دانلود کتاب Project Management: Strategic and Operational Planning

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Preface Acknowledgements Contents About the Author 1 Project Complexities and Scope 1.1 Project and Project Management 1.2 Classification of the Projects 1.3 Difference Between Project and Project Management 1.4 Time–Cost–Performance (T-C-P) Relationship in Project Management 1.5 Project Life Cycle Management 1.6 Project Management S-Curve and Its Practical Relevance 1.7 Role of Project Manager, Project Leader, and Project Engineer 1.8 Key Characteristics for Becoming a Successful Project Manager 1.9 Project Management in Services Versus Manufacturing Sector 1.10 Project Organizations: Key Characteristics 1.11 PMBOK Knowledge Areas 1.12 Key PMBOK Terminologies 2 Project Organization 2.1 Organizational Structure: Issues and Characteristics 2.2 Impact of Organizational Structure on Efficiency 2.3 Relationship Between Organizational Structure and Project Management 2.4 Types of Organizational Structures 2.5 Organizational Structure and Conflict Resolution 2.6 Impact of Organizational Structure on Teamwork and Decision-Making 2.6.1 Impact of Organizational Structure on Teamwork 2.6.2 Impact of Organizational Structure on Decision-Making in the Project 2.7 Selection of Organizational Structure for New Product Development Project 3 Project Selection 3.1 Importance of Project Selection 3.2 Project Appraisal 3.3 Project Selection: Illustrative Example 3.4 Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM) for Project Selection 3.4.1 Technique for Order Preference Using Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) 3.4.2 Elimination Et Choice Translating Reality (ELECTRE) 3.4.3 Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) 3.5 Financial Appraisal of Projects 3.6 Capital Budgeting 4 Project Planning and Representation 4.1 Project Planning 4.2 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 4.3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Illustrative Examples 4.4 Phases in Project Planning 4.5 Project Network Representation: Activity on Arc (A-O-A) and Activity on Node (A-O-N) 4.6 Consistency and Redundancy in Project Network 4.7 Methods for Checking Consistency in Project Network 4.7.1 Topological Ordering 4.7.2 Fulkerson Rule 4.7.3 Marimont Procedure 4.7.4 Matrix Squaring Method 4.8 Illustrative Application of Project Network Consistency Methods 4.9 Redundancy Checking in Project Network 4.9.1 Redundancy Checking for Project Network Presented in Table 4.3 4.9.2 Redundancy Checking for Project Network Presented in Table 4.5 5 Project Scheduling 5.1 Importance of Project Scheduling 5.2 Project Scheduling and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 5.3 Components of Project Scheduling 5.4 Critical Path 5.5 Project Scheduling with Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) 5.6 Critical Path Determination: Path Enumeration Method 5.7 Project Scheduling with CPM: Illustrative Example 5.8 Project Scheduling with PERT: Illustrative Example 5.9 Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) 5.10 Errors in PERT 6 Project Scheduling with Exact Distribution Method (EDM), Chance-Constrained Programming (CCP), and Simulation 6.1 Chance-Constrained Programming (CCP) and Simulation in Project Scheduling 6.2 Error in PERT and PERT Optimism 6.3 Exact Distribution Method for Project Scheduling Under Uncertainty: Illustrative Example 6.4 Steps Involved in Chance-Constrained-Based Project Scheduling 6.5 Steps Involved in Project Simulation 6.6 Illustrative Example: Chance-Constrained Programming (CCP) for Project Scheduling 6.7 Illustrative Example: Monte Carlo Simulation for Project Scheduling 7 Project Scheduling with Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) 7.1 Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) 7.1.1 What Are the Problems with Traditional Methods (CPM and PERT) of Project Scheduling? 7.1.2 Key Issues in the Application of TOC and CCPM 7.2 Key Terminologies and Principles of TOC 7.3 Principles of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) 7.4 Differences in TOC and CCPM 7.5 Numerical Application of TOC 8 Project Time–Cost Trade-Off 8.1 Cost Considerations in Project 8.2 Time–Cost Trade-Off in Project Management 8.3 Step-By-Step Procedure of the Heuristic Used for Time–Cost Trade-Off 8.4 Time–Cost Trade-Off: Illustrative Example 1 8.5 Time–Cost Trade-Off: Illustrative Example 2 9 Project Resource Allocation 9.1 Importance of Resource Allocation and Leveling in Project Management 9.2 Types of Resources in Project 9.3 Heuristics Used in Resource Leveling 9.4 Weist’s Heuristics for Resource Leveling 9.5 Resource Leveling: Illustrative Example 10 Project Monitoring and Control 10.1 Importance of Project Monitoring and Control 10.2 Earned Value Analysis (EVA) 10.3 Role of IT in Project Monitoring and Control 10.4 Earned Value Analysis: Illustrative Example 11 Project Risk Control and Management 11.1 Importance of Project Risk Management 11.2 Phases of Risk Management 11.3 Types of Risks 11.3.1 Internal Risk Factors 11.3.2 External Risk Factors 11.4 Risk Monitoring 11.5 Stakeholders in Project Team 12 Project Procurement and Contracts Management 12.1 Issues in Project Procurement Management 12.2 Phases in Project Procurement Management 12.3 Importance of Contracts in Project Management 12.4 Types of Contracts 12.5 Balancing Contractor’s Risk with Different Types of Contracts 12.6 Popular Tools and Techniques in Project Procurement Analysis 12.7 Selection of Type of Contract Under Risk and Uncertainty 12.8 Requirements for the Formal Acceptance and Closure of the Contract 12.9 Make or Buy Decision 12.10 Opportunism in Project Procurement 12.11 Monitoring of Contract Performance Cycle 13 Project Quality Management 13.1 Definitions of Quality and Relevance for a Project 13.2 Importance of Quality for the Project 13.3 Deming’s Principles with Its Relevance for a Project 13.4 Juran’s Trilogy with Its Relevance for a Project 13.5 Total Quality Management (TQM) and Its Relevance in Project Management 13.6 Six Sigma-DMAIC for Project Management 14 Human Issues in Project Management 14.1 Importance of Human Resource in Project 14.2 Whole-Brain (HDBI Profile) Model 14.3 Group Maturation Process 14.4 Role of Motivation in Project Management 14.5 Leadership and Importance for Project Management 14.6 Leadership Theories/Models for Project Management 14.7 Personal Mastery: Must for Project Leaders 14.8 Time Management in Managing Projects 15 Project Communication Management 15.1 Importance of Project Communication 15.2 Opportunism of the Players and Communication in Project Management 15.3 Models of Communication and Relevance for Project Management 15.4 Strategies to Improve Communication in Project 16 Project Closure and Termination 16.1 Importance of Project Closure and Termination 16.2 Steps Involved in Project Termination Process Index