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Informationen zum Autor The author, Clinton (Clint) M. Padgett, President and CEO of Atlanta-based consultancy Project Success, Inc. has provided consulting, training and account management to clients in a wide range of industries, such as: manufacturing, food/beverage, electric utility, and technology. His project experience covers many traditional and special applications, including: product development, equipment installation/startup, facility construction/relocations, marketing, software/hardware system implementation and international sporting events. Clint uses case studies to identify and explain the core elements of this successful methodology, and provides the missing links between strategy and implementation. Clint is a graduate of The Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Klappentext Ein ultimativer Leitfaden für erfolgreiches Projektmanagement und einen langfristigen WettbewerbsvorteilMit "The Project Success Method" werden erfolgreiche Projektplanung und -controlling zum Kinderspiel. Der Autor, selbst ein erfahrener Projektmanager, erläutert anhand von Fallstudien die zentralen Elemente eines gelungenen Projektmanagements und zeigt, wie man Strategien in die Praxis umsetzt. Manager erfahren, wie sie Projektumfang und Projektziele definieren, Inhalte und Ergebnisse analysieren, Projektteams zusammenstellen und Verantwortlichkeiten festlegen, realistische Zeitpläne und Ressourcenpläne für ihre Mitarbeiter erstellen, Budgets kalkulieren und die Qualität überwachen und kontrollieren.Clinton M. Padgett (Atlanta, GA) ist President und CEO von Project Success Incorporated (PSI), einem in Atlanta ansässigen Beratungsunternehmen mit Schwerpunkt Projektmanagement. Padgett war vormals in einem Fortune-100-Unternehmen als Berater, Trainer und Account-Manager für Kunden aus einer Vielzahl von Branchen tätig. Zusammenfassung The Project Success Method is a unique, proven and fire-tested methodology which allows companies, groups or managers to learn and develop consistency in the way they plan, schedule, manage, control and close out projects on time, per spec and within budget-- in as little as 5 days. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword (Don Miller).Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1 The Easier Way.Chapter 2 Master the Method.Chapter 3 Shift the Worry Curve.Chapter 4 Build a Real Project Team.Chapter 5 Charter for Clarity, Consensus, and Commitment.Chapter 6 Break It Down and Divvy It Up.Chapter 7 Network for Success.Chapter 8 Try to Be Normal.Chapter 9 Figure Out What's Critical.Chapter 10 Compress for Profit.Chapter 11 Monitor, Correct, and Update.Chapter 12 Build a System for Project Success.Chapter 13 Overcome the Objections.Chapter 14 Apply the Power of Project Success.Appendix A Developing Operating Procedures for Projects Involving Multiple Organizations Using a Linear Responsibility Chart.Appendix B Generalized Precedence Diagramming.Appendix C Schedule Calculations.Appendix D Anticipating and Resolving Resource Overloads.Appendix E How to Organize Project Budgets.Appendix F Why Track Actual Costs and Resource Usage?Appendix G The Project Management Office.Appendix H Short Case Studies.About the Author.Index....
