Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 6th Edition

Introduction xxv

Part I Defining and Using Project Management Process Groups 1

Chapter 1 What Is a Project? 5

Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? 23

Chapter 3 Understanding the Project Management Process Groups 63

Chapter 4 How to Scope a TPM Project 103

Chapter 5 How to Plan a TPM Project 149

Chapter 6 How to Launch a TPM Project 225

Chapter 7 How to Monitor and Control a TPM Project 279

Chapter 8 How to Close a TPM Project 311

Part II Establishing Project Management Life Cycles and Strategies 321

Chapter 9 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Management Landscape 323

Chapter 10 Traditional Project Management 339

Chapter 11 Agile Project Management 377

Chapter 12 Extreme Project Management 453

Part III Building an Effective Project Management Infrastructure 479

Chapter 13 Establishing and Maturing a Project Support Office 481

Chapter 14 Establishing and Managing a Project Portfolio Management Process 527

Chapter 15 Establishing and Managing a Continuous Process Improvement Program 583

Part IV Managing the Realities of Projects 625

Chapter 16 Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Distressed Projects 627

Chapter 17 Organizing Multiple Team Projects 657

Chapter 18 Managing the Professional Development of Project Teams 689

Appendix A Glossary of Acronyms 711

Appendix B What’s on the Website? 717

Appendix C Bibliography 719

Index 729