Business managers have long known the power of the Balanced Scorecard in executing corporate strategy. Implementing the Project Management Balanced Scorecard shows project managers how they too can use this framework to meet strategic objectives. It supplies valuable insight into the project management process as a whole and provides detailed explanations on how to effectively implement the balanced scorecard to measure and manage performance and projects. The book details a tactical approach for implementing the scorecard approach at the project level and investigates numerous sample scorecards, metrics, and techniques. It examines recent research on critical issues such as performance measurement and management, continuous process improvement, benchmarking, metrics selection, and people management. It also explains how to integrate these issues with the four perspectives of the balanced scorecard: customer, business processes, learning and innovation, and financial. Filled with examples and case histories, the book directly relates the scorecard concept to the major project management steps of determining scope, scheduling, estimation, risk management, procurement, and project termination. It includes a plethora of resources on the accompanying CD-ROM—including detailed instructions for developing a measurement program, a full metrics guide, a sample project plan, and a set of project management fill-in forms.
The topic of project estimation lends itself nicely to balanced scorecard. Cost
estimation and budgeting utilize quantitative methods, which can be easily tied to
measures in one or more of the four scorecard perspectives. In this chapter we ...
Market_Desc: · IT and Software Development Project Managers· Students Special Features: · The author is a well-known expert on project management· His current book, Effective Project Management, has a strong following in both the professional and training/academic markets, with nearly 10,000 copies sold· The competition is outdated or narrowly focused on only a few methods for managing projects. This book will be both comprehensive and up-to-date About The Book: Written for both IT professionals and students, the book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment of the five major types of software development approaches: linear, incremental, iterative, adaptive, and extreme. The author takes readers through each of these development approaches, step-by-step, and also covers the best-of-breed project management tools, templates, and processes that support them. He also presents the pros and cons of these methods so readers can decide the best method for managing specific types of projects.
This book will be both comprehensive and up-to-date About The Book: Written for both IT professionals and students, the book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment of the five major types of software development approaches: linear ...
This book presents a detailed analysis concept and practical approach of Software Project Management. It is simple, compact, and coherent which enables the students of management to be familiar with fundamental projects. The salient and prominent features of this book are as follows: covers the complete syllabus of software Project management prescribed by U.P. Technical University, Lucknow & other universities; uses simple and easy language to understand the subject; makes software project management interesting to read and master; all topics are explained in an easy manner followed by numerous figures. The inner strength of this book lies in discussion of several questions selected from various examination papers. This book will be a boon to students and will help them to face examination in a confident manner. --
Finding ways to improve margins can be the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as increases in revenue, Total Quality Management for Project Management explains how to integrate time-tested project management tools with the power of Total Quality Management (TQM) to achieve significant cost reductions. Detailing the ins and outs of applying project management methods to TQM activities, the book provides the understanding you’ll need to enhance the effectiveness of your TQM work. To clear up any confusion about what a true quality improvement is, it includes sections that cover the fundamentals of total quality management and defines the terms used throughout the text. The book examines profitability as it relates to product cost—including the initial work determining investment paybacks. It compares TQM/PM versus Six Sigma and illustrates the use of scrum in the context of TQM for improving quality initiatives. Complete with real-world success stories that facilitate comprehension, it illustrates methods that can help to minimize distractions and keep your team focused. The authors consider the full range of quality improvement tools as applied within the framework of project management. For the section of the book on the application of TQM to scrum, they demonstrate how these analytical methods can be used on the data produced within a scrum project and made into actionable information. Filled with innovative methods for improving costs, the text arms you with the tools to determine the approaches best suited to your corporate culture and capabilities.
A. Philip Crosby Quality Maturity Grid Philip Crosby was a plant manager who
worked for ITT during ITT's manufacturing days. Notice a little bit of tongue in
cheek, particularly the column headings (Philip Crosby, Quality is Free, 1979).
Stage 1 Uncertainty Stage 2 Awakening Stage 3 Enlighten- ment Stage 4
Wisdom Stage 5 Certainty Management understanding and attitude No compre-
hension of quality as a management tool. Tend to blame quality department for “
quality problems.
Almost all software projects are risky. The goal of every project manager is to somehow deal with the cost and schedule uncertainty while meeting your customer's needs. In Object-Oriented Project Management with UML, Murray Cantor describes an elegant, UML-based approach to managing object-oriented projects guaranteed to deliver high-quality software on time and within budget. Drawing on his experience managing major software projects at IBM and TASC, Cantor supplies you with: * Proven ways to reap the benefits of using UML tools to tame most project demons and deliver optimal OO systems * Tips on integrating object-based techniques with traditional methods for project planning, risk management, scheduling, time-phased budgeting, and more * Expert advice on how to handle all the important "people" issues that crop up during a development project * Real-life war stories that let you see firsthand what worked and what didn't on several major development projects * A full-length project example that walks you through every phase of a project told in terms of problems and solutions Visit the companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/cantor to find: * Sample project schedules, budgets, database templates for managing use cases, and a work-breakdown structure * A spreadsheet workbook for managing incremental development * A development tracking diagram Prior to joining TASC, Dr. Cantor was a development manager at IBM, where he oversaw the development of high-end graphics and multimedia systems.
In Object-Oriented Project Management with UML, Murray Cantor describes an elegant, UML-based approach to managing object-oriented projects guaranteed to deliver high-quality software on time and within budget.
Based on expert practitioners’ contributions from across the globe including Brazil, Jamaica, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Strategic Project Management: Contemporary Issues and Strategies for Developing Economies offers modern experiences, best practices, and tools for individuals and teams working in projects spanning diverse environments in developing economies. The book answers the questions: what are the issues and challenges experienced in "developing" countries and how can effective project management practices address them? It then presents strategies and sustainable solutions. The book covers the foundations of project management, highlighting particular strategies that may resonate with organizations across the globe, particularly developing economies. It includes dialogue on project success criteria and performance evaluation techniques, stakeholder management, program and portfolio management, managing knowledge in projects and case studies across industries such as ICT, education and law. In addition, the book showcases: Diverse perspectives and experiences in the effective management of projects from the developing economies The importance of project maturity through the adoption of sound strategic project management principles Application of project management standards and practices in specific domains Emerging tools and techniques that can enhance the management of different types of projects Opportunities for future research and collaborations The contributors share ideas, insights, and experiences for all forms of business projects with a core ICT artifact or supported by ICT to deliver the specific artifact, product, service, or result. The chapters discuss the range of issues found in managing different types of projects across many domains and countries and underline the similarities and nuances in managing projects with strategies that resonate in developing economies. The book, in a nutshell, gives you tried-and-true advice from experts that you can put to immediate use.
“Inadequate equipment in schools to enhance teaching and learning using
modern technologies; lack of a proper Educational Management Information
system in the MOEYC to facilitate effective administration of the education sector.”
“Provision of two computer labs in each school for teaching of all eleven subjects.
” “Approximately 100 public libraries would also be equipped with computers and
connected to the Internet.” “Support would be provided for an Educational
Management ...
Effective managers now recognize that most operational activities aimed at achieving key team objectives can and should be considered projects and managed accordingly. Typically these projects will range from: complex operational tasks, one-off initiatives such as moving offices or installing a new IT system, to the development of new products and services. However, while many of the traditional project management principles still apply, most tools and techniques need to be adapted and simplified to make them relevant to modern businesses. For those that master these new skills, exciting career opportunities lie ahead that will accelerate functional managers into new areas.
However, while many of the traditional project management principles still apply, most tools and techniques need to be adapted and simplified to make them relevant to modern businesses.
It should be noted that not everyone agrees that EVM is the best project
management approach. However, in this author's experience, these same critics
subtly adapt various components of the EVM concept on their projects and find
them ...
