What Every Engineer Should Know About Project Management. (1994)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arnold M. Ruskin, W. Eugene Estes.
• Authors: Ruskin, Arnold M; Estes, W. Eugene
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 Anatomy of a Project; I. Project Life Cycles; II. Project Boundaries, Inputs, Outputs, and Interfaces; 2 Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Manager; I. Ensure Customer Satisfaction; II. Direct and Control All Day-to-Day ActivitiesNecessary to Accomplish the Project; III. Take Initiatives as Required in Order toAccomplish the Project; IV. Negotiate Commitments with the Customer; V. Ensure Collection of the Fee; VI. Inherent Duties 3 Planning TechniquesI. Why Plan?; II. Defining Tasks and Work BreakdownStructures; III. Precedence Charts; IV. Subplans: A Checklist of Major Plan Elements; V. Estimating Techniques; VI. Scheduling Techniques; VII. Budgeting Techniques; VIII. Representating the Plan; 4 Control Techniques; I. Principles of Control; II. Task Control; III. Schedule Control; IV. Cost Control; V. Early Warning Signals; 5 Risk Management; I. Risk Assessment; II. Risk Reduction; III. Risk Plans; IV. Risk Control; 6 Coordinating and Directing Techniques, Part I; I. General Aspects of Motivation II. Individual Motivation7 Coordinating and Directing Techniques, Part II; I. Communication; II. Criticism; III. Meetings and Conferences; IV. Face-to-Face and Telephone Conversations; V. Written Communications; VI. The Fielder Contingency Model of TeamEffectiveness; VII. Matrix Organizations; 8 Project Records and Reports; I. Project Records; II. Project Reports; 9 Negotiating; I. Elements of Negotiating; II. Preparing for a Negotiation; III. Arrangements for Negotiating; IV. Negotiating Techniques; Epilogue; Appendix A: Work Breakdown Structure Paradigmsand Processes Appendix B: Transforming a Work BreakdownStructure into a Precedence ChartAppendix C: Cost Versus Time Profiles; Appendix D: Measuring Project Progress: PercentComplete, Earned Value, and the Sizeof Work Increments; Appendix E: Questions to Assess Work Done; Appendix F: Cultural Aspects of Successful MatrixOrganizations; Bibliography; Index
• Edition: Second edition, revised and expanded
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.404; Engineering; Technology; Engineering -- Management; Engineering; Engineering -- Management; Technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482277418; 1482277417
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