Project Rescue

Avoiding a Project Management Disaster
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-07-225537-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education LLC (Professional Pod)

Buch, Englisch, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Follow the exact steps the experts have successfully taken to rescue a project from failure. This informative and concise book will guide you step-by-step through an effective intervention, allowing you to salvage more than you might think of a project’s deliverables and goals. Recognize the early warning signs of decline, then develop swift strategies to handle communication and consensus, research, diagnosis, and timing. Proven techniques, along with case studies and sidebars, help you understand exactly how to save your project--and possibly your career.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Purba, Sanjiv

Zucchero, Joseph J

Zucchero, Joseph

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Troubled Projects Chapter 1: Recognizing the Warning Signs Chapter 2: Four-Phase Intervention Framework Chapter 3: Rescue Deliverable Framework Chapter 4: Early Detection Questions Part II: Assessment Chapter 5: Diagnosing the Situation Chapter 6: Risk Management Chapter 7: Assessment Questionnaire Part III: Planning the Intervention Chapter 8: Establishing a Management Control Office Chapter 9: Defining the Project Rescue Approach Chapter 10: Building a New Project or Rescue Plan Part IV: Execute the Intervention Chapter 11: Managing the Intervention Chapter 12: Incremental Adjustment Chapter 13: Execution Phase Questionnaire Part V: Post-Intervention Chapter 14: Forensic Project Review and Lessons Learned Chapter 15: Realigning with Industry Best Practices Chapter 16: Post-Intervention Intervention Questionnaire Part VI: Intervention Techniques Chapter 17: Conflict Management, Building Consensus, and Group Relationships Chapter 18: Additional Tools Chapter 19: Virtual Database of Experiences and Techniques

Über Autor(innen)

Purba, Sanjiv
Sanjiv Purba, PMP, (Mississauga, Ontario) is an IT executive with more than 15 years of industry and consulting experience. He has written over 10 books and hundreds of articles for such organizations as the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.

Zucchero, Joseph
Joe Zucchero has over 24 years of solid experience in project and program management and the execution of highly complex IT engagements. He was named Executive Vice President of The Casey Group in December 2002 when NetigrateZ, a company he founded in April 2001, was merged with The Casey Group. Prior to founding NetigrateZ, Mr. Zucchero held executive positions with IBM, Ernst & Young LLP, and Keane, Inc. He is recognized as an industry leader in e-business, IT governance, program and project management, and IT services management. Mr. Zucchero, who has qualified to sit for the Project Management Institutes PMP (Project Management Professional) exam, began his career in information technology at AT&T. His work has been published in Wall Street & Technology, CFO IT, and Financial Executive. Mr. Zucchero holds a B.S. in Education from Villanova University.