The basis of any professional project management process is mastering project management methods. Acquire the most crucial basic knowledge quickly and easily through this easy-to-understand guide. Master the ten most essential methods and lay the foundation for your successful project management:
1. Work Breakdown Structure - The heart of project management because it makes it immediately clear what the project is about.
2. Work Package Description - Precisely specifies the content of each work package.
3. Milestone Plan - Provides an easy-to-understand overview of the current status and future progress.
4. Gantt Chart - Visualizes a project's time dimensions.
5. Network Diagram - Visualizes, among other things, a project's critical path and, thus, shows which work packages should not be delayed under any circumstances.
6. Resource Plan - Provides an overview of required resources and project costs.
7. Stakeholder Analysis - Helps to understand how to manage a project's different stakeholders.
8. Communication Plan - Schedules project team meetings and communications with stakeholders.
9. Risk Plan - Definition of preventive and corrective actions for potential hazards.
10. Quality Management Plan - Plan of measures to achieve a project's quality objectives.
You will have a solid understanding of how to systematically plan projects, and we will deepen your understanding of project management in five bonus chapters. These cover the project charter, software in project management, the magic triangle, agile project management, and the ten most important soft skills in project management.