my-skills Project Skills eBook

Why is project management important?

Project management is at the center of many activities within business, IT development, government, education, healthcare and engineering. There are a wide range of standards and qualifications available worldwide, but there are also a number of formal and informal rules that apply to every project, and that will help you to become a more effective and successful project manager.

Practical advice from an experienced project management consultant

This ebook is written by Barry De Boer, a leading project management consultant with over thirty years of industry and government experience in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Barry is a member of the Association for Project Management.

Who will benefit from using this ebook?

Ideally suited for project managers relatively new to the role, or managers without project experience who need to quickly learn and develop project techniques, this ebook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to project skills.

How will you benefit from using this ebook?

It covers the core skills and tools required to be an effective project manager, from basic principles and methods  to advice on how to manage your projects successfully. Each chapter is followed by a set of review questions that will help you apply the key points you have learned to your own project management situations. The ebook also includes a detailed case study and a set of document templates, which will help you to quickly and easily deliver professional projects.

Contents

Project Basics

  • What is a project?

  • How and why projects fail

Project Methodologies

  • What is a methodology?

  • PRINCE2

  • Methodologies in general

Project Processes

  • Eight project processes

  • Starting a project

  • Project initiation

  • Controlling a project stage

  • Product delivery

  • Stage boundaries

  • Planning

  • Closing the project

  • Direction

Project Components

  • The core components

  • The business case

  • Organization

  • Project control

  • The project work plan

  • Quality

  • Risk management

  • Configuration management

  • Change control

Project Techniques

  • Core project techniques

  • Planning

  • Change control

  • Quality review

Project Essentials

  • How do you ensure success?

  • Getting the project board right

  • Working with the project board

  • Obtain your project mandate

  • Getting the PID right

  • Make the most of the work plan

  • Know your risks

  • Close the project in the right way

  • Be a smart project manager

Case Study

  • The XYZ Capacitor Company

  • 15 steps to get the project started

PID for the Case Study

Document Templates

Further information on projects

Other Information

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