Project Management for Small Projects, Third Edition

Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. /> />Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects. /> />This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers. /> />(PMBOK is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.) /> Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface PART ONE. Project Management Discipline 1. Introduction to Project Management Project Overview What Is Project Management? The Value of Using Project Management on Small Projects 2. Concerns for Small Projects Challenges for Small Projects Problems Resulting from Not Using Project Management 3. Managing and Leading Small Projects The Difference between Management and Leadership Managing Small Projects Leading Small Projects Managing and Leading a Project Managing and Leading Simple Projects 4. Preproject Activities Business Documents Statement of Work Project Request Project Success Measures PART TWO. Project Management Process for Small Projects 5. Process Overview Project Life Cycle Deliverables Project Management Process for Small Projects PALM Principle 6. Initiating Initiating Process Summary Initiating Process Steps Project Charter Project Roles and Responsibilities Stakeholder Register INITIATING PROCESS GUIDE 7. Planning for Small Projects Planning Process Summary Planning Process Steps PLANNING PROCESS GUIDE 8. Planning for Simple Projects Planning Process Summary Planning Steps PLANNING PROCESS GUIDE FOR SIMPLE PROJECTS 9. Controlling Controlling Process Summary Controlling Process Activities Action Items CONTROLLING PROCESS GUIDE 10. Closing Closing Process Summary Closing Process Steps CLOSING PROCESS GUIDE PART THREE. Additional Discipline 11. Managing Multiple Small Projects Multiproject Overview Small Project Portfolios Problems with Managing Multiple Projects SPM Multiple-Project Management Process 12. Projects as Part of a Program Project Activities and Collaboration Knowledge Sharing 13. Building Effective Teams Teams for a Small Project Team Charter Meeting Management Effective Team Meetings The Tuckman Model Facilitation Tools 14. The Power of One What Is the Power of One? Roles and Responsibilities Realizing the Power of One Time Management 15. Transitioning to Larger Projects Project Management Skills Leadership Skills People,Process,and Technology PROJECT MANAGEMENT KEYS FOR SUCCESS PART FOUR. Agile 16. Agile History of Agile Project Life Cycles: From Predictive to Adaptive (Waterfall to Agile) Agile and the Project Management Knowledge Areas Servant Leadership Agile Teams Tools and Techniques Common Practices 17. Activity Board for Small Projects What Is the Activity Board for Small Projects? How to Use the Activity Board for Small Projects Notes Glossary Acknowledgments Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W About the Author Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine.

Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects.

This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers.

(PMBOK® is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.)
Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) recommends tailoring the planning processes to fit the size of your project, but it doesn't always fully explain how. Using too much process can be as detrimental to a project as not using a process at all. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design processes that are neither too big nor too small but "just right." It provides simplified but compliant tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects. This new edition of Project Management for Small Projects has been updated to align with the latest PMBOK. In addition, there is new material on Agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small project managers. Managing projects requires time, effort, and discipline, regardless of the project size. The difference between managing larger and smaller projects is not only the amount of time, effort, and discipline but also the processes and tools. For years, this book has helped managers of small projects design scalable processes and simplified tools for immediate use in managing small projects. And since most small projects tend to be similar in structure or outcome, a template for one project can be used for future projects. This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers. (PMBOK® is a trademark of the Project Management Institute Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.) -- Provided by publisher "Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine"-- Provided by publisher