The Project Management Life Cycle
£24.95
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£24.95
Stock type: -
Stock reference: 01.069
Subtitled: A Complete Step-by-step Methodology for Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing the Project Successfully
The Project Management Life Cycle is a complete methodology for managing projects. It is a practical guide to MPMM, the Method123 Project Management Methodology ™, which involves best practice division into phases, the activities and the tasks required to complete a project.
This book contains hundreds of practical examples to enhance your understanding of project management,. It guides you through the four critical phases of the project life cycle: initiation, planning, execution and closure.
The writing style is clear, professional and straightforward. It is relevant to the management of all types of project, whether IT, construction, engineering, telecommunications, relocation, business change or whatever.
Whatever your role, as a project manager, senior manager, team member or consultant, you will be able to use this book to improve the way in which you manage projects.
Contents: -
Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is a project?
1.3 What is project management?
1.4 The project life cycle
Chapter 2 Project initiation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Develop a business case
2.3 Undertake a feasibility study
2.4 Establish the terms of reference
2.5 Appoint the project team
2.6 Set up the project office
2.7 Perform a phase review
Chapter 3 Project planning
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Create a project plan
3.3 Create a resource plan
3.4 Create a financial plan
3.5 Create a quality plan
3.6 Create a risk plan
3.7 Create an acceptance plan
3.8 Create a communications plan
3.9 Create a procurement plan
3.10 Contract the suppliers
3.11 Perform a phase review
Chapter 4 Project execution
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Build deliverables
4.3 Monitor and control
4.4 Perform time management
4.5 Perform cost management
4.6 Perform quality management
4.7 Perform change management
4.8 Perform risk management
4.9 Perform issue management
4.10 Perform procurement management
4.11 Perform acceptance management
4.12 Perform communications management
4.13 Perform a phase review
Chapter 5 Project closure
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Perform project closure
5.3 Review project completion
Chapter 6 Epilogue
Appendix: Project lifecycle activity model and documents list
Glossary
By Jason Westland
Hardback, 240x173mm, 288 pages
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