt. 2. Reviewing and implementing the plan; achieving the goal -- Ch. 6. Step 6 - Use an appropriate leadership style -- Ch. 7. Step 7 - Know what's going on -- Ch. 8. Step 8 - Tell people what's going on -- Ch. 9. Step 9 - Repeat Steps 1 to 8 until Step 10 -- Ch. 10. Step 10 - The Prize -- Pt. 3. Running multiple projects simultaneously -- Ch. 11. The Lazy Project Manager's monthly routine -- Ch. 12. Project manager's weekly routine -- Ch. 13. Project manager's daily routine -- Pt. 4. How to assess Project Plans -- Ch. 14. Assessing Project Plans -- Pt. 5. The rest of the wherewithal -- Ch. 15. Resolving issues - problem solving/decision making -- Ch. 16. Coping with stress -- Ch. 17. Picking the right people -- Ch. 18. Negotiation -- Ch. 19. Meetings -- Ch. 20. Presentations -- Ch. 21. Shortening projects using accelerated analysis and design -- Afterword: Delegation (or the real joy of management) -- Appendices -- App. 1. ISO9000 estimating procedure -- App. 2. Structured Project Management (The Ten Steps) and PRINCE -- App. 3. Probability of success indicator -- App. 4. Basic precepts and glossary of terms -- App. 5. Additional forms -- App. 6. Learning Microsoft Project 4.1 -- App. 7. Learning Timeline 6.0 -- Bibliography -- Index.
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