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Andersen, Erling S.; Grude, Kristoffer V; Haug, Tor

 
9780749441869: Goal Directed Project Management: Effective Techniques and Strategies
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ISBN 10: 0749441860 ISBN 13: 9780749441869
Editorial: Kogan Page, 2004

Sinopsis

<p><b>Praise and Reviews </b><br><br>`Well argued and authoritiative...a very helpful approach to a subject which is central to the business of managing change in modern organizations`<br><br>The Work Foundation<br><br>`Racy and pragmatic...a worthwhile addition to the literature.`<br><br>European Management Journal<br><br>Goal directed project management (GDPM) is a unique methodology that has been developed and refined by the authors over 20 years. During this period, GDPM has been adopted as a standard approach by organizations all over the world.<br><br>This fully updated third edition of<i> Goal Directed Project Management</i> highlights the close relationship between managing change and the key ideas of GDPM. The central focus of GDPM is to develop an understanding of, and commitment to, managing successful and lasting change. Throughout the text, the authors constantly emphasize the need to develop people's involvement and commitment to the project. The authors refer to this as 'PSO' (people, systems and organization). <i>Goal Directed Project Management</i> gives detailed and practical guidance on how to plan, organize and control these PSO projects effectively by presenting the methods and tools that will increase significantly the probability of success.</p>

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<p><b>Erling S. Andersen </b>was born in 1941, and has a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Oslo (1966). He has been the Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Oslo, Dean of NKI College of Computer Science, and Professor of Information Science at the University of Bergen.<br><br><b>Erling Andersen</b> is currently Professor of Information Systems and Project Management at the Norwegian School of Management.</p>

<b>Kristoffer Grude</b> is an independent consultant. He was a former managing director and partner of Coopers &amp; Lybrand Consulting, Norway.

<b>Tor Haug </b>is an independent consultant, expert on IT strategies, re-engineering and project management.

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<p>1 Introduction<br><br> Outline<br><br> About PSO projects<br><br> Goal Directed Project Management<br><br> 2 Project characteristics<br><br> A unique task<br><br> Attainment of a specific result<br><br> Requires a variety of resources<br><br> Time constraints<br><br> Project management<br><br> 3 Pitfalls in project management<br><br> Cracks in the foundation<br><br> Pitfalls in planning<br><br> Pitfalls in organizing<br><br> Pitfalls in controlling<br><br> Pitfalls in execution of project work<br><br> Avoiding pitfalls<br><br> 4 Foundation of the project<br><br> Purpose and goals of project<br><br> Mission breakdown structure<br><br> Stakeholders and stakeholder analysis<br><br> Project mandate<br><br> Division of responsibility between base and project: the principle responsibility chart<br><br> Small example: Project 'excellent physical work environment'<br><br> 5 Global planning -- milestone planning<br><br> Principles of project planning<br><br> Segmentation of project<br><br> Practical milestone planning<br><br> 6 Global organizing -- milestone responsibility chart<br><br> Principles of project organization<br><br> Responsibility charts<br><br> Milestone responsibility chart -- responsibilities for achieving milestones<br><br> Time scheduling and resource estimation at global level<br><br> Uncertainties of the project<br><br> 7 Detail planning and detail organization<br><br> Principles of project activity planning<br><br> Activity planning<br><br> 8 Project control<br><br> What is control?<br><br> Principles of project control<br><br> Controlling activities<br><br> Controlling milestones<br><br> 9 Quality in project work<br><br> Significance of project quality<br><br> Procedures to increase quality<br><br> Quality of planning documents<br><br> 10 Project culture<br><br> A good project culture<br><br> Top management<br><br> Line management<br><br> Project owner<br><br> Steering committee<br><br> Project manager<br><br> Elected representatives<br><br> A projectivity programme<br><br> 11 Goal Directed Project Management -- example and summary<br><br> Forms<br><br> IT support<br><br> Example project 'New possibilities in new premises'<br><br> Is the 'requirement specification' fulfilled?<br><br> Final comments</p>

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Editorial
Kogan Page
Año de publicación
2004
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ISBN 10 
0749441860
ISBN 13 
9780749441869
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Número de edición
3
Número de páginas
256
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