Project Management Predictive Principles and Practices
Project Management Predictive Principles and Practices covers the predictive (traditional) project management approach with a focus on multi-company projects. The book is unique in it’s straight-forward description of the principles and practices for creating and managing project organizations emphasizing cross company cooperation and the use of customer supplier collaboration to build synergy and increase success. It presents predictive principles from a large multi-company project perspective. In application, the holistic view is tailored to fit the project circumstances by selecting the appropriate inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs to achieve the desired project outcome.
The first chapter provides an overview of Project Management spectrum in the typical customer supplier environment covering topics common to predictive to agile approaches. The balance of the book organization consists of five chapters addressing the Predictive approach. Chapters two through six (Cooperate, Communicate, Coordinate, Control, and Complete) describe the elements of predictive following the normal flow in executing a project. Numerous tools, checklists, sample agendas, and actual experiences in applying the predictive approach to strategic equipment acquisition projects support the process descriptions. The objective is to provide the reader with a detailed plan that is easily adapted for implementing predictive project management on projects in manufacturing, construction, retail, finance, information technology, and any other business environment.
The end of each chapter of Project Management Predictive Principles and Practices lists exercises from the Predictive Projects eWorkbook by topic that relate to the chapter. Readers desiring to learn by doing, select eWorkbook topics and exercises to fit their goals and time constraints. Performing exercises, allows readers to gain experience and practice applying the principles.
Project Management eWorkbook Collection
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Addresses the Predictive (Waterfall) Project Management approach
480 Pages
38 topics
2 case studies
8 Domains
494 Slides
113 exercises
Project Scheduling eWorkbook
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Teaches the basics of setting up and managing a schedule in Microsoft Project
245 Pages
10 topics
2 case studies
120 Slides
28 Exercises/Worksheets
Gantt Chart computer solutions
Customizable term project
Agile Projects eWorkbook
Predictive Projects eWorkbook
Agile Projects eWorkbook
Covers the fundamentals of the Agile Project Management approach.
269 Pages
20 Topics
226 Slides
20 You Tube Videos
47 Exercises/Worksheets
Integrating Course Materials Example
The eWorkbooks Integrate with Course, Textbook References, PMBOK Guide, and Slides
The eWorkbooks topic selection flexibility makes them a great fit for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses in business and engineering curriculum. The author offers free assistance in alignment of any textbook with the eWorkbooks and selection of topics to meet course objectives. The following instructions detail steps to integrate the course, textbook, and slides
Integrating with Course and Textbook
1.) Identify text chapter coverage for each class and list the appropriate text reading assignments.
2.) Align the eWorkbook topics to the corresponding text chapters and record results on a Text to Topic Map.
3.) Use the text to topic map and allotted class time to select the exercises from the aligned topics for each class that best support the teaching objectives and available time.
4.) Evaluate topics/exercises not aligned with the text for consolidation into the course plan.
5.) Create class agendas by listing the text chapter, eWorkbook topic, and exercises for each class..
Integrating Slide Presentations
1.) Request a full set of slide files from the author.
2.) Create formal presentations for each class by consolidating the topic slides for a specific class based on the agendas.
3.) Add slides for overall organization and course administration as appropriate. (For example, adding agenda, wrap up, and next week assignment slides are typical. In first session instructors might add slides to review course syllabus and term project.)
4.) Supplement the eWorkbook slides to better illustrate a point or cover topics not in the eWorkbook.