Frank Einhorn

Managing Business Projects (eBook, PDF)

The Essentials

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is written for the project manager as well as the many other stakeholders involved in business projects. It gives basic techniques that can be adapted to any business scenario. It shows how to do what is essential with adequate quality, but to do it consistently with simple, flexible, techniques presented in this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 516
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000785043
• Artikelnr.: 65963420

Autorenporträt

Frank Einhorn has specialized in project management since 1992, with a focus on business projects enabled by IT. He graduated with a BSc Honours in Electrical Engineering, and after gaining several years of engineering experience overseas, returned to do an MBA at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Then followed a career with IBM involving IT consulting, architecting IT solutions, systems engineering management, account and sales management, HR management, and finally project management. He worked with customers in many industries, but mainly banking, insurance, mining, and public sector utilities. Frank became a PMP (Project Management Professional) in 1995. From 2003 he did freelance project management and consulting. Besides the PMI standards, he is familiar with PRINCE2 and the methodologies used in IBM and several of its customers. Since 2010 Frank has also been a sessional lecturer at Wits University Business School, and currently convenes their executive education programmes in project management. In 2018, he completed a PhD at the University of Johannesburg focused on the effective use of business cases.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Overview of the Book and of Business Project Management

1. Introduction to the Book

2. Business Projects and Their Management

3. Methodology from Unusual Angles

4. The Business Project Environment

Part 2. Core Elements of Business Project Management

5. Engaging with Stakeholders

6. Project Definition

7. Scope Definition

8. Project Estimating

9. Project Scheduling

10. Managing Project Quality

11. Managing Project Risk

12. Progress and Cost Tracking

13. Project Teams and Organization

14. Managing Project Issues

15. Project Change Control

16. Project Monitoring, Control, and Communication

17. Governance of a Project

18. Closing the Project

Part 3. Special Topics Related to Business Project Management

19. Governance for a Portfolio of Projects

20. The Business Case End-To-End

21. Project Selection - Financial and Non-Financial Criteria

22. Project Procurement, Outsourcing, and Partnership

23. OCM - Organizational Change Management

24. Contracts for Business Projects

25. Project Review

26. Ethical Conduct and Adherence to Legislation

27. Project Negotiation

28. Managing International Projects

29. Dealing with Some Realities in Business Projects

30. Agile Approaches

31. Digital Tools for Project Management

32. Trends: The Future of Business Project Management

Part 4. Wrap Up of the Book and Study Materials

33. Wrap-Up and How to Achieve Success

34. Study Guide

35. Quizzes and Answers

36. Cases to Support Your Learning

37. Answers for Cases

Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Appendix 2: Scheduling - Theory: Precedence Diagrams
Appendix 3: Two Useful Templates