
Total Project Control
A Manager's Guide to Integrated Project Planning, Measuring, and Tracking
Stephen A. Devaux(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 1999
Book
Hardback
XXXIV, 318 pages
978-0-471-32859-9 (ISBN)
Description
New metrics for assessing the performance and profitability of individual or multiple projects-written by the creator of the Total Project Control method.
"Critical path method needed a shot in the arm and Devaux delivers it in Total Project Control. His new book is an invaluable and much-needed advance in the art and practice of project management. Every project manager (and software developer) should read this book to understand what project management is all about."-Joel Koppelman, President, Primavera Systems, Inc.
"Devaux's Total Project Control introduces a welcome approach for managing dynamic projects from start to finish."-Janet M. Baker, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Dragon Systems, Inc.
"Finally, a major shift from traditional project management theory. Devaux slams through decades of cost/schedule fixation and completes the picture. The value concepts in Total Project Control will launch both the art and the science of project planning into mainstream business thinking."-Chip Drapeau, President and CEO, Project Software & Development, Inc.
"Total Project Control represents a comprehensive approach for orchestrating and evaluating complex projects."-Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems, Inc.
"Total Project Control describes essential new tools for the project management 'power user' that are not found in your favorite project planning software. These tools will prove to be indispensable for the manager who must objectively balance complex multiproject resources."-Robert Virag, Senior Director, Research and Development, Mallinckrodt Inc.
"In Total Project Control Stephen Devaux delivers a major breakthrough-all of the tools and understanding necessary to manage enterprise-wide resources in any project-driven company."-Dr. Priscilla A. Glidden V.P. of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, Abt Associates, Inc.
"Critical path method needed a shot in the arm and Devaux delivers it in Total Project Control. His new book is an invaluable and much-needed advance in the art and practice of project management. Every project manager (and software developer) should read this book to understand what project management is all about."-Joel Koppelman, President, Primavera Systems, Inc.
"Devaux's Total Project Control introduces a welcome approach for managing dynamic projects from start to finish."-Janet M. Baker, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Dragon Systems, Inc.
"Finally, a major shift from traditional project management theory. Devaux slams through decades of cost/schedule fixation and completes the picture. The value concepts in Total Project Control will launch both the art and the science of project planning into mainstream business thinking."-Chip Drapeau, President and CEO, Project Software & Development, Inc.
"Total Project Control represents a comprehensive approach for orchestrating and evaluating complex projects."-Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems, Inc.
"Total Project Control describes essential new tools for the project management 'power user' that are not found in your favorite project planning software. These tools will prove to be indispensable for the manager who must objectively balance complex multiproject resources."-Robert Virag, Senior Director, Research and Development, Mallinckrodt Inc.
"In Total Project Control Stephen Devaux delivers a major breakthrough-all of the tools and understanding necessary to manage enterprise-wide resources in any project-driven company."-Dr. Priscilla A. Glidden V.P. of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, Abt Associates, Inc.
More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-32859-9 (9780471328599)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
STEPHEN A. DEVAUX is President of Analytic Project Management in Bedford, Massachusetts. APM works with Fortune 500 companies teaching project management theory and consulting on project development processes. Devaux is an active member and speaker at PMI, and a frequent contributor to relevant publications, including PM Journal, Data Training, ComputerWorld, and PM Network.
Content
The Nature of a Project.
An Overview of TPC Planning.
An Overview of Planning the Work.
Planning the Work Scope.
Developing the Work Breakdown Structure.
Scheduling I: The Critical Path Method (CPM).
Scheduling II: The Precedence Diagram Method (PDM).
Activity-based Resource Assignments.
Resource Scheduling and Leveling.
Tracking and Controlling the Project.
Conclusion.
Index.
An Overview of TPC Planning.
An Overview of Planning the Work.
Planning the Work Scope.
Developing the Work Breakdown Structure.
Scheduling I: The Critical Path Method (CPM).
Scheduling II: The Precedence Diagram Method (PDM).
Activity-based Resource Assignments.
Resource Scheduling and Leveling.
Tracking and Controlling the Project.
Conclusion.
Index.