Successful Project Management

1. what is success? what happens to the project?; defining success; your view of success; success depends on who is measuring; what are the perceived causes of failure; reduce the probability of failure 2. the climate for success why do initiatives appear to fail?; some definitions; projects - are they just an accident?; a common misconception; what's the current climate?; what influences the climate?; operating climate for success; the key activities; defined roles and responsibilities - the key players; influence of organisational culture 3. the project process - key steps for success the project phases; the phase gates; the phase gate - a constraint?; the key steps to success; 4. project conception and start-up selecting the right project; the start-up process; customer needs and expectations; identifying the project constraints; assumptions; the kick-off meeting; recording essential information 5. the definition phase the project brief and specification; defining the project; risk assessment; getting your project definition approved 6. managing the stakeholders what is a stakeholder; identifying stakeholders; the two most important stakeholders; stakeholder influence; gathering information about stakeholders; the stakeholder influence matrix; what happens next with stakeholders 7. managing the risks what is a risk; why bother?; the risk management process; identifying the risks; a typical starter checklist; decide the primary response strategy; quantifying the risks; risk score; what do i do now? monitoring risks 8. planning the project a common misconception; who needs to be involved; where does planning start?; identifying the key stages; allocating responsibility; estimating; the critical path of your project; analyse resource requirements; optimising your schedule; review the project risk log; review the project budget; freezing the baseline schedule; seeking approval to launch 9. launching and executing the project preparing for project execution; the control environment; monitoring the progress; managing the issues arising; tracking your project 10. closure and post-project evaluation project drift; set the completion criteria; the acceptan