Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure

Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9781420069693
Untertitel:
Visualizing Objectives, Deliverables, Activities, and Schedules
Autor:
Dennis P. Miller
Herausgeber:
Auerbach Publications
Anzahl Seiten:
264
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2008
ISBN:
1420069691

Zusatztext "Step-by-step advancement industry professional Miller! a consultant to leading Fortune 500 companies! explains the keys to an effective WBS through an Eight Step Process. ? hands-on volume that includes a practice section for each of the eight steps! providing readers with real examples of how Miller has successfully applied the process. Unlike other books in project management! Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure not only thoroughly shows readers what they can do! but shows them how to do it. ? unique and comprehensive volume." - Business Economics 9.1.08 Informationen zum Autor Dennis P. Miller Klappentext Most people do not truly understand a concept until they can visualize it. This applies to all fields, including Project Management. The best way to effectively manage projects is to help your team visualize the end result as well as the steps needed to achieve that result.Help Your Team Visualize the Right Path to SuccessBuilding a Project Work Breakdown Structure: Visualizing Objectives, Deliverables, Activities, and Schedules employs a diagram approach to project planning and scheduling. This useful tool empowers business professionals to take control of and successfully communicate their projects, ensuring they are completed on time with their targeted impact.Industry professional Dennis P. Miller, a consultant to leading Fortune 500 companies, thoroughly explains the keys to an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) through an Eight Step Process. He has refined this process over a period of twenty years, applying it to over 100 projects ranging from software development to social events. The Eight Step Process starts with a concentrated effort to define the project through its deliverables. The middle steps walk the project team through a process of activity definition and sequencing and resource assignment. Finally, the last steps involve estimating the duration and verifying the project timeline. Not Just What to Do, But How to Do It!This is a hands-on volume that includes a practice section for each of the eight steps, providing readers with real examples of how the author has successfully applied this process. The result of its application is a visualization of the project's objectives, deliverables, activities, and schedules. Over 130 illustrations enrich the instructions. Project managers are assured of success by following the simple tools in this unique and comprehensive volume. Zusammenfassung The work breakdown structure (WBS) helps project managers communicate with their teams, clients, and management. This book offers an eight-step process that facilitates the development of the WBS. It features a process that defines the project through its deliverables and validates the initial target date by critical path analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Opening. Organization of the Book by Parts. Organization of Each of the Eight Steps. Part One: Preplanning Activities and Issues. Part Two: Executing The 8 Steps Process. Part Three: Post Planning Activities. Part Four: Some Basic Project Management issues. Appendix....

"Step-by-step advancement industry professional Miller, a consultant to leading Fortune 500 companies, explains the keys to an effective WBS through an Eight Step Process. hands-on volume that includes a practice section for each of the eight steps, providing readers with real examples of how Miller has successfully applied the process. Unlike other books in project management, Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure not only thoroughly shows readers what they can do, but shows them how to do it. unique and comprehensive volume." Business Economics 9.1.08

Autorentext
Dennis P. Miller

Klappentext
Most people do not truly understand a concept until they can visualize it. This applies to all fields, including Project Management. The best way to effectively manage projects is to help your team visualize the end result as well as the steps needed to achieve that result. Help Your Team Visualize the Right Path to Success Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure: Visualizing Objectives, Deliverables, Activities, and Schedules employs a diagram approach to project planning and scheduling. This useful tool empowers business professionals to take control of and successfully communicate their projects, ensuring they are completed on time with their targeted impact. Industry professional Dennis P. Miller, a consultant to leading Fortune 500 companies, thoroughly explains the keys to an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) through an Eight Step Process. He has refined this process over a period of twenty years, applying it to over 100 projects ranging from software development to social events. The Eight Step Process starts with a concentrated effort to define the project through its deliverables. The middle steps walk the project team through a process of activity definition and sequencing and resource assignment. Finally, the last steps involve estimating the duration and verifying the project timeline. Not Just What to Do, But How to Do It! This is a hands-on volume that includes a practice section for each of the eight steps, providing readers with real examples of how the author has successfully applied this process. The result of its application is a visualization of the project's objectives, deliverables, activities, and schedules. Over 130 illustrations enrich the instructions. Project managers are assured of success by following the simple tools in this unique and comprehensive volume.

Zusammenfassung
The work breakdown structure (WBS) helps project managers communicate with their teams, clients, and management. This book offers an eight-step process that facilitates the development of the WBS. It features a process that defines the project through its deliverables and validates the initial target date by critical path analysis.

Inhalt
Preface. Opening. Organization of the Book by Parts. Organization of Each of the Eight Steps. Part One: Preplanning Activities and Issues. Part Two: Executing The 8 Steps Process. Part Three: Post Planning Activities. Part Four: Some Basic Project Management issues. Appendix.


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