The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right, Second Edition
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- Tom Kendrick
- AMACOM
- 2010
People responsible for managing projects are busy. And their jobs are made more difficult by time pressures, project complexity, and a lack of resources. Their ability to execute a project efficiently and well, especially in unexpected or new situations, is compromised. But it needn't be.
The Project Management Tool Kit presents proven project management techniques in an accessible, easy-to-apply format. Based on the approaches used by successful project managers in many fields, the Tool Kit offers step-by-step methodologies for managing every conceivable project step. Professionals at all levels will get the latest on:
- cost estimating and budgeting
- communications and technology
- goals for individuals and project teams
- negotiation and decision making
- establishing and retaining management support
- implementing change and process improvement
- quality assurance and control
- risk assessment and management
- scheduling and time management
- and more — 100 subject areas in all!
Complete with checklists and other tools for quick implementation, here is a practical and complete guide to mastering any project challenge.
About the Author
Tom Kendrick (San Carlos, CA) is currently a program manager with Hewlett-Packard. He has nearly 30 years of project management experience, 12 of which were spent with the HP Project Management Initiative. He is the author of Identifying and Managing Project Risk.
In this Book
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The Project Management Tool Kit—100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right, Second Edition
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How to Use This Book (Read This First!)
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1. Activity Definition (PMBOK® 6.1, Define Activities)
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2. Activity Duration Estimating (PMBOK® 6.4, Estimate Activity Durations)
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3. Activity Resource Estimating (PMBOK® 6.3, Estimate Activity Resources)
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4. Activity Sequencing (PMBOK® 6.2, Sequence Activities)
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5. Brainstorming
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6. Canceling Projects
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7. Cause-and-Effect Analysis
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8. Closing Projects (PMBOK® 4.6, Close Project or Phase)
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9. Coaching and Mentoring
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10. Communicating Informally
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11. Communications Planning (PMBOK® 10.2, Plan Communications)
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12. Conflict Resolution
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13. Consensus-Building for Your Ideas
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14. Constraint Management and Plan Optimization
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15. Cost Budgeting (PMBOK® 7.2, Budget Costs)
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16. Cost Control (PMBOK® 7.3, Control Costs)
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17. Cost Estimating (PMBOK® 7.1, Estimate Costs)
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18. Creative Problem-Solving
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19. Customer Interviews
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20. Decision-Making
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21. Delegating Responsibility
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22. Delphi Technique
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23. Earned-Value Management (EVM)
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24. Forecasting Project Completion
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25. Global Teams
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26. Human Resource Planning (PMBOK® 9.1, Develop Human Resources Plan)
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27. Influence Without Authority
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28. Information Distribution (PMBOK® 10.3, Distribute Information)
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29. Inheriting a Project
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30. Integrated Change Control (PMBOK® 4.5, Perform Integrated Change Control)
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31. Issue Management
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32. Leadership
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33. Lessons Learned
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34. Market Research
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35. Matrix Teams (Cross-Functional Teams)
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36. Meeting Execution
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37. Meeting Planning
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38. Motivation
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39. Multiple Dependent Projects
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40. Multiple Independent Projects
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41. Negotiating Contracts
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42. Negotiating Project Changes
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43. Organizational Change
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44. Organizing for Project Management
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45. Performance Problem Resolution
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46. Performance Reporting (PMBOK® 10.5, Report Performance)
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47. Presentations
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48. Problem Escalation
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49. Process Improvement
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50. Procurement Administration (PMBOK® 12.3, Administer Procurements)
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51. Procurement Close-Out (PMBOK® 12.4,Close Procurements)
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52. Procurement Initiation (PMBOK® 12.2, Conduct Procurements)
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53. Procurement Planning (PMBOK® 12.1, Plan Procurements)
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54. Project Baseline Setting
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55. Project Charter (PMBOK® 4.1, Develop Project Charter)
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56. Project Infrastructure
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57. Project Initiation
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58. Project Life Cycle
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59. Project Metric Implementation
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60. Project Metric Selection
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61. Project Objective (Mission)
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62. Project Office
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63. Project Plan Development (PMBOK® 4.2, Develop Project Management Plan)
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64. Project Plan Execution (PMBOK® 4.3, Direct and Manage Project Execution)
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65. Project Priorities
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66. Project Reviews
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67. Project Variance Analysis (PMBOK® 4.4, Monitor and Control Project Work)
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68. Project Vision
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69. Qualitative Risk Analysis (PMBOK® 11.3, Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis)
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70. Quality Assurance (PMBOK® 8.2, Perform Quality Assurance)
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71. Quality Control (PMBOK® 8.3, Perform Quality Control)
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72. Quality Planning (PMBOK® 8.1, Plan Quality)
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73. Quantitative Risk Analysis (PMBOK® 11.4, Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis)
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74. Required Skills Analysis
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75. Requirements Collection (PMBOK® 5.1,Collect Requirements)
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76. Resource Leveling
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77. Responsibility Analysis
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78. Return on Investment Analysis
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79. Rewards and Recognition
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80. Risk Identification (PMBOK® 11.2, Identify Risks)
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81. Risk-Management Planning (PMBOK® 11.1,Plan Risk Management)
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82. Risk Monitoring and Control (PMBOK® 11.6, Monitor and Control Risks)
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83. Risk Response Planning (PMBOK® 11.5, Plan Risk Responses)
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84. Schedule Control (PMBOK® 6.6, Control Schedule)
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85. Schedule Development (PMBOK® 6.5, Develop Schedule)
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86. Scope Change Control (PMBOK® 5.5, Control Scope)
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87. Scope Definition (PMBOK® 5.2, Define Scope)
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88. Scope Verification (PMBOK® 5.4, Verify Scope)
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89. Software Tools for Project Management
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90. Sponsorship
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91. Stakeholder-Expectation Management (PMBOK® 10.4, Manage Stakeholders’ Expectations)
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92. Stakeholder Identification (PMBOK® 10.1, Identify Stakeholders)
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93. Start-Up Workshop
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94. Status Collection
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95. Team Acquisition (PMBOK® 9.2, Acquire Project Team)
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96. Team Development (PMBOK® 9.3, Develop Project Team)
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97. Team Management (PMBOK® 9.4, Manage Project Team)
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98. Transitioning to Project Leadership
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99. Virtual Team Technical Tools
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100. Work Breakdown Structure (PMBOK® 5.3, Create WBS)
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