The New Project Management
Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity, and Other Business Realities
2nd Edition
Published on 1. October 2002
384 pages
978-0-7879-6304-0 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on more than twenty-five years experience consulting andtraining on project management in companies such as NCR, AT&T,and 3M, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands what he introduced inthe first edition of The New Project Management in 1994-a set ofcore competencies for managerial success in a corporate climatewhere downsizing, outsourcing, and employee empowerment are a wayof life. This new edition focuses on the hottest areas in projectmanagement today-augmenting and expanding the existing coverage ofrisk management and estimating, and including three all-newchapters on critical issues that did not even exist in 1994.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the First Edition "An invaluable reference for the modern project manager. Itrepresents a sharp break with the 'PERT-only' era, capturing thelatest theory and practice of the project management art." --William W. Bahnmaier, Col., USMC (retd), former departmentchair, Principles of Project Management Division, Defense SystemsManagement College "Experienced project managers, newly appointed managers, andprofessionals of any kind who work in modern organizations wherebusiness reengineering, cross-functional teams, and customersatisfaction are key to their success will appreciate the insightsand practical project management experience shared in Dr. Frame'sbook." --Gus Crosetto, director of training and development, FannieMae "Dr. Frame is again right on target. Dealing effectively withrapid change, possessing a strong customer orientation, and theability to know what to do and then to do it. These are all keyelements to be a successful project manager today. A recommendedread for all those in project management." --Carmen Quatrochi, Wireless Project, AT&T Network Systems,Management DirectorMore details
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J. Davidson Frame
The New Project Management
Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity, and Other Business Realities
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2nd Edition
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Person
J. Davidson Frame is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining UMT, he established the project management program at George Washington University. He also served as director of the Project Management Certification Program at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has served on PMI's board of directors. Frame has authored more than forty articles and five books, including Project Management Competence (Jossey-Bass, 1999).
Content
Preface.
The Author.
1. The New Business Environment and the Need for a New ProjectManagement.
Part One: Managing in the New Business Environment.
2. Managing Complexity: Techniques for Fashioning Order out ofChaos.
3. Engaging Change: Knowing When to Embrace, Accept, orChallenge.
4. Managing Risk: Identifying, Analyzing, and PlanningResponses.
5. Satisfying Customers: Knowing Who They Are, What They Want, andWhen They Are Right or Wrong.
6. Defining Requirements That Bridge the Customer-DeveloperGap.
Part Two: Tools for the New Project Management.
7. Acquiring Political Skills and Building Influence.
8. Building Teams with Borrowed Resources.
9. Selecting Projects That Will Lead to Success.
10. Estimating Realistic Costs, Schedules, and Specifications toEnsure Project Success.
11. Scheduling Projects with New Tools: The Time-Boxed and CriticalChain Scheduling Techniques.
12. Outsourcing to Control Costs, Focus on Core Work, and ExpandResources.
13. Integrating Cost and Schedule Control to Measure WorkPerformance.
14. Evaluating Projects to Maintain Goals, StrengthenAccountability, and Achieve Objectives.
15. Understanding and Using Performance Metrics: Measuring theRight Stuff.
16. Establishing and Maintaining a Project Support Office toStrengthen Project Management Capabilities.
17. Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!
References.
Index.
