Project Management for Small Projects

✍ Scribed by Sandra F. Rowe

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine.

Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects.

This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers.

(PMBOK® is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.)

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
PART ONE. Project Management Discipline
1. Introduction to Project Management
Project Overview
What Is Project Management?
The Value of Using Project Management on Small Projects
2. Concerns for Small Projects
Challenges for Small Projects
Problems Resulting from Not Using Project Management
3. Managing and Leading Small Projects
The Difference between Management and Leadership
Managing Small Projects
Leading Small Projects
Managing and Leading a Project
Managing and Leading Simple Projects
4. Preproject Activities
Business Documents
Statement of Work
Project Request
Project Success Measures
PART TWO. Project Management Process for Small Projects
5. Process Overview
Project Life Cycle
Deliverables
Project Management Process for Small Projects
PALM Principle
6. Initiating
Initiating Process Summary
Initiating Process Steps
Project Charter
Project Roles and Responsibilities
Stakeholder Register
INITIATING PROCESS GUIDE
7. Planning for Small Projects
Planning Process Summary
Planning Process Steps
PLANNING PROCESS GUIDE
8. Planning for Simple Projects
Planning Process Summary
Planning Steps
PLANNING PROCESS GUIDE FOR SIMPLE PROJECTS
9. Controlling
Controlling Process Summary
Controlling Process Activities
Action Items
CONTROLLING PROCESS GUIDE
10. Closing
Closing Process Summary
Closing Process Steps
CLOSING PROCESS GUIDE
PART THREE. Additional Discipline
11. Managing Multiple Small Projects
Multiproject Overview
Small Project Portfolios
Problems with Managing Multiple Projects
SPM Multiple-Project Management Process
12. Projects as Part of a Program
Project Activities and Collaboration
Knowledge Sharing
13. Building Effective Teams
Teams for a Small Project
Team Charter
Meeting Management
Effective Team Meetings
The Tuckman Model
Facilitation Tools
14. The Power of One
What Is the Power of One?
Roles and Responsibilities
Realizing the Power of One
Time Management
15. Transitioning to Larger Projects
Project Management Skills
Leadership Skills
People,Process,and Technology
PROJECT MANAGEMENT KEYS FOR SUCCESS
PART FOUR. Agile
16. Agile
History of Agile
Project Life Cycles: From Predictive to Adaptive (Waterfall to Agile)
Agile and the Project Management Knowledge Areas
Servant Leadership
Agile Teams
Tools and Techniques
Common Practices
17. Activity Board for Small Projects
What Is the Activity Board for Small Projects?
How to Use the Activity Board for Small Projects
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index
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