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Integrated Cost and Schedule Control for Project Management provides easy-to-understand explanations about the tasks and techniques that accompany this...
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sometimes daunting practice. New and experienced project managers will benefit from this straightforward guide, where they will learn to: Perform requirements analysis and develop a deliverable breakdown; Identify work packages and develop a work breakdown structure (WBS); Negotiate project scope based on limited budget and/or resources; Establish an integrated cost/schedule performance measurement baseline; Establish a change management process; Apply earned value analysis techniques to identify project issues; Establish project control charts with status indicators; Take proactive corrective action to keep the project in control. You’ll also benefit from extensive examples and case studies that illustrate integrated cost and schedule control techniques — making it easy for you to apply them to your own projects! Contents: Introduction to Project Management and the Integrated Process • The Integrated Process • Defining the Scope • Estimating the Cost and Duration of Work Packages • Balancing the Scope to the Budget • Understanding the Workflow and How Work Packages Relate • Building a Network Schedule • Analyzing and Adjusting the Schedule • Analyzing Schedule Risk • Readdressing the Scope to Balance the Triple Constraint • Establishing a Performance Measurement Baseline • Performing Earned Value Analysis • The Closeout Process • Analyzing the Cost and Schedule Metrics of Deliverables • Archiving Cost and Schedule Data for Continuous Process Improvement
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