Mastering Project Time Management, Cost Control, and Quality Management

Introduction 1
The Triple Constraint 2
Managing Change Requirements 4
Managing Time, Cost, and Quality 7
Managing Project and Product Scope 7
Time Management 8
Cost Management 9
Quality Management 9
What Does the Customer Really Want? 10

Part I: Project Time Management 13
Chapter 1 Planning Schedule Management 15
1.1 Introduction 15
1.2 Tools for Schedule Management Planning 16
Minimum Requirements 17
Plan Structures 18
Project Management Office (PMO) 23
1.3 Information Gathering for the Schedule Management Plan 24
Project Charter 24
Project Manager's Experience 25
Organizational Past Projects 26
Subject Matter Experts 27
1.4 Schedule Management Plan Applications 28
Tactical Tool for Project Managers 28
Communications Tool for the Project Staff 29
Strategic Tool for the Organization 30
1.5 Summary 31
1.6 Review Questions 33
1.7 Key Terms 34
1.8 PMBOK Connections (Fifth Edition) 35
1.9 Case Study (Use for Part I, Chapters 1-7) 35
RE Construction-Custom Pebble Beach Home 35
1.10 Case Study Questions and Exercise 37
Questions 37
Exercise 38
Chapter 2 Project Activity Requirements 39
2.1 Introduction 39
2.2 Information-Gathering Guidelines 40
What Information Is to Be Gathered? 41
Who Is Gathering Information? 42
Reliability of Information 44
Information Accuracy 49
Information Sources 50
2.3 Activity Information Based on Project Structure 51
Linear (Traditional Sequential Process Development) 52
Incremental (Traditional Progressive Stage Development) 53
Iterative (Features Addition Development, Waterfall, Agile) 55
Adaptive (Learn and Build Development, Agile) 58
Extreme (Exploratory Development) 59
2.4 Define Activities 62
Project Deliverable Decomposition 63
Define Activity Requirements 65
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 68
2.5 Summary 71
2.6 Review Questions 72
2.7 Key Terms 73
2.8 PMBOK Connections (Fifth Edition) 73
2.9 Case