Managing Projects: Challenges and methods
Publisher: Bookboon
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740303841
Table of contents: title: Sisältö; title: Dedication; title: Table of Figures; title: Acknowledgements; title: Significant Contributor; title: Foreword; title: Icons and Their Use; title: The Project Management Series; title: ----; title: Introduction; title: Methodology and Series Information; title: Method versus Methodology; title: Types of Projects; title: Audience; title: Depth of Coverage; title: The Series Four eBooks; title: Section 1: Challenges and Opportunities 23; title: Growth of Project Management; title: Introduction; title: Value of Project Management; title: Project Management Education; title: Emerging Profession; title: Point to Ponder; title: A Growing Domain; title: Traditional Management versus Project Management; title: Role of Professional Associations; title: Challenges: The Growing Pains; title: What Is Missing?; title: Challenge 1: Project Management Is Simple; title: Challenge 2: Project Management Is Bureaucratic; title: Challenge 3: One Size Fits All; title: Challenge 4: Not Industry Specifics; title: Challenge 5: Professional Certifications; title: Challenge 6: Training versus Institutional Project Management; title: Opportunities for Sustainable Growth; title: Opportunity 1: Organizational Acceptance; title: Opportunity 2: Project Management at a Crossroad; title: Opportunity 3: Professional Certifications; title: Opportunity 4: Outreach to New Grounds; title: Opportunity 5: Simplified and Practical Project Management; title: Section 2: Project Management Methodology; title: Rationale and Model Perspectives; title: Model Rationale; title: A Story That Led To This Work; title: The Challenges for Professionals; title: The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™; title: Full Project Life Span Perspective; title: Multiple Stakeholders; title: Idea Developer (Project Owner) Perspective; title: Methodology versus Framework Perspective; title: Fundamental Concepts; title: Project Management Is a Disciplined Approach; title: Project Life Span and Stage Gates; title: Importance of the Stage Gate Process; title: Is Not the Stage Gate Process A…; title: Introducing the Model; title: Introduction; title: Methodology Main Characteristics; title: The Model Brief Explanation; title: Alignment to Global Standards; title: Proven Practices; title: Professional Associations; title: A Common Gap in Project Management; title: Integration of CAM2P™ With Global Standards; title: The Seven Elements; title: Closing Comment; title: Alignment to PMBOK® Guide; title: CAM2P™ Link to PMBOK® Guide; title: Alignment to PMBOK® Guide; title: How CAM2P™ Aligns to PMBOK®; title: Where Does the Model Deviate; title: Process Groups versus Project Life Span; title: Project Perspective; title: Stage Perspective; title: Project and Stage Perspectives; title: Can We Combine; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A: List of Acronyms; title: Appendix B: Glossary of Terms; title: Appendix C: Project Management Associations (Partial); title: Appendix D: Bibliography; title: Appendix E: Summary of Deviations and Reasons; title: Introduction to Appendix; title: Why Three Phases and Not Four; title: Why Project Authorization Document and Not Charter; title: Why Project Management Function and Not Knowledge Area; title: Why Project and Not Work Breakdown Structure; title: Why Implementation and Not Execution; title: Why Four Dimensions of Project Success and Not One; title: Why ‘You Decide’; title: Appendix F: Summary Outlines of All Parts; title: Part I (eBook 1); title: Part II (eBook 2); title: Part III (eBook 3); title: Part IV (eBook 4); title: Author Biography; title: Mounir A. Ajam; title: The Foundation; title: Endnotes