{"product_id":"the-practical-guide-to-project-management-documentation-isbn-9780471693093","title":"The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation","description":"Project Management\u003cbr\u003e The one-stop resource for project management documentation and templates for all projects\u003cbr\u003e The success of any project is crucially dependent on the documents produced for it. The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation provides a complete and reliable source of explanations and examples for every possible project-related document-from the proposal, business case, and project plan, to the status report and final post-project review.\u003cbr\u003e The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation is packed with material that slashes the time and effort expended on producing new documents from scratch. Following the processes in the Project Management Institute's \u003ci\u003ePMBOK® Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, this one-stop, full-service book also offers tips and techniques for working with documents in each project process. Documentation for several project\/client scenarios is addressed, including internal and externally contracted projects. A single project-the construction of a water theme park-is used as the case study for all the document examples.\u003cbr\u003e An included CD-ROM provides all the documents from the book as Microsoft Word(r) files. Readers can use these as a framework to develop their own project documents.\u003cbr\u003e The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation is an unmatched reference for the numerous documents essential to project managers in all industries.\u003cbr\u003e(PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Documents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Documentation Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case Study Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Order and Necessity of the Documents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItems \u003ci\u003eNot\u003c\/i\u003e included in the Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: INITIATION PHASE DOCUMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter1. Project Concept.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Concept- Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Concept Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Concept - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Business Case.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Case - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Case Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Case - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Water Park Cash Flow Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Project Charter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Charter - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Charter - Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1. Project Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2. Project Details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Charter - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Summary WBS and Schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Financial Estimates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Financial Estimates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex C. Risk Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex D. Conceptual Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Proposal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRequest for Proposal - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRequest for Proposal Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRequest for Proposal - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal Evaluation - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: PLANNING PHASE DOCUMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Project Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Communications Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunications Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunications Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunications Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Risk Management Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Water Park Risk Description Forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Water Park Risk Management Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. Quality Management Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Management Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Management Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Management Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Manual of Project Procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Procurement Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcurement Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcurement Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcurement Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Architectural Design Detailed Evaluation Criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. WBS and Procurement Schedule for Detailed Architectural Design Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Acceptance Test Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Test Plan - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Test Plan Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Acceptance Test Schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Acceptance Test Method and Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Test Plan - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Acceptance Test Schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Acceptance Test Method and Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III: EXECUTION PHASE DOCUMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Project Meetings and Reports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Status Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Status Meeting - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinutes of Team Status Meeting - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Progress Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Progress Meeting - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatus Report.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Status Report - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatus Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatus Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Tracking Gantt Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Financial Report.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Risk Control Report.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Control Report - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Control Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Control Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex A. Project Risk Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex B. Risk Management Summary Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. Quality Assurance and Quality Control Reports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Assurance and Quality Control Reports - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Assurance Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Control Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Assurance Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Control Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14. Problem Report and Change Request.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem Report and Change Request - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem\/Issue Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem Report and Change Request - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Order Form - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. Acceptance Report.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Report - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IV: CLOSING PHASE DOCUMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16. Post Project Report.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Project Report - Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-project Report Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Project Report - Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17. Conclusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: About the CD-ROM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e JOHN RAKOS, PMP, is President of John J. Rakos and Associates Consultants Ltd., a small company in Ottawa, Ontario, dedicated to providing project management training and consulting. He has been in the project management industry for more than thirty years, during which time he has worked as a project manager for companies such as Nortel and Digital Equipment Corporation, and for the federal governments of the United States and Canada. He teaches both undergraduate and MBA-level project management courses at the University of Ottawa. He authored this book with five students from his MBA classes.   Project Management  \u003cp\u003eThe one-stop resource for project management documentation and templates for all projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe success of any project is crucially dependent on the documents produced for it. The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation provides a complete and reliable source of explanations and examples for every possible project-related document—from the proposal, business case, and project plan, to the status report and final post-project review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation is packed with material that slashes the time and effort expended on producing new documents from scratch. Following the processes in the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), this one-stop, full-service book also offers tips and techniques for working with documents in each project process. Documentation for several project\/client scenarios is addressed, including internal and externally contracted projects. A single project—the construction of a water theme park—is used as the case study for all the document examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn included CD-ROM provides all the documents from the book as Microsoft Word® files. Readers can use these as a framework to develop their own project documents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation is an unmatched reference for the numerous documents essential to project managers in all industries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990318858469,"sku":"NP9780471693093","price":106.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471693093.jpg?v=1761787337","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-practical-guide-to-project-management-documentation-isbn-9780471693093","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}