Managing projects in human resources, training and development
By: Vivien Martin.
Publisher: Kogan Page, Ltd.; Kogan Page
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Project management; Personnel management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a project?; title: Projects and change; title: Features of a project; title: Aims; title: Setting clear objectives; title: Key dimensions of a project; title: People in projects; title: Projects in HR, training and development; title: Outcomes and multiple outcomes; title: Achieving outcomes; title: Scoping the project; title: Why scope a project?; title: The life of a project; title: Questions, evidence and decisions; title: Does this project meet a need?; title: Does it help to achieve organizational goals?; title: Have we considered all the options?; title: Option appraisal; title: Cost effectiveness; title: Opportunities and threats; title: Is this project feasible?; title: Should we do a pilot study?; title: Is the benefit worth the cost?; title: Defining the project; title: Working with the sponsor; title: Will the project be supported?; title: Stakeholder mapping; title: Working with your stakeholders; title: Creating the project brief; title: Structure of the project brief; title: Managing risk; title: Risk and contingency planning; title: Preparing to manage risks; title: Risk assessment and impact analysis; title: Strategies for dealing with risk; title: A contingency plan; title: A framework for managing risk; title: Influencing stakeholders; title: Outline planning; title: Where do you start?; title: Developing a project plan; title: Using a logic diagram; title: Identifying deliverables; title: Estimating time and costs; title: Estimating time; title: Work breakdown structure; title: Staff costs; title: Avoiding abusive practices; title: Equipment costs; title: Materials costs; title: Estimating revenues and intangible benefits; title: Who should estimate?; title: Planning for quality; title: Scheduling; title: Timing and sequence; title: Drawing up a Gantt chart; title: Using computer programs to plan and schedule; title: Identifying the critical path; title: Implementing the project; title: Drawing up the implementation plan; title: Team structure; title: Planning team responsibilities; title: Making it happen; title: Resourcing; title: Managing project activities during implementation; title: Keeping an overview; title: Monitoring and control; title: Monitoring; title: Milestones; title: Maintaining balance; title: Controlling change; title: Communications; title: Communications in a project; title: Why is good communication needed?; title: How can communication be provided?; title: Managing the flow of information; title: Providing information for those who need it; title: Where is information needed?; title: Access to information and confidentiality; title: What might hinder communication; title: Leadership and teamworking; title: The nature of leadership; title: Leadership in a project; title: Power in leadership of projects; title: Style in leadership of projects; title: Leadership roles in a project; title: Motivation and teamworking; title: Team development; title: Managing yourself; title: Managing people and performance; title: Preparing for good performance; title: Managing performance of teams in a project; title: Managing relationships and conflict; title: Making requirements explicit; title: Ensuring that the team have the necessary skills and experience; title: Developing collaboration; title: Dealing with poor performance; title: Completing the project; title: Handover and delivery; title: Delivering with style; title: Planning for a successful conclusion; title: Closing the project; title: Closure checklists; title: Dismantling the team; title: Project drift; title: Evaluating the project; title: Evaluation during a project; title: Evaluation at the end of a project; title: Designing a formal evaluation; title: Planning an evaluation; title: Analysing and reporting the results; title: Follow-up to the report; title: Reporting the project; title: Writing a project report; title: Characteristics of a good report; title: Style, structure and format; title: Reporting the project to gain an academic or professional award; title: Making effective presentations; title: Understanding your audience; title: Who is in your audience?; title: Purpose and content; title: Delivery; title: Learning from the project; title: Organizational learning about management of projects; title: Sharing learning from a project; title: Individual development from a project; title: Management development through leading a project.