Project Workout

Robert Buttrick currently works for Cable & Wireless as well as providing independent consulting advice on programme and project management. He is a frequent contributor to conferences. He also writes articles, including a series in Project Manager Today. Robert is a chartered engineer, Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Member of the Association of MBAs. He retains links with his former Business School, Henley Management College.

PART I CHALLENGES TO BE FACED1. Challenges We Need to Face2. Advice the Best Companies Give UsPART II A WALK THROUGH A PROJECT3. The Project Framework: an Overview of its Gates and Stages4. Who Does What?5. The Proposal: Identify the Need6. The Initial Investigation Stage: Have a Quick Look at it!7. The Detailed Investigation Stage: Promising...Let's Have a Closer Look8. The Develop and Test Stage: Do It!9. The Trial Stage: Try it Out10. The Release Stage: Lets Get Going!11. The Post Implementation Review: How Did We Do?12. Applying the Stage Framework13. A Few Related Projects: ProgramsPART III DEALING WITH MANY PROJECTS14. Portfolios of Projects15. There Are Two Many Projects To Do!16. Have I Got the Resources?17. An Environment for Managing your PortfolioPART IV MAKING PROJECTS WORK FOR YOU18. Project Teams and Style19. Project Set Up20. Managing Benefits21. Managing the Schedule22. Managing the Finances23.Managing What Might Go Wrong (or Right): Risks and Opportunities24. Managing What Has Gone Wrong (or Right!): Issues25. Lets Do It Differently!: Change Management26. Reviews and More Reviews27. Closing the ProjectPART V IMPLEMETING THE FRAMEWORK28. Implementing the FrameworkAppendix A BrainstormingAppendix B GlossaryAppendix C A Project Process FrameworkIndex The third edition of the Project Workout will reflect the changes in the project environment since the year 2000. Whilst the fundamental principles have not changed, the business, organisational and technical landscape has moved on.