Project Management Checklists For Dummies E-Book

Nick Graham

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 428

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Your must-have tool for perfect project management

Want to take your career to the next level and be a master of planning, organising, motivating and controlling resources to meet your goals? This easy-to-use guide has you covered! Project Management Checklists For Dummies takes the intimidation out of project management, and shows you step by step how to use rigorous self-check questions to save significant time—and headaches—in managing your projects effectively.

Project Management Checklists For Dummies gives you to-do lists, hands-on checklists and helpful guidance for managing every phase of a project from start to finish. Before you know it, you'll be a star project manager as you organise, estimate and schedule projects in today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment.

• Includes useful to-do lists and checklists to ensure all the necessary steps are completed
• Offers simple exercises to help clarify needs and requirements along the way
• Provides templates to complete, which can also be downloaded from Dummies.com and customised to suit your unique requirements
• Supplies hints and tips to help you along the way

If you're a project manager—or any professional charged with managing a project and wondering where to start—Project Management Checklists For Dummies is your ready-made tool for success.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About this Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Understanding Projects and Checklists

Chapter 1: Using Checklists and Templates in Projects

Using the Checklists

Using Lists As An Expert – Or Not

Understanding Checklist Types

Using Templates

Understanding Project Structure

Kicking off the project

Doing the Planning

Delivering Project Products

Closing the Project

Evaluating the Project

Chapter 2: The Key Documents

Kick Off

Project Planning

The major planning documents

The logs

Two checklists

Project Control

Thinking About What You Need

Chapter 3: Using Project Standards

Standardising Internationally

Following a PMBoK

Using a Project Method

Using Checklists with Standards

Part II: Checklists for Kick Off

Chapter 4: Kicking Off the Project

The Idea Checklist

The Recommendation Checklist

Consultation Checklist

The Outline Checklist

The Ready-to-roll Checklist

Planning Stage Checklist

Chapter 5: Checking the Justification and Benefits

Project Justification Checklist

Benefit Types Checklist

Benefits Consultation Checklist

Measurement Points Checklist

Benefits Checklist

Savings

Gains

Disadvantages Checklist

Chapter 6: Tackling the Roles and Responsibilities

Project Roles Checklist

Project Steering Group Checklist

Sponsor Checklist

Project User Checklist

Project Supplier Checklist

Optional PSG Roles

Project Manager Checklist

Optional Management Roles

Team Leader Checklist

Project Audit Checklist

What you’re responsible for

What you’re not responsible for

Project Administration Checklist

Chapter 7: Templates for Kick Off

The Idea

The Recommendation

Outline Charter

Part III: Checklists for Planning

Chapter 8: Creating the Plans

Business Case Checklist

Product Planning Checklist

Activity Planning Checklist

Resources - Staff Checklist

Resources –Equipment Checklist

Resources – Facilities Checklist

Budget Checklist

The Four Dogs Checklist

Risk Category Checklist

Risk Action Checklist

Risk Plan Checklist

Quality Plan Checklist

Stakeholder Log Checklist

Stakeholder Plan Checklist

Communications Plan Checklist

Inbound communications

Comms within the project

Outbound communications

Types of Project Memo

Communication Media Checklist

Procurement Plan Checklist

Chapter 9: Establishing Controls

Project Characteristics Checklist

Stage Decision Checklist

Progress Report Checklist

Problem Solving Checklist

Timing problems

Resourcing problems

Spending problems

Change Checklist

Change Options Checklist

Communication Pattern Checklist

Quality Crosscheck Checklist

Risk Review Checklist

Project Log Checklist

Lessons Checklist

Chapter 10: Managing the People

Three Areas to Watch

Performance Levels

The Motivation Checklist

Motivation Points Checklist

Performance Problems Checklist

Motivator and Hygiene Checklist

Stage Briefing Checklist

Supplier Staff Checklist

Chapter 11: Templates for Planning

Header Block

The Project Charter

Business Case

The Project Management Plan

Procurement Plan

Quality Plan

Risk Plan

Stakeholder Plan

Communication Plan

Part IV: Checklists for Project Control

Chapter 12: Checking Each Stage

Team Progress Checklist

Team Visit Checklist

Stage Check Checklist

Risk Check Checklist

Business Case Check Checklist

Supplier Check Checklist

Stakeholder Check Checklist

Readiness Check Checklist

Lessons Checklist

Chapter 13: Stage Reporting

Team Progress Report Checklist

Stage Progress Report Checklist

Risk Report Checklist

Financial Report Checklist

Chapter 14: Conducting a Stage Gate

The ‘Look Back’ Checklist

The ‘Current State’ Checklist

The ‘Look Forward’ Checklist

PM’s Stage Gate Checklist

Chapter 15: Reviewing the Project

Closing and Evaluating a Project in PRINCE2 and PRIME

Project Completion Checklist

Crash Stop Checklist

Evaluation Plan Checklist

Chapter 16: Templates for Control

Change Log Entry