Project decisions
Subtitle: the art and science
By: Lev Virine, Michael Trumper.
Contributors: Trumper, Michael, 1963-
Publisher: Management Concepts
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Vienna, VA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781567262179
Subjects: Project management -- Decision making; Project management; Decision making
First sentence: Project management is the art of making the right decisions. To become an effective project manager, one must be conversant on the following questions: 

* How do we make rational choices in project management?  

* How can we improve our ability to make these choices? 

* What tools are available to help us during this process that will allow us to make better decisions?
Description: Project management is the art of making the right decisions. To be effective as a project manager, you must know how to make rational choices in project management, what processes can help you improve these choices, and what tools are available to guide you through the decision-making process. Book Project Decisions: The Art and Science is an entertaining and easy-to-read guide to a structured project decision analysis process. This valuable text presents the basics of cognitive psychology and quantitative analysis to help project managers make better decisions. Examples that portray different projects, real-life stories, and popular culture will help readers acquire the essential knowledge and skills required for effective project decision-making. 

Learn how to: 

Understand psychological pitfalls related to project management

Establish a creative business environment in your organization

Identify project risks and uncertainties

Develop estimates of project time and cost based on an understanding of human psychology

Perform basic quantitative and qualitative risk and decision analysis

Use event chain methodology in managing your projects

Communicate the results of decision analysis to decision-makers

Review project decisions and perform adaptive project management

Establish a project decision analysis process in your organization

PLUS — Test your own judgment through a quiz that examines your intuition!
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Index; title: Test Your Judgment; title: Introduction to Project Decision Analysis; title: Appendixes