Advanced Project Management: A Complete Guide to the Key Processes, Models and Techniques

Chapter 1: Starting an Advanced Project Successfully

Figure 1.1: Business plan production schedule
Figure 1.2: Work agreement

Chapter 2: Building the Macro Plan

Figure 2.1: Interview template
Figure 2.2: Target plan creation
Figure 2.3: Distributing the costs
Figure 2.4(a) Contingency calculation
Figure 2.4(b) Contingency weight attribution
Figure 2.5: Macro plan
Figure 2.6: WBS first pass
Figure 2.7: Gradual work ramp-up in all areas
Figure 2.8: Life cycle related to tasks
Figure 2.9: Work package resource levels
Figure 2.10: WBS outline
Figure 2.11: Work package detailed description

Chapter 3: Building the Detailed Project Plan

Figure 3.1: High-level requirement derivation from work packages
Figure 3.2: High-level requirement number scheme
Figure 3.3: HLRs related to DLRs
Figure 3.4: HLRs and life cycles
Figure 3.5: Requirements gathering form
Figure 3.6: DLR gathering form
Figure 3.7: Change control form
Figure 3.8: Identification of Gantt chart components
Figure 3.9(a) Finish to start
Figure 3.9(b) Start to start
Figure 3.9(c) Finish to finish
Figure 3.10(a) Finish to start with lag
Figure 3.10(b) Start to start with lag
Figure 3.11: Gantt chart with inter-dependencies and float
Figure 3.12: Gantt chart with contingency

Chapter 4: Building the Project Team

Figure 4.1: Project organization chart
Figure 4.2: Team member task agreement form

Chapter 5: How to Run the Project on a Day-to-Day Basis

Figure 5.1: Fixed price contract equation
Figure 5.2: Royalty equation
Figure 5.3: Royalty equation graph
Figure 5.4: Supplier risk
Figure 5.5: Waterfall model
Figure 5.6: Time box
Figure 5.7: Rolling wave
Figure 5.8: Standards introduction
Figure 5.9: Organization swinging between approaches

Chapter 6: Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Figure 6.1: Spectrum of projects
Figure 6.2: Management flexibility needed
Figure 6.3: Uncertainty funnel
Figure 6.4: DLR volumes
Figure 6.5: Rate of change
Figure 6.6: Value analysis
Figure 6.7: Value analysis boundaries
Figure 6.8: Cascade reporting
Figure 6.9: Scope reduction
Figure 6.10: Cumulative change requests
Figure 6.11: WBS outline
Figure 6.12: Cost reporting
Figure 6.13: Cost reporting tolerance zones
Figure 6.14: Management summary report
Figure 6-15: High-level schedule hiding problems underneath

Chapter 7: Successfully Shutting Down the Project

Figure 7.1: Maintenance of deliverables

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