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GESTIÓN DE LA INTEGRACION
Project Integration Management
“The processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and
coordinate process and project management activities within the Project
Management Group are included in the Project Integration Management
Knowledge Area. Characteristics of unification, consolidation, articulation
and integrative actions crucial to project completion fall within the context
of integration (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-
knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-integration-management/
“The seven processes in the project integration management knowledge area work
in concert to facilitate propor project coordination. The project integration requires
each process seamlessly links and fuels the next process. All project management
processes are divided into the following five project process groups> Initiating,
Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling (…)”
Link: http://www.anticlue.net/archives/000737.htm
“This site gives you an Overview, listing all the terms and key definition of the
Project Integration Management.”
Link:
http://www.yancy.org/research/project_management/integration.html
Link: http://aditya369.com/integration.aspx
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Link: http://www.e-projectcoach.com/The-Project-Integration-
Management-Knowledge-Area.html
Link: http://www.hyperthot.com/pm_meth1.htm
Link: http://dreamofbiz.blogspot.com/2007/12/project-integration-
management.html
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Link: http://www.pmhut.com/project-integration-management
“Site where you can find a list of related Articles about the Project Integration
Management.”
Link: http://www.project-management.mobi/Project-Integration-
Management/
Link: http://www.itworld2.com/pmpintegra.aspx
Link: http://www.pmpcertificationrequirements.com/Management-by-the-
project-integration_638.html
Stakeholders Management:
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“This site shows you trough slides the importance of manage stakeholders.
Why do I need to manage stakeholders, and who might the all be?
Key Words: Communication, information, stakeholder management, stakeholder
analysis, stakeholder, constituent. (…)”
Link: http://www.maxwideman.com/issacons4/iac1440/index.htm
Link: http://www.coaching-businesses-to-
success.com/stakeholder_management.html
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/what-is-stakeholder-
management.html
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“Capital projects provide some of the best examples of some of the most
complex stakeholder relationships and portfolios that project managers can
face. (…) At the core of these projects are the multitudes of stakeholders that
need to be managed. Whether it be those who manage the purse strings
funding the project or the policy makers that can change the course of the
plan on a moment's notice; stakeholder management requires that all
involved parties are kept in the loop every step of the way (…)”
Link: http://www.pmwarstories.com/pmwarstories/religion/
“Most project methodologies will take you through identifying your key
stakeholders, assessing their likely attitudes to the project and designing
strategies to keep them on board. In education you ignore this at your peril.
There are various approaches to involving stakeholders and you must think
carefully about the best approach for your particular circumstances in order
to get input from the right people at the right time.(…)”
Link: http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/project-
management/stakeholder-management
Link: http://www.improvementandinnovation.com/features/articles/what-
stakeholder-management
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I basically break it down into where they sit in relation to the project. Are they the
owner or sponsor of the project? Are they a senior stakeholder from another
department? Or are they a project team member or working level stakeholder from
another department?
If your unruly stakeholder is your project owner or sponsor, then you need to set
some clear boundaries with this person and with your team. Agree up front on a
regular get together to review and discuss with tem (…)”
Link: http://articles.webraydian.com/article21785-
Stakeholder_Management_or_the_Importance_of_Being_In_Charge.html
Link: http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/purpose-vs-profit-
stakeholder-management/
“The first step in Stakeholder Analysis is to identify who your stakeholders are. The
next step is to work out their power, influence and interest, so you know show you
should focus on. The final step is to develop a good understanding of the most
important stakeholders so that you know how they are likely to respond (…).”
Link: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/21905617/Stakeholder-Analysis-
Stakeholder-Management
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“Judging by the job adverts on the net, stakeholder management skills seem
to be the “must have” requirement for the modern project and programme
manager. Is this because the user community is becoming more demanding;
no longer prepared to sit on the sidelines and wait for a solution that doesn’t
meet their needs? Or is it because IS teams have realised that understanding
the real needs of their customers, and obtaining their full support, is key to
delivering a successful solution? Or perhaps it’s because scarce resources are
increasingly fought over. Whatever the reason the more active involvement
of the full customer community during the full (…).”
Link: http://www.systematic-one.co.uk/stakeholdermanagement.html
“Today, all players in business face the interest and the impact of different
people and groupings. Especially larger corporations have to care not only
for the needs of their direct owners, but also of various other groups, like
employees, public interest groups like environmental organizations,
strategic partners, journalists or public monitoring bodies. According to each
companies individual situation, this list could easily be extended.
Therefore, all businesses operate within a complex system of interests and
influences. Management has to assess and evaluate these external forces in
order to adjust them with corporate objectives (…)”
Link:
http://www.themanager.org/Resources/Stakeholder%20Management.htm
“(…)If you don't engage appropriately with stakeholders then you will put
your entire change process at risk. The key opinion leaders will not engage
and not communicate when you want them to. Those they influence will be
asking questions like, 'Why would I follow you if I don't trust you or your
motives?' Leading executives might support the logic of your business case
initially but your support will die away and you will see them changing
horses in mid-stream. Some very structured project managers follow what I
call a 'label and checklist' approach, using the right language and ticking off
the stakeholders as they go through motions of engaging them but it has
about as much long term value in managing change risks as reading chicken
entrails (…).”
Link: http://www.changedrivers.com.au/Articles/hope-is-still-not-a-
method.htm
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“(…) I basically break it down into where they sit in relation to the project.
Are they the owner or sponsor of the project? Are they a senior stakeholder
from another department? Or are they a project team member or working
level stakeholder from another department?
If your unruly stakeholder is your project owner or sponsor, then you need
to set some clear boundaries with this person and with your team. Agree up
front on a regular get together to review and discuss status with them. The
more hands on they are, the more often you should (…).”
Link: http://www.managethatproject.com/project-stakeholder.html
Configuration Management
Link: http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management
“Web site that contains a list of related Articles about the configuration
management.”
Link: http://www.gennio.com/etiquetas/Configuration-Management:-
Article-info
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Link: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31451
Link:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/hub_articles/reducing_risk.jsp
Link: http://www.itsmwatch.com/itil/article.php/3647636
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Link: http://www.codesecurely.info/Wiki/view.aspx/
Business Case
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_case
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The precise content and format of a Business Case can vary between
different organizations and projects.
Link: http://www.proj-management.com/PMBusinessCase.html
Link: http://www.cioupdate.com/budgets/article.php/3550231/Making-
the-IT-Project-Business-Case
“A business case is a formal document that describes the business reason for
initiating a software development project. For example, a software project
might decrease processing time for a specific task, and the "business case"
may be that the existing staff can serve additional clients without adding
additional resources. A well-written business case provides a compelling
justification for a change by explaining what system or process is lacking and
describes a high-level recommendation for the best possible solution (…)”
Link: http://www.projectconnections.com/templates/detail/project-
business-case.html
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Any business with typically have more projects than is feasible, either cost-
wise, time-wise or resource-wise, to embark on. Decisions and choices must
be made and the business case is critical to this process (…)”
Link: http://business-project-
management.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_business_case_for_a_project
“(…) There are essentially five sets of questions that need to be addressed in
a project proposal or business. These are usually formalized in large
organizations into a set of standards that define the structure and format of
project proposals. Broadly a taste of the areas of consideration are indicated
in the following five questions (…)”
Link: http://business-project-management.suite101.com/
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
article.cfm/how_to_write_a_project_proposal_or_business_case
Link: http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
infokits/project-management/business-case
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_of_work
Link: http://business-project-
management.suite101.com/article.cfm/project-management-statement-of-
work-sow
Link: http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-
management/articles/3701.aspx
4. Computer World – Project Statement of Work:
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Link: http://www.ita.doc.gov/ooms/ooms35.htm
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“This site gives you an Overview, listing all the terms and key definition of the
Project Scope Management.”
Link: http://www.yancy.org/research/project_management/scope.html
“When people talk about scope, they immediately think time and cost. Time
and cost are outputs of scope. Determining scope is a different exercise. In
the context of this white paper, when we talk about defining the scope, we
are talking about developing a common understanding as to what is included
in, or excluded from, a project. We are not talking about deciding how long it
will take, or how much it will cost. That comes after the scope is defined (…)”
Link: http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_define_the_scope.php
Link: http://www.preparepm.com/notes/scope.html
“(…) Controlling the changes to the project is only half the battle in the war to
deliver projects that meet the needs of the client and are on time and on
budget. You need to manage and control the scope of your project. In this
article, I explore some tricks of the trade that will start you off on the right
path and help to keep you there. Combine these tips and tricks with a tight
change management process and your project will deliver what the client
needs (…)”
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/scope-management.html
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scope will ultimately be verified, and exactly how any and all components of
the work breakdown structure will be ultimately created and defined (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-
knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-scope-management-plan/
“Executing the scope management phase of your project will allow you to
create and maintain the scope statement that outlines the deliverables you
need to produce by the end of your project. This phase also helps you as the
project manager by ensuring and communicating that only the work that is
defined in the scope statement is actually executed (…)”
Link: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=522
“Here is a list of sample questions which would help you to understand the
pattern of questions on Project Scope Management being asked in PMP
Certification Exams.”
Project Scope:
-Is of concern only at the start of the project
-Is mainly a problem to be handled by the change control procedures during
-the project execution phase.
-Should be managed and controlled from the project concept through close-
out
-Is usually not a problem after the contract or other document authorizing -
the project has been approved.
-(…)
Link: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/pmp-
exams/project_scope_management.htm
“(…) Scope is the description of the boundaries of the project. It defines what the
project will deliver and what it will not deliver. Scope is the view all stakeholders
have from the project; it is a definition of the limits of the project. Project scope
management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all
the Work required, and only the Work required completing the project successfully
(…)”
Link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16172487/PM4DEV-Project-Scope-
Management
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Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/requirements-management.html
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Link: http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
?ObjectId=2511&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectType=COL
Link: http://www.microfocus.com/
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
Solutions/TestingASQ/RequirementsManagement/index.asp
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“This site contains some FAQ (frequent ask questions about Requirement
Management). A requirement describes a condition or capability to which a
system must conform; either derived directly from user needs, or stated in a
contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document. In
systems engineering, a requirement can be a description of what a system
must do. In other words A statement identifying a capability, physical
characteristic, or quality factor that bounds a product or process need for
which a solution will be pursued.
What is requirement Engineering?
Requirements engineering is the process of establishing the services that the
customer requires from the system and the constraints under which it is to
be developed and operated (…)”
Link: http://www.astrainfotech.com/requirements-management.html
Link: http://www.evolt.org/node/60393
Focus Group
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“An online focus group is one type of focus group, and is a sub-set of online
research methods. A moderator invites prescreened, qualified respondents
who represent the target of interest to log on to conferencing software at a
pre-arranged time and to take part in an online focus group. Some
researchers will offer incentives for participating but this raises a number of
ethical questions. Discussions generally last one hour to 90 minutes. The
moderator guides the discussion using a combination of predetermined
questions and unscripted probes. In the best discussions, as with face to face
groups, respondents interact with each other as well as the moderator in
real time to generate deeper insights about the topic (...)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_focus_group
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Link: http://www.answers.com/topic/focus-group
“(…) The focus group seems to have cycles of popularity. In the last several
decades, the focus group has gone from a controversial method, to high
acceptance in certain industries, then fallen out of favor, and is now enjoying
a resurgence. It is often abused, misused and overused in some of its more
common uses. Yet, it is unused or underused for some of its most valuable
applications. There are Fortune 100 companies that do not run focus groups,
and others that conduct several a day. Some companies swear at them,
others swear by them. These differences are more a matter of approach to
research, rather than the applicability of focus group methodology to their
particular products and customers (...)”
Link: http://mnav.com/cligd.htm
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Link: http://www.usabilitybok.org/methods/p866
Link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/STRESS/standards/pdfs/focusgroups.pdf
Link: http://www.justicesolutions.org/art_pub_focus_groups.pdf
Facilitation Skills
“The art of facilitation enables a group of people (as few as two) to reach an
outcome for which they will take responsibility and to which they will be
fully committed. The facilitator acts as a catalyst, creating the conditions for
productive behavioral chemistry to take place.
Good facilitation skills require:
- Careful observation
- Active listening
- (…)”
Link: http://www.bnet.com/2403-13069_23-52972.html
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a toe in the facilitation pool. Many, though, assume that they know how to
facilitate solutions and (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-articles.com/Articles/Facilitation.htm
Link: http://managementhelp.org/grp_skll/facltate/facltate.htm
Link: http://www.recoftc.org/site/index.php?id=427
5. Uiowa – Facilitation Skills:
Link: http://www.uiowa.edu/~cqi/2002BasicFacilitationPrimer.pdf
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“(…) facilitation is the primary skill used in conflict resolution. In the context
of this article, facilitation is the process of moving two factions with different
points of view toward an amenable resolution. The factions can be two (or
more) people or two (or more) groups who disagree and cannot resolve the
disagreement amongst themselves. The person who intervenes to help move
the factions to some resolution need not be an outside facilitator. We are
assuming that the person intervening is a member of the project community
having a (…)”
Link: http://www.pmboulevard.com/Default.aspx?page=92
Nota: Buscar Facilitation Skills – Articulo “The Key to conflict resolution”
Creativity Techniques
Link:
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Creativity_techniques/id/2024354
Link: http://www.life123.com/health/self-
improvement/creativity/creativity-techniques.shtml
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“(...) If you're looking for creative thinking techniques to jump start your
creativity, you've come to the right place. (…)There are literally hundreds of
ingenious creative thinking techniques for approaching problems in
unconventional ways. In this lens you'll find ten powerful creative thinking
techniques you can begin to apply right away to start generating ideas (…)”
Link: http://www.squidoo.com/creative-techniques
Link: http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook2.htm
“Work Breakdown structure (WBs) codes are alphanumeric codes that identify each
task’s unique place in the outline structure of your Project. WBS codes can be used
for reporting schedules and tracking costs.
Outline Numbers: Are the simplest type of WBS coding. Microsoft office Project
automatically calculates an outline number for each task, basing the numbering on
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the outline structure of the task list. For example, the first task in your task list is
numbered 1. If that task has three subtasks, the subtasks are numbered 1.1, 1.2 and
1.3 (…)”
Link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA101567851033.aspx
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/work-breakdown-structure.html
Link: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/work-breakdown-
structure-WBS.html
“(…) Almost all project schedules are built using a Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS). When you’re building a complex schedule, you don’t sit
down and identify fall of the activities starting with the first one and ending
with the lastYou probably first enter your high-level work, then come back
later and start filling in the detailed work. This is basically the WBS
technique. If the project manager is the only person creating the schedule,
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it’s very likely that the WBS will be created at the same time the work is
entered into your (…)”
Link: http://www.zdnetasia.com/
Nota: Buscar Work Breakdown Structure – Articulo “How to make a Work
Breakdown Structure easier”
Link: http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-
management/articles/2940.aspx
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Project Scheduling
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Nota: Buscar Project Scheduling
“How Project schedules a project can be difficult to grasp, but once you understand
the basics of scheduling, you'll be better able to work with your projects. Project
schedules a project from the information you enter about the overall project, the
individual work items (called tasks) required to complete the project, and, if
necessary, the resources (the people, equipment, and materials) needed to
complete those (…)”
Link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA010211711033.aspx
“You can learn more about the ways in which Microsoft Project adjusts your
schedule based upon the changes you make by reviewing the answers to the
following questions:
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Link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA010563061033.aspx
(…) This review focuses on one online course, Project Scheduling, which covers the
topics of estimating an activity's duration, developing a schedule, and controlling
that schedule (…)”
Link: http://www.tmreview.com/Review.asp?ID=1269
“Why the "art" of project scheduling? If it were a science then every project would
be delivered on time! This sadly does not seem to be the case. In fact, overruns
have become so common that people have lost faith in project deadlines and view
them with a great deal of cynicism. In truth, the art of scheduling is based on
experience and (…)”
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/art-of-project-scheduling.html
“Project Scheduling is the process identifying and organizing the tasks of a project
into a sequence of events ensuring a harmonious completion of the venture. These
events are dependent on the results of their preceding activities, thus interlinking
all the activities of the project. This interdependency provides for a major need of
effective project scheduling. Project Scheduling enables the project manager to
identify risk points, understand the proper linkage of events, assists in resource
planning and (…)”
Link: http://www.visitask.com/project-scheduling.asp
“(…) When a project is under way, Gantt Charts help you to monitor whether the
project is on schedule. If it is not, it allows you to pinpoint the remedial action
necessary to put it back on schedule.
An essential concept behind project planning (and Critical Path Analysis) is that
some activities are dependent on other activities being completed first. As a
shallow example, it is not a good idea to start building a bridge before you have
designed it (…)”
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Link: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_03.htm
“(…) Note that project estimation techniques are useful both to developers and
project managers. They provide developers with a sound theoretical basis for
arguing against unrealistic project goals and they provide managers with more
accurate predictions, upon which planning and risk assessment can be more
soundly based (…)”
Link: http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~csstmmh2/exe11.html
2. ProjectPerfect – Project Estimating Technique:
“(…) The three pillars for the success of any project are cost, effort and quality. The
foundation of these pillars is based on estimation technique used for the project.
However, historically it has been observed that lots of projects experience cost,
effort and schedule overrun or poor quality. In most of cases, the project end up
taking alternate paths to fulfil the budget constraint and ends up delivering an (…)”
Link: http://www.projectperfect.com.au/white-paper-improving-project-
estimation-effectiveness.php
3. Developer – Project Estimating Technique:
“(…) Before we begin, we need to understand what types of estimates we can
provide. Estimates can be roughly divided into three types:
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difficult. Here is the process I use when scoping the time commitment for a new
project (…)”
Link: http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/14/how-to-estimate-time-for-
a-project/
6. St-webdevelopment – Project Estimating Technique:
“(…) In this article I'd like to muse about the various estimation techniques that
I'm familiar with as well as the pros and cons that I ran into with each of them.
(…) I will compare PERT and COCOMO, both being traditional techniques with a
long history and Planning Poker, probably the most prevalent agile estimation
technique (...)”
Link: http://www.st-webdevelopment.de/management/2010/01/estimation-
techniques-compared/
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“(…) Precise project estimating techniques are much like the Indian Rope Trick;
everyone has heard about it but nobody has ever seen it. In the late 70’s, code-
based or LOC (Lines of Code) models laid the foundation for quantified analysis,
but they became outdated with the advent of 4GL development languages and
CASE tools. Function Point Analysis gained much notoriety in the late 80’s and
early 90’s as THE definitive estimation technique, but its Achilles Heel was the
conversion factor used to translate the function point count into durations that
were meaningful for each development organization (…)”
Link: http://www.itprojecttemplates.com/WP_PM_Est_Guidelines.htm
Dynamic Scheduling
1. Mosaicsprojects – Dynamic Scheduling:
Link: http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF/dynamic_scheduling.pdf
“It was developed in the 1950s by the DuPont Corporation at about the same time
that Booz Allen Hamilton and the US Navy were developing the Program
Evaluation and Review Technique Today, it is commonly used with all forms of
projects, including construction, software development, research projects, product
development, engineering, and plant maintenance, among others. Any project with
interdependent activities can apply this method of scheduling (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_path_method
Link: http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/cpm/
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“(…) The Critical Path Method (CPM) is one of several related techniques for doing
project planning. CPM is for projects that are made up of a number of individual
"activities." If some of the activities require other activities to finish before they
can start, then the project becomes a complex web of activities (…)”
Link: http://hspm.sph.sc.edu/COURSES/J716/CPM/CPM.html
“(…)It may be possible to reduce the critical path of a project (and consequently
pull in the completion date) by rearranging some tasks which have an optional
sequence or by moving key people onto tasks in the critical path so you can
reduce the time for these tasks (…)”
Link: http://syque.com/quality_tools/tools/TOOLS16.htm
“(…) Critical Path Analysis and PERT are powerful tools that help you to schedule
and manage complex projects. They were developed in the 1950s to control large
defense projects, and have been used routinely since then. As with Gantt Charts,
Critical Path Analysis (CPA) or the Critical Path Method (CPM) helps you to plan all
tasks that must be completed as part of a project. They act as the basis both for
preparation of a schedule, and of resource planning (…)”
Link: http://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html
6. Construction-Planning-and-Control – Critical Path Method:
“The Critical Path Method (CPM) enables the project Critical Path to be
determined. This is a sequence of activities through a project network from start to
finish. There may be more than one Critical Path depending on workflow logic. A
delay to progress of any activity on the Critical Path will (without acceleration or
re-sequencing) cause the overall project duration to be extended (…)”
Link: http://www.construction-planning-and-control.com/critical-path-
method.html
7. Webopedia – Critical Path Method:
“Abbreviated as CPM, a project management technique that analyzes what
activities have the least amount of scheduling flexibility (i.e., are the most mission-
critical) and then predicts project duration schedule based on the activities that
fall along the “critical path.” Activities that lie along the critical path cannot be
delayed without delaying the finish time for the (…)”
Link: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/Critical_Path_Method.html
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the project schedule. The amount of flexibility within the scheduling here can also
be referred to by the term “float“. Another important element of the technique of
critical path method involves the (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/c/critical-
path-method-cpm/
“There are many advantages to using the critical path method. Over the years, the
critical path method has been developed to provide efficiency and effective
management procedures. It uses a mathematical process to help determine a time
line for a project, what resources will be needed and what order the activities need
to occur first. This system has streamlined all aspects of a projects process and
how management is (…)”
Link: http://www.ehow.com/about_4759903_advantages-critical-path-
method.html
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(4) schedules activities according to the latest start schedule and (5) controls the
behavioral dimensions of project management (…)”
Link: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
/2675537/critical_chain_project_management_explained.html
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Link: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-522998801.html
Link: http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Critical:chain.htm
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“Including a line item in the project budget for team bonuses can be a highly
effective way to keep costs under control without adding anything to the budget.
Whether an internal business project or a project undertaken for a client, the effort
typically commences with a budget, a schedule, and an ultimate objective. If you’re
a project manager, however, you probably already know that all three will likely
change before the project ends (…)”
Link: http://business-project-
management.suite101.com/article.cfm/project_cost_management
“Project cost management is keeping your project within its defined budget. It is
also an essential part of project management.
Cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control are three cost related processes
that interact with each other and with other areas of project management. All of
these processes require effort and a working knowledge of the cost of things (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-
cost-management/
7. Slideshare – Project Cost Management
“Project Cost management includes the processes involved in planning, estimating,
budgeting, and controlling costs so that the project can be complete within the
approved budget.
- The project Cost Management processes includes the following:
- Cost Estimating
- Cost Budgeting
- Cost Control
- (…)”
Link: http://www.slideshare.net/m_elashri/project-cost-management
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Link: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-6078705.html
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_value_management
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/earned-value-management-explained.html
Link: http://www.tdan.com/view-articles/9853
4. Pmis – Earned Value Management
“Earned Value Management is a means by which projects can improve delivery
performance through periodic and meaningful cost and schedule performance
information, increasing the focus and understanding of status against schedule and
budget goals throughout the project lifecycle. The origins of Earned Value
Management (EVM) embody Project Management 'best practices' in project
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project management because the focus in on cost and schedule integration and the
value of the work performed rather than the cost of the work performed (…)”
Link: http://www.beasonnalley.com/services/evms.html
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GESTION DE LA CALIDAD
“Every project should have a quality plan. In reality, very few do. It is something
that has puzzled me for some time. A few years back I had the opportunity to talk
to a group of Project Managers about QA. Surprisingly the two main reasons they
didn't produce a plan were (…)”
Link: http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_project_quality_planning.php
“Budgets and timeframes are integral elements of project management and are
often the key elements used when assessing a project's performance. Quality
means different things to different people. In the traditional sense, quality may be
used to describe something produced by a craftsman. From a manufacturing
perspective quality is understood as (…)”
Link: http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=950633
Link: http://www.information-
management.com/specialreports/20051025/1040055-1.html
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“(…) It is wrong to assume that maximum quality is desirable. Should every car be
built to the same quality as a Rolls Royce? Should every computer system be held
back until there is not one single flaw remaining? Required quality should be
considered as part of the overall Project Definition work. It will impact upon such
things as the estimates and benefit case. Such things are business decisions. They
can only be taken by the Project Sponsor and senior management team of the
organisation. Quality decisions are not (…)”
Link: http://www.epmbook.com/quality.htm
Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-
quality-management/
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA
“W. Edwards Deming in the 1950's proposed that business processes should be
analyzed and measured to identify sources of variations that cause products to
deviate from customer requirements. He recommended that business processes be
placed in a continuous feedback loop so that managers can identify and change the
parts of the process that need improvements. As a teacher, Deming created a
(rather oversimplified) diagram to illustrate this continuous process, commonly
known as the PDCA cycle for Plan, Do, Check, Act (…)”
Link:
http://www.balancedscorecard.org/TheDemingCycle/tabid/112/Default.aspx
“Many quality practitioners believed that the check stage of the process meant to
simply measure the improvement and move forward to the Act stage. Deming was
stressing the importance of studying the data collected prior to acting upon it by
changing the name of the stage to study. Use of the Deming Cycle is so widespread
that ISO 9001 includes the methodology as a means of process improvement (…)”
Link: http://www.quality-improvement-matters.com/deming-cycle.html
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Link: http://totalqualitymanagement.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/deming-cycle-
the-wheel-of-continuous-improvement/
Cost of Quality
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cost of NOT creating a quality product or service. Every time work is redone, the
cost of quality increases. Obvious examples include:
Tools of Quality
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“There are many tools available to help us better understand what is happening
within an organization or process. Quality tools get to the heart of implementing
quality principles. Here are a few examples of quality tools and techniques that you
can use throughout the DOH 5-step Performance Improvement Process (…)”
Link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/hpi/QualityTools.html
Six Sigma
Isixsigma – Six Sigma
“Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives
for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and
methodology for eliminating defects (driving towards six standard deviations
between the mean and the nearest specification limit) in any process -- from
manufacturing to transactional and from product to service (…)”
Link: http://www.isixsigma.com/sixsigma/six_sigma.asp
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_Six_Sigma
“How do you deploy Six Sigma in your enterprise? If you are like these companies,
you start a few teams, give them their choice of problems to solve, and then sit
back and wait for the process to kick off. When, after a few months, you don’t sight
the money or the changes, you cry foul. This is the best way to get things horribly
wrong. One of the first things you need to remember is that the leadership in the
teams you create, should work with an improvement expert. Next, ensure that
these two elements are in place (…)”
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Link: http://www.sixsigmablog.org/
4. GE – Six Sigma
“First, what it is not. It is not a secret society, a slogan or a cliché. Six Sigma is a
highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-
perfect products and services. Why "Sigma"? The word is a statistical term that
measures how far a given process deviates from perfection. The central idea
behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many "defects" you have in a
process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as close
to "zero defects" as possible (…)”
Link: http://www.ge.com/sixsigma/makingcustomers.html
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_function_deployment
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with it or perhaps concluded that it is a series of complex matrices that take a lot of
time with little to show for it. One of the common issues with this latter group of
companies is that they have not understood what QFD really is nor what it can do
for them (…)”
Link: http://www.npd-solutions.com/whyqfd.html
Quality Audits
“Quality audits are typically performed at predefined time intervals and ensure
that the institution has clearly-defined internal quality monitoring procedures
linked to effective action. This can help determine if the organization complies
with the defined quality system processes and can involve procedural or results-
based assessment criteria (…)”
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_audit
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Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-
human-resource-management/
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Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-
organization-chart/
Link: http://www.project-management-
knowledge.com/definitions/o/organization-chart-tool/
“Organization Charts, or Org Charts for short, are used to show people the
intended structure of the organization. This "formal" organization is supposed to
reflect the power structure of the company. Sometimes the Org Charts only serve
to confuse people as to what the structure really is. However, it is also possible to
use an Org Chart as a management tool, to further the achievement of your
organization's goals. We will examine typical examples of "standard" Org Charts.
We will look at confusing Org Charts (…)”
Link: http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/a/OrgCharts.htm
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up a new subsidiary company that will employ, say, 100 people would you choose
a fairly junior manager with (…)”
Link: http://www.hraconsulting-ltd.co.uk/project-organisation-board.htm
Link:
http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/33836.aspx
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Link: http://www.management-hub.com/overview-on-the-responsibility-
assignment-matrix-raci.html
“When the time comes for the project management team and or the project
management team leader to assess all of the work that needs to be done and all of
the members of the project management team that can potentially be assigned to
those elements, one helpful tool to put into play is known as the responsibility
against matrix tool, also known by the three letter anagram RAM. In this instance,
the responsibility against matrix (…)”
Link: http://www.project-management-
knowledge.com/definitions/r/responsibility-assignment-matrix/
“The proper integration of the two structures (CWBS and OBS) into the RAM will
create a home for each work statement of the contract and provide a disciplined
framework so that organizing, planning, budgeting, measurement monitoring, and
(…)”
Link: http://www.valuation-opinions.com/ev/ram.lasso
Link: http://www.qualitydigest.com/sept00/html/teams.html
“These are interesting times for managing systems development projects. In the
old days (as late as the 1980's), whenever a development project was initiated, it
was necessary to form a project team at a centralised geographical location in
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Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/managing-virtual-project-teams.html
3. Personal-development – Project Virtual Team
“(…) a perfect example of the virtual project team would be the video crew that
makes my video training programs. This crew consists of about 10 people, most of
whom know each other but all of whom work independently from each other. This
is the way this type of team comes together. When I decide to create a training
program, I negotiate an agreement for the finished product with a person who
becomes the project's executive producer (…)”
Link:
http://personal-development.com/brian-tracy-articles/virtual-project-team.htm
Link: http://webpages.mcgill.ca/staff/group1/dstark1/web/virtual-intercultural-
team-project/ProjectDescription.htm
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Link: http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/5/6/568
Interpersonal Skills
1. Wikipedia – Interpersonal Skills
“"Interpersonal skills" refers to mental and communicative algorithms applied
during social communications and interaction to reach certain effects or results.
The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the
measure of a person's ability to operate within business organizations through
social communication and interactions. Interpersonal skills are how people relate
to one another. As an illustration, it is generally understood that communicating
respect for other people or professionals within will enable one to reduce conflict
and increase participation or assistance in obtaining information or (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_skills
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Link: http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/careers-career-
development/11134-1.html
8. Enzinearticles – Interpersonal Skills
“What are interpersonal skills? These are the skills that enable you to work
efficiently with others without any personality conflict. These skills will help you
build good working relationships with your clients, employees and business
associates. Working well with others involves understanding and appreciating
individual differences. Therefore, interpersonal skills play an important role in
determining how well you manage your interactions with customers and
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employees. How you behave with them can determine your success or failure. Try
the following helpful tips to improve your interpersonal skills (…)”
Link: http://ezinearticles.com/?Improving-Your-Interpersonal-Skills&id=1327965
Team Building
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“(…) if you want team building to work, it's not enough to tell them that they are a
team and must perform as one. You also have to show the members of the team
that it benefits them personally. Most of us are selfish individualists. We watch out,
first and foremost, for ourselves and do what benefits us most. We have to be
motivated to include anyone else. Fortunately, it is pretty easy for us to see the
benefits of including others, so most of us do that readily (…)”
Link: http://management.about.com/cs/adminaccounting/a/teambuilding.htm
Link: http://www.cmoe.com/team-building.html
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“(…) a team needs a reason to get together; a project or specific plan that requires
results. Of course, it also requires that the owner/manager/supervisor is willing to
support the team's success. Remember, teams are not magic bullets. So, let's get
started. How do you put a team together? Here are a few suggestions to follow (…)”
Link: http://www.meetingwizard.org/meetings/team-building.cfm
Link: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-team-building.htm
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Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/p/project-
communications-management/
Link: http://www.project-management-
knowledge.com/definitions/c/communication-in-project-management/
“Communication, as you can tell from the above, is more than just talking.
Communication is also listening. When it comes to project management,
communication takes up 90% of a project manager's time. That's right, 90% of
your time. I communicated something to you and you did what I asked. If only
projects were that easy! Sometimes you, the project manager, have to do a lot of
begging and pleading, like I did above, just to get your project team members to do
what they need to do. You know what needs to be done and you need to transfer
that knowledge to your project team members. And then they go do it (…)”
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/real-world-project-management-
communications.html
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Link: http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-
management/articles/33854.aspx
“Many years ago, a good project manager might have gotten away with being a
poor communicator. The business clients typically didn’t like it, but as long as the
project manager could deliver the goods, the client may have been inclined to let
them do their own thing. In today's world, however, projects need to be
undertaken in partnership with the business, and this partnership absolutely
requires solid communication. In fact, many of the problems that surface on a
project are actually the results of poor communication. Poor communication can
lead to the following trouble areas (…)”
Link: http://www.projectkickstart.com/downloads/tips11-poor-project-
communication.cfm
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Link: http://aspalliance.com/1142_Managing_Project_Communication.2
Communication Skills
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Communication Models
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encoding. You may think that if you have fulfilled you part in encoding the idea
then it is up to the recipient to play his part to decode the message. But an effective
communicator ensures that his target recipient understands what is (…)”
Link: http://www.vtaide.com/lifeskills/verbalC.htm
Communication Theories
1. Wikipedia – Communications Theories
“(…) communication Theory has one universal law posited by S. F. Scudder (1980).
The Universal Communication Law states that, "All living entities, beings and
creatures communicate." All of the living communicates through movements,
sounds, reactions, physical changes, gestures, languages, breath, etc.
Communication is a means of survival. Examples - the cry of a child
(communication that it is hungry, hurt, cold, etc.); the browning of a leaf
(communication that it is dehydrated, thirsty per se, dying); the cry of an animal
(communicating that it is injured, hungry, angry, etc.). Everything living
communicates in (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_theory
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GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS
Project Risk Management
1. Wikipedia – Project Risk Management
“Risk is defined in ISO 31000 as the effect of uncertainty on objectives (whether
positive or negative). Risk management can therefore be considered the
identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and
economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the
probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of
opportunities. Risks can come from uncertainty in financial markets, project
failures, legal liabilities, credit risk, accidents, natural causes and disasters as (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management
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previous Risk Assessment. Similarly, most people tend to think that having
performed a Risk Assessment; they have done all that is needed. Far too many
projects spend a great deal of effort on Risk Assessment and then ignore Risk
control completely (…)”
Link: http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~rtusler/project/riskprin.html
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actions can be undertaken to eliminate, reduce or constrain the risk before the
project commences. This may require adjustments to (…)”
Link: http://www.its.monash.edu.au/staff/projects/project-
management/managing-risk.html
Brainstorming
1. Wikipedia – Brainstorming
“Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large
number of ideas for the solution of a problem. In 1953 the method was
popularized by Alex Faickney Osborn in a book called Applied Imagination. Osborn
proposed that groups could double their creative output with brainstorming.
Although brainstorming has become a popular group technique, researchers have
not found evidence of its effectiveness for enhancing either quantity or quality of
ideas generated. Because of such problems as distraction, social loafing, evaluation
apprehension, and production blocking, brainstorming groups are (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorming
2. Mindtools – Brainstorming
“Brainstorming is a popular tool that helps you generate creative solutions to a
problem. It is particularly useful when you want to break out of stale, established
patterns of thinking, so that you can develop new ways of looking at things. It also
helps you overcome many of the issues that can make group problem-solving a
sterile and unsatisfactory process (…)”
Link: http://www.mindtools.com/brainstm.html
3. Unc – Brainstorming
“If you consciously take advantage of your natural thinking processes by gathering
your brain's energies into a "storm," you can transform these energies into written
words or diagrams that will lead to lively, vibrant writing. Below you will find a
brief discussion of what brainstorming is, why you might brainstorm, and
suggestions for how you might brainstorm. Whether you are starting with too
much information or not enough, brainstorming can help you to put a new writing
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task in motion or revive a project that hasn't reached completion. Let's take a look
at each case (…)”
Link: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/brainstorming.html
4. Businessballs – Brainstorming
“Brainstorming with a group of people is a powerful technique. Brainstorming
creates new ideas, solves problems, motivates and develops teams. Brainstorming
motivates because it involves members of a team in bigger management issues,
and it gets a team working together. However, brainstorming is not simply a
random activity. Brainstorming needs to be structured and it follows
brainstorming rules. The brainstorming process is described below, for which you
will need a flip-chart or alternative. This is crucial as Brainstorming needs to
involve the team (…)”
Link: http://www.businessballs.com/brainstorming.htm
5. Effectivemeetings – Brainstorming
“Brainstorming is by far the most widely used tool to stimulate creative thinking. It
was developed in the 1940s by the American advertising executive Alex Osborn
who believed that anyone could learn to generate creative solutions for a wide
variety of problems. Following Osborn’s beliefs, below are some tips that will help
you having brainstorming sessions that generate results (…)”
Link: http://www.effectivemeetings.com/teams/participation/brainstorming.asp
6. Spring – Brainstorming
“BRAINSTORMING WAS ONCE thought a fantastic way for groups to generate new
ideas. Although not as fashionable as it once was, brainstorming is still frequently
used in business and, often inadvertently, for all sorts of personal decisions; people
happily brainstorm for holiday destinations, restaurants and even new careers.
Brainstorming certainly looks like a great way of dealing with some of the
problems associated with decision-making and creativity in groups, such as (…)”
Link: http://www.spring.org.uk/2009/08/brainstorming-reloaded.php
8. Essortment – Brainstorming
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“Brainstorming is a powerful tool used by teams and businesses around the world.
Many business teachers and seminar leaders are teaching using brainstorming
techniques. The following are some activities that either trainers or teachers can
use to help lead their participants in more productive brainstorming sessions.(…)
it is an activity in which all members of a group (whether it be a work team,
classroom, committee, etc.) contribute to a list of problems to be solved or
solutions to a problem. Brainstorming helps get a lot of (…)”
Link: http://www.essortment.com/all/brainstormingt_rviq.htm
9. Project.edtech – Brainstorming
“Most problems are not solved automatically by the first idea that comes to mind.
To get to the best solution it is important to consider many possible solutions. One
of the best ways to do this is called brainstorming. Brainstorming is the act of
defining a problem or idea and coming up anything related to the topic - no matter
how remote a suggestion may sound. All of these ideas are recorded and evaluated
only after the brainstorming is completed (…)”
Link: http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/
Nota: Agregar al final de la URL:
staffdev/tpss99/processguides/brainstorming.html
Delphi Method
1. Wikipedia – Delphi Method
“The Delphi method is a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on
a panel of experts. The experts answer questionnaires in two or more rounds.
After each round, a facilitator provides an anonymous summary of the experts’
forecasts from the previous round as well as the reasons they provided for their
judgments. Thus, experts are encouraged to revise their earlier answers in light of
the replies of other members of their panel. It is believed that during this process
the range of the answers will decrease and the group will (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_method
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“The Delphi Technique was originally conceived as a way to obtain the opinion of
experts without necessarily bringing them together face to face. In Educating for
the New World Order by Bev Eakman, the reader finds reference upon reference
for the need to preserve the illusion that there is "Lay, or community, participation
in the decision-making process), while in fact lay citizens are being squeezed out."
A specialized use of this technique was developed for teachers, the "Alinsky
Method" (ibid., p. 123). The setting or group is, however, immaterial the point is
that people in groups tend to share a certain knowledge base and display certain
identifiable characteristics (…)”
Link: http://www.seanet.com/~barkonwd/school/DELPHI.HTM
Link: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modii/iii00006.html
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Link: http://www.project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/d/delphi-
technique/
“All organizations have problems that plague their operations, reduce profits, and
create customer dissatisfaction. Most organizations try to fix these problems
quickly without ever finding what caused them in the first place, making the
problems reappear. Root cause analysis is the process of finding and eliminating
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the cause, which would prevent the problem from returning. Only when the root
cause is identified and eliminated can the problem be solved. There are many less
structured problem identification methods; however (…)”
Link: http://www.ciras.iastate.edu/quality/rootcauseanalysis.asp
“An important element in the definition is the word procedure. People in all fields
within an organization routinely seek to solve their problems to overcome the day-
to-day obstacles to their goals. All members of an organization are, in a sense,
problem solvers. When we experience problems in our operations, whether they
be injuries, interruptions, obstacles, errors, or counter-quality occurrences, we are
all looking for their “root causes” – those causes which we can remove from the
picture, and by doing so, prevent the problem from occurring again. Root cause
analysis is a “standard operating procedure,” a formal process for discovering
these “root causes,” and thus (…)”
Link: http://www.rootcause.com/WhatIsRCADetail.htm
Link: http://www.safetyandquality.sa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=72
Link: http://www.rootcauseanalysis.com/
“This, more rigorous and long-lasting, approach to solving problems is called Root
Cause Analysis. There are several tools that can aid in the process of Root Cause
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Link: http://www.shmula.com/172/root-cause-analysis
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause
Influence Diagrams
“An influence diagram (ID) (also called a decision diagram or a decision network)
is a compact graphical and mathematical representation of a decision situation. It
is a generalization of a Bayesian network, in which not only probabilistic inference
problems but also decision making problems (following maximum expected utility
criterion) can be modeled and solved. ID was first developed in mid-1970s within
the decision analysis community with an intuitive semantic that is easy to
understand. It is now adopted widely and becoming an alternative to decision tree
which typically suffers from exponential growth in number of branches with each
variable modeled (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence_diagram
2. Lumina – Influence Diagrams
“This simple influence diagram shows how decisions about the marketing budget
and product price influence expectations about its uncertain market size and
market share. These, in turn, influence costs and revenues, which affect the overall
profit. The product manager, VP of marketing, and market analyst may work
together to draw such a diagram to develop a shared understanding of the key
issues. The diagram provides a high-level qualitative view under which the analyst
builds a detailed quantitative model (…)”
Link: http://www.lumina.com/software/influencediagrams.html
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“We consider the representation and evaluation of team decision making under
uncertainty using influence diagrams. We assume that all team members agree on
common beliefs and preferences, but complete sharing of information is generally
impossible. As a result, the team can be represented as a single rational individual
with imperfect recall, and the optimal solution with perfect recall might not be
achievable, except in special cases we can recognize. An alternative solution
concept is a stable solution that integrates the notion of optimality with that of
equilibrium from game theory. We extend this concept from individual decisions
to sets of decisions, and introduce the Strategy Improvement and its variation (…)”
Link: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-161023247/influence-
diagrams-team-decision.html
SWOT Analysis
1. Wikipedia – SWOT Analysis
“SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business
venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and
identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to
achieving that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a
convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s using data from Fortune
500 companies. A SWOT analysis must first start with defining a desired end state
or objective. A SWOT analysis may be incorporated into the (…)”
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis
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threats, a useful strategy for ensuring organizational success will become evident
to them (…)”
Link: http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/
Link: http://articles.bplans.com/business/how-to-perform-swot-analysis/116
Link: http://www.ifad.org/gender/tools/gender/swot.htm
Interviewing Technique
Link: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=434
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“Interviewing is almost certainly the most important way that reporters get the
information that forms the basis of their articles. Like playing the piano or
guessing well on multiple-choice exams, some people seem to have a gift for it,
while others do not. Yet for all these activities, there are basic principles to learn,
and those who spend the time learning them will be better than those who do not.
Being a brilliant interviewer may be an art form; being a competent one is not (…)”
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/weblines/461.html
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project. (…) Remember, risk increases the cost and decreases the profit; and
opportunity increases the profit and decreases the cost. Risks are bad things that
may (often do) happen to us on projects, sometimes (…)”
Link: http://certifedpmp.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/estimated-monetary-
value-for-risk-management/
5. Exforsys – Expected Monetary Value Analysis
“(…)To create the EMV, there are two things you will need, and this is the impact
that the risk will have if it manifests itself, and the chances that the risk will
manifest itself. For the risk impact, you can simply break it down into the cost for
the total impact, as well as the effect it will have on the schedule. However, at the
same time, you will want to take the time to think about the budget for risk
contingency. If you use this technique for every risk you face, then it is (…)”
Link: http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/risk-management/how-to-use-
expected-monetary-value-emv.html
Montecarlo Technique
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than we otherwise can. Solving equations which describe the interactions between
two atoms is fairly simple; solving the same equations for hundreds or thousands
of atoms is impossible. With MC methods, a large system can be sampled in a
number of random configurations, and that data can be used to describe the
system as a whole (…)”
Link: http://www.chem.unl.edu/zeng/joy/mclab/mcintro.html
Link: http://pdg.lbl.gov/2007/reviews/monterpp.pdf
“In project management, the technique can be used to model the project cost, or it
can be applied to certain project risks that you’ve identified. The more common
use is in the creation of the project schedule and the determination of the project
end date. When you put together your project schedule, you typically create a
series of tasks and an estimated duration for each task. When you’re finished, you
look at the resulting timeline to see the estimated end date (…)”
Link: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1027705.html
Link: http://www.riskamp.com/files/RiskAMP%20-
%20Monte%20Carlo%20Simulation.pdf
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Link: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6181834.html
Link:
http://aspalliance.com/1149_Understanding_Project_Procurement_Management.1
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blanche up to $10,000 on any purchases they need. In other, less fun organisations,
the project managers can't buy a soda pop without an accountant's permission
(…)”
Link: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/real-world-project-management-
procurement-management.html
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Link: http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/modellang/StatementOfWork.htm
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