Mastering Project Time Management, Cost Control, and Quality Management gives managers powerful insights and tools for addressing the "Triple Constraints" that define virtually every project: time, cost, and quality.   This book is part of a new series of seven cutting-edge project management guides for both working practitioners and students. Like all books in this series, it offers deep practical insight into the successful design, management, and control of complex modern projects. Using real case studies and proven applications, expert authors show how multiple functions and disciplines can and must be integrated to achieve a successful outcome.   Individually, these books focus on realistic, actionable solutions, not theory. Together, they provide comprehensive guidance for working project managers at all levels, including highly-complex enterprise environments. These books also provide indispensable knowledge for anyone pursuing PMI/PMBOK or PRINCE2 certification, or other accreditation in the field.

Table of Contents:
Introduction     1 The Triple Constraint     2 Managing Change Requirements     4 Managing Time, Cost, and Quality     7     Managing Project and Product Scope     7     Time Management     8     Cost Management     9     Quality Management     9 What Does the Customer Really Want?     10 Part I:  Project Time Management     13 Chapter 1  Planning Schedule Management     15 1.1 Introduction     15 1.2 Tools for Schedule Management Planning     16     Minimum Requirements     17     Plan Structures     18     Project Management Office (PMO)     23 1.3 Information Gathering for the Schedule Management Plan     24     Project Charter     24     Project Manager’s Experience     25     Organizational Past Projects     26     Subject Matter Experts     27 1.4 Schedule Management Plan Applications     28     Tactical Tool for Project Managers     28     Communications Tool for the Project Staff     29     Strategic Tool for the Organization     30 1.5 Summary     31 1.6 Review Questions     33 1.7 Key Terms     34 1.8 PMBOK Connections (Fifth Edition)     35 1.9 Case Study (Use for Part I, Chapters 1–7)     35     RE Construction—Custom Pebble Beach Home     35 1.10 Case Study Questions and Exercise     37     Questions     37     Exercise     38 Chapter 2  Project Activity Requirements     39 2.1 Introduction     39 2.2 Information-Gathering Guidelines     40     What Information Is to Be Gathered?     41     Who Is Gathering Information?     42     Reliability of Information     44     Information Accuracy     49     Information Sources     50 2.3 Activity Information Based on Project Structure     51     Linear (Traditional Sequential Process Development)     52     Incremental (Traditional Progressive Stage Development)     53     Iterative (Features Addition Development, Waterfall, Agile)     55     Adaptive (Learn and Build Development, Agile)     58     Extreme (Exploratory Development)     59 2.4 Define Activities     62     Project Deliverable Decomposition     63     Define Activity Requirements     65     Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)     68 2.5 Summary     71 2.6 Review Questions     72 2.7 Key Terms     73 2.8 PMBOK Connections (Fifth Edition)     73 2.9 Case