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Informationen zum Autor HAROLD D. KERZNER, PHD, is Senior Executive Director at International Institute for Learning, Inc., a global learning solutions company that conducts training for leading corporations throughout the world. He is a globally recognized expert on project, program, and portfolio management; total quality management; and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition . CARL BELACK, PMP, is a Senior Consultant and Trainer for International Institute for Learning, Inc. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, INC. (IIL) is a global leader in training, consulting, coaching, and customized course development. IIL's core competencies include: project, program, and portfolio management; business analysis; Microsoft® Project and Project Server; Lean Six Sigma; PRINCE2®; ITIL®; and leadership and interpersonal skills. IIL delivers innovative, effective, and consistent training solutions through a variety of learning approaches, including traditional classroom, virtual classroom, simulation training, and interactive, on-demand learning. IIL is a PMI® Charter Global Registered Education Provider, a member of PMI's Corporate Council, an Accredited Training Organization for PRINCE2 and ITIL, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an IIBA® Endorsed Education Provider. For more information, visit www.iil.com See a listing of IIL's webinars at www.iil.com/webinars Klappentext Discover how you can apply the Kerzner Approach(r) to successfulLy manage the most challenging and complex projectsManaging complex projects not only takes know-how on the part of project managers, but it also requires that they be willing and able to adapt to change, harness their ability to innovate at a moment's notice, and summon their determination to see a job to completion. This is the book that makes sense out of the complexities that plague today's project managers. It clearly lays out a blueprint to demystify what can be an overwhelming process into manageable strategies that, if cultivated, become second nature.Based on principles set forth in the bestselling Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition, this easy-to-follow guide will revolutionize the way you view and practice project management. It introduces the acclaimed Kerzner Approach(r), demonstrating how it empowers you with the skills needed to ensure that projects are completed successfully. Most importantly, it shows you how to manage complex projects more effectively.The International Institute for Learning/Wiley Series in Project Management features the most innovative, tested-and-proven approaches to project management, all explained in clear, straightforward language. The series offers new perspectives on solving tough project management problems as well as practical tools for getting the job done. Each book in the series is drawn from the related IIL course and is written by noted project management experts and bestselling authors such as Harold D. Kerzner, Frank P. Saladis, and Carl Belack. Zusammenfassung This is the fourth in a new series of books co-branded with the International Institute for Learning (IIL). It teams best selling author Harold Kerzner with Senior IIL Consultant Carl Belack, to focus on teaching the basic principles of managing complex projects to experienced project managers and others who find themselves managing large projects in a highly complex global environment. Managing Complex Projects contains the entire IIL course--both text and accompanying illustrations in easy and accessible language and format. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgments. International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL). Chapter 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWOR...
List of contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL).
Chapter 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK.
Project Characteristics.
The Complexity of Defining Complexity.
Components of Complex Projects.
The Triple Constraint.
Secondary Success Factors.
Other Success Factors.
The Modified Triple Constraint.
Prioritization of Constraints.
Types of Project Resources.
Skill Set.
Three Critical Requirements.
Problem Identification and Solution.
The "Traditional" Project.
The "Nontraditional" (Complex) Project.
Why Traditional Project Management Must Change.
Traditional versus Complex Projects.
The Need for "Value" as a Driver.
The Benefi ts of "Value" as a Driver.
Elements of Complexity.
Types of Virtual Teams.
Virtual Team Competencies.
Virtual Team Myths.
Customer RFP Requirements.
The Need for Business Solution Partners.
"Engagement" Expectations.
Before and After Engagement Project Management.
Percentage of Projects Using Project Management.
Possible Complex Project Outcomes.
Long-Term Globalization Project Management Strategy.
Global versus Nonglobal Companies.
Quantity of Tools.
Project Management Software.
Areas of Best Practices.
The Collective Belief.
Chapter 2: INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT.
Changes in Focus.
Project Sponsorship (1 of 2).
Project Sponsorship (2 of 2).
Project Accountability.
EPM Methodologies.
Enterprise Environmental Factors.
Organizational Process Assets.
Weaknesses in Leadership Skills.
Project's Business Case.
Project Governance.
Project's Assumptions.
Alignment of Goals.
Expert Judgment.
Project Charter.
Project Decision-Making.
Go and No-Go Decision Points.
Project Replanning.
Optimism.
Poor Project Performance.
Project Justification.
Project Plan Ownership.
The Project Plan: Summary Levels.
Project Management Plan.
Project Approvals.
Project's Constraints.
Identification of Deliverables.
Change Management.
Change Control Meetings.
Conducting Meetings.
Partnerships and Alliances.
Ability to Change.
Chapter 3: SCOPE MANAGEMENT.
Project Boundaries.
Stakeholder Identification.
Requirements Collection.
Changing Product Requirements.
The Project Plan: Work Package Levels.
Project's Deliverables.
Work Performance Information.
Verify Scope.
Control Scope.
Chapter 4: TIME MANAGEMENT.
Project Dependencies.
Templates.
Activity List.
Project Schedule.
Purpose of Schedule.
Types of Schedules.
Published Estimating Data.
Project Management Software.
Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Estimating.
Three-Point Estimates.
Duration versus Effort.
"What-if" Scenarios.
Schedule Compression Techniques.
Chapter 5: COST MANAGEMENT.
The Basis for Project Funding.
Project Funding.
Multiple Funding Sources.
Management Reserves.
Cost-Estimating Techniques.
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