Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Figure 1.1 Project Dimensions Beyond Scope, Cost, and Time -- Figure 1.2 Project Management Roles. (Training and Consulting Content from Pmo Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 1.3 PM Skills, Attitudes, and Behaviors. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 1.4 Active PMI Certification Holders. (January 2020). (PMI Fact File, February 2020. PMI Today, Project Management Institute.)

Figure 1.5 Project Management Career Path. (Wu, T., 2017. The Sensible Guide to a Career in Project Management, Iexperi Press, New Jersey. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 2.1 Traditional Waterfall Project Life Cycle. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 2.2 Project Life Cycle in An Agile Approach. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 2.3 Continuum of Traditional to Agile Approaches. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.)

Figure 3.1 organizational Dimensions and Selective Activities. (Reprinted with Permission from PMO Advisory LLC.) -- Figure 3.2 PMO Maturity Levels. PMO, Project Management Office. (Reprinted with Permission from PMO Advisory LLC.) -- Figure 3.3 Entrance and Exit Criteria for Ideation. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 3.4 Project Life Cycle Phase 1 -- Ideation. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 3.5 AHP Multicriteria Scoring Model. AHP, Analytical Hierarchy Process

Figure 3.6 AHP Multicriteria Weighted Ranking. AHP, Analytical Hierarchy Process -- Figure 3.7 AHP Singlecriterion Prioritization Model. AHP, Analytical Hierarchy Process -- Figure 6.1 Project Success and Project Management Success. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 6.2 How to Think Like a Project Manager. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.) -- Figure 8.1 Normal Versus Expedited Schedule -- Figure 8.2 Expedited Plan

Figure 8.3 original (Above) Versus Expedited (Below) Project Gantt Charts -- Figure 9.1 Stakeholder Evaluation Matrix -- Figure 9.2 Power/Interest Matrix -- Figure 9.3 Stakeholder Engagement Plan -- Figure 10.1 WBS By Deliverables. WBS, Work Breakdown Structure -- Figure 10.2 WBS By Functions. WBS, Work Breakdown Structure -- Figure 10.3 WBS By Life Cycle. WBS, Work Breakdown Structure -- Figure 11.1 Activity and Task Dependencies. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted With Permission.) -- Figure 11.2 Microsoft Project Network Diagram

Figure 12.1 Project Manager Skills. (Training and Consulting Content from PMO Advisory LLC. Reprinted with Permission.)

SHELVING GUIDE: Project Management This hands-on guide is written for project professionals seeking to find an optimized way of performing project management. It provides answers to such critical questions as: Why should an organization apply project management? What is the value of project management in the broader context of an organization? Is project management as successful as some advocates suggested or is it a waste of time and resources because of the many extensive and bureaucratic processes? Which project management approach should our project team adopt: predictive or adaptive, waterfall or rolling water, extreme programming or Scrum? This book aims to provide an optimized view of project management by balancing and blending competing methodologies (e.g., traditional versus Agile), lengthy methodologies and broad principles, processes and practices, and the need to understand versus the need to apply. It includes project management templates, an integrated case study illustrating how to apply tools and concepts, and a glossary of key terms. Optimizing Project Management is for both aspiring and practicing project management professionals. It covers the core concepts, practices, and skills that are useful for developing new ideas, planning activities, implementing projects, and conducting planning and controlling of schedule, budget, and scope. The text is particularly useful for students, project professionals wanting to refresh their knowledge, and those pursuing project management certifications. This book is aligned with common project management standards such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the ISO 21502: Project, Programme and Portfolio Management -- Guidance on Project Management.

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