Project Management: An Integrated Approach to Managing Projects

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. An Integrated Approach in Managing Projects...........................................................................2
2.1 Centralization.........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Benefits of Centralization......................................................................................................2
3. Defining the Project.....................................................................................................................2
3.1 Scope......................................................................................................................................2
3.2 Priorities.................................................................................................................................3
3.3 Work Breakdown Structure...................................................................................................3
4. Managing Project Risks...............................................................................................................3
4.1 Risk Management..................................................................................................................3
4.2 Benefits of Risk Management...............................................................................................3
4.2.1 Risk Identification..........................................................................................................4
4.2.2 Risk Assessment.............................................................................................................4
4.2.3 Risk Response Development..........................................................................................4
4.3 Contingency Planning............................................................................................................4
4.4 Opportunity Management......................................................................................................4
4.5 Contingency Funding and Time Buffers...............................................................................5
4.6 Risk Response Control..........................................................................................................5
4.7 Change Control Management................................................................................................5

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5. Scheduling Resources..................................................................................................................5
5.1 Resource Smoothing, Resource-Constrained Scheduling.....................................................5
5.2 Types of Project Constraints..................................................................................................6
5.3 Classification of a Scheduling Problem.................................................................................6
5.4 Resource Allocation Methods................................................................................................6
5.5 Impacts of Resource Constrained Scheduling.......................................................................6
5.6 Multi Project Resource Schedules.........................................................................................7
6. Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager........................................................................7
6.1 Managing versus Leading a Project.......................................................................................7
6.2 Influence as Exchange...........................................................................................................7
6.3 Managing Project Stakeholders.............................................................................................7
6.4 Social Network Building.......................................................................................................8
6.5 Ethics and Project Management............................................................................................8
6.6 Building Trust: The Key to Exercising Influence..................................................................8
6.7 Qualities of an Effective Project Manager.............................................................................8
7. Managing Project Teams.............................................................................................................9
7.1 The Five-Stage Team Development Model...........................................................................9
7.2 Situational Factors Affecting Team Development................................................................9
7.3 Building High-Performance Project Teams.........................................................................10
7.4 Managing Virtual Project Teams.........................................................................................10

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7.5 Project Team Pitfalls............................................................................................................10
8. Project Closure...........................................................................................................................10
8.1 Types of Project Closure.....................................................................................................10
8.2 Wrap up Closure Activities.................................................................................................11
8.3 Project Audits......................................................................................................................11
8.4 Post Implementation Evaluation..........................................................................................11
9. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12