Title: Project Management Case Studies and Lessons Learned : Stakeholder, Scope, Knowledge, Schedule, Resource and Team Management Author: M. Kemal Atesmen ISBN: 1498700403 / 9781498700405 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 224 Publisher: Auerbach Year: 2015 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Description
Contents
Based on the author's 35 years of experience in project management, this book is filled with case studies and lessons learned on managing project stakeholders, teams, resources, and schedules. The aim of the book is to help project managers with solutions to common project problems. It also helps project managers to gain insight in to crafting solutions to unique challenges in managing projects. This book is especially helpful to project managers whose teams are globally dispersed and present challenges based on cultural differences.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Company Cash Flow Issue Affecting Design Review Pull-in Chapter 2 : Setting Up Two Automated Assembly Modules in Malaysia Chapter 3 : Getting a Senior Wafer Fabrication Engineer’s Life Stabilized Chapter 4 : Material Delays in a Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturer Chapter 5 : Specification Clarifications with Customer in Germany Chapter 6 : A Recalcitrant Engineer on a Project Team Chapter 7 : Change in Customer’s Program Manager in the Middle of a Project Chapter 8 : Japanese Customer Visit to Qualify our South Korean Plant for Volume Production Chapter 9 : Engineering Interface among Wafer Fabrication Shifts Chapter 10 : Protecting Intellectual Property during Technology Transfer to a Japanese Company Chapter 11 : Shelf Life of Photoresist in Wafer Fabrication Chapter 12 : Fire Fighting during Installation of a System on an Offshore Oil Platform Chapter 13 : TBD and Erroneous Specifications for a Project Chapter 14 : Dual Customer Project Managers for a Project Chapter 15 : Customer Placed a Permanent Observer in our Plant and in our Subcontractor’s Plant Chapter 16 : Subcontractor Announcement of Shutting Down Operations Chapter 17 : Customer Is Delaying Installation and Training Chapter 18 : Cost Overrun Due to Steel Price Increase Chapter 19 : Error in Motor Mount Moment of Inertia Calculations Chapter 20 : Engineers Sent to Japan to Improve Manufacturing Yields Chapter 21 : Training in Japanese Language Chapter 22 : Final Project Evaluation by Customer Chapter 23 : Project Engineer Left Company under Adverse Conditions Chapter 24 : Listening to an Engine Assembler Chapter 25 : A Scheduling Challenge Chapter 26 : On Site Equipment Training Chapter 27 : Russian Federation Technical Passport Issue Chapter 28 : Excessive Meetings Chapter 29 : First Article Mishap Chapter 30 : Getting Rid of a Lackadaisical Team Member Chapter 31 : Pressure Put on a Team Member by Upper Management Chapter 32 : A Japanese Wedding Chapter 33 : Re-dimensioning of Design Drawings Engineer Wants To Return To Her Old Job Chapter 34 : Task Management between Different Times Zones Chapter 35 : A Deserving Vacation Chapter 36 : Honeymoon Period Chapter 37 : Filtering Information Chapter 38 : Technical Training Needs Chapter 39 : Actual Cost of Work Performance Chapter 40 : Holiday Conflict with Technical Proposal Presentation Chapter 41 : Natural Disaster Insurance Chapter 42 : Union Strike in France Chapter 43 : Abysmal Performance at Design Review Chapter 44 : Dictatorial Micro Management Chapter 45 : Farewell Luncheon Chapter 46 : Patent Rights Chapter 47 : Project Scope Changes Chapter 48 : Not Invented Here Factor Chapter 49 : Promises to Team Members Chapter 50 : Corporate Division Shut Down Chapter 51 : Airline Travel Fares Increased Chapter 52 : QA Department Going Over a Major Overhaul Chapter 53 : Critical Team Member Getting Married and Going on Honeymoon Chapter 54 : Bartering Minor Scope Changes Chapter 55 : Re-specifying Bronze Coating Thickness on Wheels Chapter 56 : Latitude versus Attitude Chapter 57 : Component Certification Chapter 58 : Customer’s Final Inspection Report Chapter 59 : A Practical Solution to Fluid Flow Simulation Chapter 60 : Traceability of Heat Lot Numbers Chapter 61 : Project Closure - Lessons Learned Meetings Chapter 62 : Project Manager Goes on a Sabbatical Leave Chapter 63 : Technical Publishing during a Project Chapter 64 : Technical Conference Conflicts with Project’s Progress Chapter 65 : Keeping up with Software Revisions Chapter 66 : Protecting Intellectual Property Chapter 67 : Project Partners Chapter 68 : Internal Project Direction Chapter 69 : Dependence on other Departments Chapter 70 : Upper Management Stability during a Project Chapter 71 : Help from Legal Department