Managing smaller projects : a practical guide / Mike Watson.

By:

Watson, Mike

Material type:

TextPublication details: Hampshire : Project Manager Today Publications, 2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 172 p. : ill. b&w ; 22 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

1900391090

Subject(s):

Project management

DDC classification:

658.404

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction the SP method -- Ch. 2. Project initiation -- Ch. 3. Roles and responsibilities -- Ch. 4. Project planning -- Ch. 5. Estimating and budgeting -- Ch. 6. Managing risk -- Ch. 7. Controlling the project -- Ch. 8. Managing quality -- Ch. 9. Managing change -- Ch. 10. Reviewing the project -- Ch. 11. Managing several projects -- Ch. 12. Managing a crisis -- Ch. 13. Using a computer -- Ch. 14. Implementing the SP method -- Ch. 15. Managing stakeholders -- Ch. 16. Managing e-commerce projects -- Appendix A: SP forms -- Appendix B: SP checklists.

Summary: 'There is a dangerous gap in management planning and control. So called "small projects" can have potentially alarming consequences if they go wrong, but their control is often left to chance.' The solution, says Mike Watson, is to adapt well tried and tested project management techniques. In 'Managing Smaller Projects' he provides a low overhead, highly practical way of looking after small projects. He covers all the essential skills of managing smaller projects. From project start-up, to managing risk, quality, and change, through to controlling the project and implementing a simple control system, Mike Watson cuts through the jargon of project management. He provides a framework that is as useful to those lacking formal training, as it is to those who are skilled project managers and want to control smaller projects without the burden of bureaucracy. 'We all run projects' says Mike. 'The techniques in this book will let you manage them more effectively. As a bonus, the underlying principles are fully compatible with formal project management methods and can be integrated seamlessly into a corporate environment.'

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Ch. 1. Introduction the SP method --
Ch. 2. Project initiation --
Ch. 3. Roles and responsibilities --
Ch. 4. Project planning --
Ch. 5. Estimating and budgeting --
Ch. 6. Managing risk --
Ch. 7. Controlling the project --
Ch. 8. Managing quality --
Ch. 9. Managing change --
Ch. 10. Reviewing the project --
Ch. 11. Managing several projects --
Ch. 12. Managing a crisis --
Ch. 13. Using a computer --
Ch. 14. Implementing the SP method --
Ch. 15. Managing stakeholders --
Ch. 16. Managing e-commerce projects --
Appendix A: SP forms --
Appendix B: SP checklists.

'There is a dangerous gap in management planning and control.

So called "small projects" can have potentially alarming consequences if they go wrong, but their control is often left to chance.'

The solution, says Mike Watson, is to adapt well tried and tested project management techniques. In 'Managing Smaller Projects' he provides a low overhead, highly practical way of looking after small projects.

He covers all the essential skills of managing smaller projects. From project start-up, to managing risk, quality, and change, through to controlling the project and implementing a simple control system, Mike Watson cuts through the jargon of project management. He provides a framework that is as useful to those lacking formal training, as it is to those who are skilled project managers and want to control smaller projects without the burden of bureaucracy.

'We all run projects' says Mike. 'The techniques in this book will let you manage them more effectively. As a bonus, the underlying principles are fully compatible with formal project management methods and can be integrated seamlessly into a corporate environment.'

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