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Visualizing project management : models and frameworks for mastering complex systems / Kevin Forsberg, Hal Mooz, and Howard Cotterman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Third editionDescription: xxvi, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0471648485
  • 9780471648482
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.404 22
LOC classification:
  • HD69.P75 F67 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : using visual models to master complex systems -- 1. Why are project requirements a critical issue? -- 2. Visualizing the project environment -- 3. Modeling the five essentials -- 4. Organizational commitment -- 5. Project communication -- 6. Teamwork -- 7. The project cycle -- 8. The ten management elements -- 9. Project requirements -- 10. Organization options -- 11. The project team -- 12. Project planning -- 13. Opportunities and their risks -- 14. Project control -- 15. Project visibility -- 16. Project status -- 17. Corrective action -- 18. Project leadership -- 19. Principles and tactics for mastering complexity -- 20. Integration, verification, and validation -- 21. Improving project performance -- App. A. Web site for forms and templates -- App. B. The professional and standards environment -- App. C. The role of unified modeling language in systems engineering -- App. D. A summary of the eight phase estimating process -- App. E. Overview of the SEI-CMMI -- Glossary : one hundred commonly misunderstood terms.
Summary: "THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CLASSIC-REVISED AND EXPANDED ; ; Now Includes Downloadable Forms and Worksheets ; ; Projects are becoming the heart of business. This comprehensive revision of the bestselling guide to project management explains the processes, practices, and management techniques you need to implement a successful project culture within your team and enterprise. Visualizing Project Management simplifies the challenge of managing complex projects with powerful, visual models that have been adopted by more than 100 leading government and private organizations. ; ; In this new Third Edition, the authors-leading thinkers and practitioners in the field-keep you on the cutting edge with a sophisticated approach that integrates project management, systems engineering, and process improvement. This advanced content can help take your career and your organization well beyond the fundamentals. ; ; New, downloadable forms, templates, and worksheets make it easy to implement powerful project techniques and tools. ; ; Includes references to the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge and the INCOSE Handbook to help you pass: ; * The Project Management Professional Certification Exam ; * The INCOSE Systems Engineer Certification Exam (CSEP) ; ; "I recommend this book to all those who aspire to project management [and] those who must supervise it." ; -Norman R. Augustine, former chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation ; ; "The importance of this excellent book, able to encompass these two key disciplines [systems engineering and project management], cannot be overemphasized." ; -Heinz Stoewer, President, INCOSE"--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-440) and index.

Introduction : using visual models to master complex systems -- 1. Why are project requirements a critical issue? -- 2. Visualizing the project environment -- 3. Modeling the five essentials -- 4. Organizational commitment -- 5. Project communication -- 6. Teamwork -- 7. The project cycle -- 8. The ten management elements -- 9. Project requirements -- 10. Organization options -- 11. The project team -- 12. Project planning -- 13. Opportunities and their risks -- 14. Project control -- 15. Project visibility -- 16. Project status -- 17. Corrective action -- 18. Project leadership -- 19. Principles and tactics for mastering complexity -- 20. Integration, verification, and validation -- 21. Improving project performance -- App. A. Web site for forms and templates -- App. B. The professional and standards environment -- App. C. The role of unified modeling language in systems engineering -- App. D. A summary of the eight phase estimating process -- App. E. Overview of the SEI-CMMI -- Glossary : one hundred commonly misunderstood terms.

"THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CLASSIC-REVISED AND EXPANDED ; ; Now Includes Downloadable Forms and Worksheets ; ; Projects are becoming the heart of business. This comprehensive revision of the bestselling guide to project management explains the processes, practices, and management techniques you need to implement a successful project culture within your team and enterprise. Visualizing Project Management simplifies the challenge of managing complex projects with powerful, visual models that have been adopted by more than 100 leading government and private organizations. ; ; In this new Third Edition, the authors-leading thinkers and practitioners in the field-keep you on the cutting edge with a sophisticated approach that integrates project management, systems engineering, and process improvement. This advanced content can help take your career and your organization well beyond the fundamentals. ; ; New, downloadable forms, templates, and worksheets make it easy to implement powerful project techniques and tools. ; ; Includes references to the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge and the INCOSE Handbook to help you pass: ; * The Project Management Professional Certification Exam ; * The INCOSE Systems Engineer Certification Exam (CSEP) ; ; "I recommend this book to all those who aspire to project management [and] those who must supervise it." ; -Norman R. Augustine, former chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation ; ; "The importance of this excellent book, able to encompass these two key disciplines [systems engineering and project management], cannot be overemphasized." ; -Heinz Stoewer, President, INCOSE"--Publisher description.

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