Essentials Of Project Management

This comprehensive and well-organized book introduces the essential concepts and principles of project management. Divided into six parts—Part I, Introduction; Part II, Idea Generation and Initiation; Part III, Project Planning; Part IV, Project Implementation; Part V, Project Closeout; and Part VI, Special Topics, the book gives an indepth analysis of the various aspects of project management. The book clearly explains Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Net Present Value (NPV), Earned Value Analysis (EVA), Total Quality Management (TQM), and Global Warming—from the viewpoint of beginners. In addition, the text deals with special topics such as Public Sector Projects, Engineering Projects, Maintenance Projects, Software Projects, and International Projects besides risk and quality of projects. The final chapter is devoted to a discussion on Project Management Software.

1. Introduction

2. Project

3. Project Manager

4. Idea Generation

5. Project Life Cycle

6. Stakeholders

7. Concurrent Approach

8. Project Scope

9. Feasibility

10. Scope of Project and Scope Verifications

11. SWOT Analysis

12. Organization Structure

13. Work Breakdown Structure 

14. Project Selection

15. Estimation

16. Cost

17. Scheduling

18. Bar Chart

19. Network Diagram

20. Program Evaluation and Review Technique

21. Project Risk

22. Procurement

23. Quality

24. Resource Planning and Allocation

25. Earned Value

26. Project Control

27. Communications

28. Project Termination

29. Public Sector Projects

30. Project Finance

31. Engineering Projects

32. Maintenance Projects

33. Software Projects

34. International Projects

35. Safety, Health and Environment

36. Project Management Software 

Index