Project management toolbox : tools and techniques for the practicing project manager

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: The PM Toolbox -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the PM Toolbox -- Enabling Business and Project Strategy -- Project Management Methodologies and Processes -- Constructing and Adapting a PM Toolbox -- References -- Part II: Project Initiation Tools -- Chapter 2: Project Selection -- The Benefits Map -- Economic Methods -- Scoring Models -- Voting Models -- Pairwise Ranking -- The Alignment Matrix -- References -- Chapter 3: Project Initiation -- Checklist Questions for Project Initiation -- The Goals Grid -- The Responsibility Matrix -- The Complexity Assessment -- The Project Business Case -- The Project Charter -- References -- Part III: Project Planning Tools -- Chapter 4: Project Requirements -- The Elicitation Plan -- Requirements Specification -- The Product Requirements Document -- Requirements Ambiguity Checklist -- Requirements Baseline -- References -- Chapter 5: Scope Planning -- The Project SWOT Analysis -- The Scope Statement -- The Work Breakdown Structure -- The Product Breakdown Structure -- References -- Chapter 6: Schedule Development -- The Gantt Chart -- The Milestone Chart -- The Critical Path Method Diagram -- The Time-Scaled Arrow Diagram -- The Critical Chain Schedule -- The Hierarchical Schedule -- Line of Balance -- Choosing Your Scheduling Tools -- References -- Chapter 7: Cost Planning -- The Cost-Planning Map -- Analogous Estimate -- Parametric Estimate -- Bottom-up Estimate -- The Cost Baseline -- Choosing a Cost-Planning Tool -- References -- Part IV: Project Implementation Tools -- Chapter 8: Scope Management -- Project Scope Control System -- Project Change Request -- The Project Change Log -- The Scope Control Decision Checklist -- References -- Chapter 9: Schedule Management -- The Burn Down Chart -- The Slip Chart.