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Guide to Information Technology Project Management

Project Management Super Guide: A practical guide to effective policies, techniques and processes

Project Management for Process Control systems -- part 1; part 2

Project Planning Guide

• Fundamental Project Management Concepts



• Project Planning via the PMBOK



• Basics of Project Plan Documents

WTF! PM--A Real-World / No-Bullshit Guide to Project Management

Our latest PM GUIDE … Written / formatted in a succinct, just-the-facts, show-me-the-bottom-line style that is ideal for our hectic and time-challenged lifestyles. Let's dive right into it ...

• Product Development Race



• Creating Winning (or Losing!) Project Conditions



• Product Strategy: Turn Your Vision into an Action Plan



• Time Race: Just In Time / Right-on-Time Projects



• Resource Allocation: The Core of Every Project



• Project Monitoring and Control



• Effective Risk Management



• Project Quality Management



• Manufacturing: Turning a Project Sample into a Product



• Competence Building via Education

Project Management -- Methods Behind the Madness

PM Methods of Practice

• How to Begin the Project



• Optimizing Project Selection



• Optimizing Project Planning



• Optimal Project Estimating



• Project Management Plans

Guide to Super Project Management:

1. The road to super project management



2. The art of project planning



3. Risk / issue management



4. Delivering quality



5. Resource management



6. Leading effective project teams



7. Super-productive project meetings



8. Facilitation project skills



9. Using lessons learned from past projects



10. Evolving to super project management

Modern Project Management

Fundamental Concepts of Project Management

1. Tips to Improve Project Performance



2. Characteristics of Successful Projects



3. How to Manage Project Management



4. Mitigating/Preventing IS Project Failure



5. Some Myths about Managing Software Development



6. Fundamentals: Getting Systems Development Right



7. Process Management: Integrating Project Management and Development



8. Project Meetings: A Communication + Coordination Tool



9. Managing Systems Requirements

Project Management -- A Quick Tour

1. Modern Project Management



2. Integration of Organization Strategy with Projects



3. Defining the Project



4. Developing a Network Plan



5. Managing Risk



6. Reducing Project Time



7. Resource Scheduling



8. Organization



9. Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager



10. Managing Project Teams



11. Partnering: Managing Interorganizational Relations



12. Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation



13. Project Audit and Closure



14. International Projects



15. Formulas

Project Management Essentials

Managing Teams

• Introduction and Understanding How Teams Work
  • What Makes a Good Team?
  
  
  
  • Matching Team to Task
  
  
  
  • Analyzing Team Roles



• Setting Up a Team
  • Setting Goals
  
  
  
  • Providing Support for a Team
  
  
  
  • Establishing Team Trust
  
  
  
  • Maximizing Performance
  
  
  
  • Creating a Self-Managed Team
  
  
  
  • Taking On an Existing Team



• Improving Team Efficiency
  • Analyzing Team Dynamics
  
  
  
  • Communicating Effectively
  
  
  
  • Running Team Meetings
  
  
  
  • Networking a Team
  
  
  
  • Sharing Information Outside a Team
  
  
  
  • Thinking Creatively
  
  
  
  • Dealing with Problems
  
  
  
  • Improving Standards in a Team
  
  
  
  • Rating Team Leadership



• Working for the Future
  • Measuring Performance
  
  
  
  • Tracking Team Progress
  
  
  
  • Training a Team
  
  
  
  • Setting Targets
  
  
  
  • Rewarding Performance
  
  
  
  • Adapting to Change
  
  
  
  • Planning Future Goals for a Team

Making Decisions

Project Cost Management

1. Objectives and a Sample Case
   
   



2. The Importance of Project Cost Management
   
   



3. Basic Principles of Cost Management
   
   



4. Resource Planning
   
   



5. Cost Estimating
   
   



6. Cost Budgeting
   
   



7. Cost Control
   
   



8. Using Software to Assist in Cost Management
   
   



9. Case Wrap-Up
   
   



10. Section Summary, Discussion Questions, Exercises and Recommended Reading

More Project Management articles:

• Project Management Training — a basic FAQ
  
  



• Project Management Training — FAQ part 2: cost account, work packages, time-phased (T-P) budget, project rollup
  
  



• Project Management Training — FAQ part 3: Work Breakdown Structure and Slack
  
  



• Project Management Training — FAQ part 4: Cost-Time Graph and Shortening Critical Path
  
  



• Project Management Training — Handling an Impossible Deadline
  
  



• Project Management Software
  
  



• Project Management: Resource Scheduling
  
  



• Project Management: Functional, Matrix, and Dedicated Team Approaches
  
  



• Project Management: Traits of a Project Manager
  
  



• Project Management: Project and Ethics
  
  



• Project Management: Exchange Model of Influence and Currencies
  
  



• Project Managers need to direct attention to...
  
  



• Project Management: Partnering and the Principle Negotiation Approach
  
  



• Project Management: Earned Value, Baseline and Rollup
  
  



• Project Management: Environmental Factors -- Effect on Project Implementation
  
  



• Project Management: How a Project Manager Deals with Human Relations
  
  



• Project Manager interviews
  • Interview 1
  
  
  
  • Interview 2
  
  
  
  • Interview 3
  
  
  
  • Interview 4
    
    



• Integration of Organization Strategy with Projects
  • Introduction
  
  
  
  • The Strategic Management Process: An Overview
    • Strategic Management Process Includes Four Activities
    
    
    
    • Long-Range Goals and Objectives
    
    
    
    • Analyze and Formulate Strategies to Reach
    
    
    
    • Implement Strategies through Projects
  
  
  
  • Lack of a Strategic Priority System Creates Problems
    • Connection of Projects to Strategic Plan: The Implementation Gap
    
    
    
    • Project Selection and Organizational Politics
    
    
    
    • Multiple Projects and Resource Contentions
  
  
  
  • Moving To An Effective Organizational Priority System
    • Building Commitment for a Central Project Priority System
  
  
  
  • A GENERIC SELECTION AND PRIORITY SYSTEM
  
  
  
  • ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRIORITY SYSTEM OVER THE LONG HAUL -- THE BALANCED-SCORECARD MODEL
  
  
  
  • Summary and Quiz
  
  
  
  • Project Sample: Case 1
  
  
  
  • Project Sample: Case 2
  
  
  
  • Project Sample: Case 3
  
  
  
  • Sample: Interface Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players
  
  
  
  • Sample: Interview Questionnaire: Priority Questions

Ultimate Guide to COMPUTER-BASED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT / PLANNING / SCHEDULING via optimal SOFTWARE / HARDWARE

Software Testing articles:

• Guidelines for Software Test Execution



• Role of Software Testing



• Pros and Cons of Automated Software Testing



• Software Testing Process in the Manufacturing Industry



• Detecting and Tracking Software Errors



• Software Testing vs. Risk Management

Data Warehousing articles:

• On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) versus Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)



• Multiple Dimensional View of Database: ROLAP, MOLAP, HOLAP



• Data Warehouse Project Warnings



• Data Mining Primitives, Hierarchies, Architecture and Coupling



• Data Preprocessing for Data Warehouses



• Dimensions of data quality, tuples with missing values, data smoothing and data integration



• Data Characterization, Discrimination, Association, Classification, Prediction, Clustering, and Evolution Analysis: Differences and Similarities



• Data Warehouse Project vs Any Other Large Database Implementation



• Data Mining and Data Warehousing in Biology, Medicine and Health CareOLAP vs. OLTP



• Multiple Dimensional View of Database: ROLAP, MOLAP, HOLAP



• Data Warehouse Project Warnings



• Data Mining Primitives, Hierarchies, Architecture and Coupling



• Data Preprocessing for Data Warehouses



• Dimensions of data quality, tuples with missing values, data smoothing and data integration



• Data Characterization, Discrimination, Association, Classification, Prediction, Clustering, and Evolution Analysis: Differences and Similarities



• Data Warehouse Project vs Any Other Large Database Implementation



• Data Mining and Data Warehousing in Biology, Medicine and Health Care

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