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Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Objective Map xxi
Chapter 1 Overview of Cloud Computing and Amazon Web Services 1(28)
Overview of Cloud Computing
1(1)
Advantages of Running Cloud Computing on AWS
2(4)
Three Models of Cloud Computing
4(1)
Three Cloud Computing Deployment Models
5(1)
History of AWS
6(1)
AWS Regions and Availability Zones
7(1)
AWS Security and Compliance
8(2)
AWS Products and Services
10(15)
Compute
10(2)
Networking
12(1)
Security and Compliance
13(1)
Storage and Content Delivery
14(2)
Database
16(1)
Analytics
17(1)
Application Services
18(1)
Developer Tools
19(1)
Management Tools
20(1)
Messaging
21(1)
Migration
22(1)
Artificial Intelligence
22(1)
Internet of Things
23(1)
Mobile Services
24(1)
Review
25(1)
Questions
25(2)
Answers
27(2)
Chapter 2 Storage on AWS 29(54)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
29(1)
Advantages of Amazon S3
30(1)
Usage of Amazon S3 in Real Life
31(1)
Amazon S3 Basic Concepts
32(3)
Steps for Installing AWS Command Line Interface
35(1)
Amazon S3 Data Consistency Model
35(2)
Amazon S3 Performance Considerations
37(2)
Reverse the Key Name String
39(1)
Adding a Hex Hash Prefix to a Key Name
39(1)
Encryption in Amazon S3
40(1)
Amazon S3 Access Control
41(3)
Access Policies
41(2)
Bucket Policies
43(1)
Access Control List
44(1)
Amazon S3 Storage Class
44(7)
Versioning of Objects in Amazon S3
46(1)
Amazon S3 Object Lifecycle Management
46(1)
Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication
47(4)
Static Web Site Hosting in Amazon S3
51(1)
Amazon Glacier
52(3)
Amazon Glacier Key Terminology
53(1)
Accessing Amazon Glacier
54(1)
Uploading Files to Amazon Glacier
54(1)
Retrieving Files from Amazon Glacier
55(1)
Amazon Elastic Block Store
55(4)
Features of Amazon EBS
56(1)
AWS Block Storage Offerings
57(2)
Amazon Elastic File System
59(3)
Using Amazon Elastic File System
61(1)
Performance Mode of Amazon EFS
62(1)
On-Premise Storage Integration with AWS
62(2)
AWS Storage Gateway
62(1)
AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge
63(1)
AWS Snowmobile
64(1)
Review
64(12)
Lab 2-1: Creating, Moving, and Deleting Objects in Amazon S3
65(9)
Lab 2-2: Using Version Control in Amazon S3
74(2)
Lab 2-3: Using the Bucket Policy Generator for Amazon S3
76(1)
Questions
76(3)
Answers
79(4)
Chapter 3 Virtual Private Cloud 83(44)
Amazon VPC Components and Terminology
84(23)
Amazon VPC
85(1)
Subnet
85(3)
Route Table
88(1)
Internet Gateway
89(1)
Network Address Translation
90(2)
Egress-Only Internet Gateway
92(1)
Elastic Network Interface
93(1)
Elastic IP Address
94(1)
Security Group
94(3)
Network Access Control List
97(2)
Amazon VPC Peering
99(2)
Amazon VPC Endpoint
101(2)
DNS and VPC
103(1)
DHCP Option Sets
104(1)
Connecting to a VPC
105(1)
VPC Flow Logs
106(1)
Default VPC
107(1)
Labs on VPC
107(14)
Lab 3-1: Using the VPC Wizard
107(4)
Lab 3-2: Creating a VPC with Public and Private Subnets
111(4)
Lab 3-3: Exploring All the Options in a Virtual Private Cloud
115(6)
Review
121(1)
Questions
122(2)
Answers
124(3)
Chapter 4 Introduction to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud 127(38)
Benefits of Amazon EC2
128(1)
Amazon EC2 Instance Types and Features
129(4)
General Purpose (T2, M5, M4, and M3)
130(1)
Compute Optimized (C5, C4, and C3)
130(1)
Memory Optimized (Xle, Xl, R4, and R3)
131(1)
Storage Optimized (H1, 13, and D2)
131(1)
Advanced Computing (P3, P2, G3, and Fl)
131(1)
Processor Features
131(1)
Network Features
132(1)
Storage Features
133(1)
Steps for Using Amazon EC2
133(1)
Pricing for Amazon EC2
134(2)
On-Demand Instance
134(1)
Reserved Instance
134(1)
Spot Instance
135(1)
Shared Tenancy, Dedicated Hosts, and Dedicated Instances
136(1)
Shared Tenancy
136(1)
Dedicated Host
136(1)
Dedicated Instance
136(1)
Instances and AMIs
136(4)
Instance Root Volume
137(2)
Obtaining an AMI
139(1)
Virtualization in AMI
140(1)
HVM AMI
141(1)
PV AMI
141(1)
Instance Life Cycle
141(2)
Launch
141(1)
Start and Stop
142(1)
Reboot
142(1)
Termination
142(1)
Retirement
143(1)
Connecting to an Instance
143(2)
Security Group
145(2)
Amazon Elastic Container Service
147(14)
Lab 4-1: Using EC2
148(6)
Creating a New Key Pair
149(1)
Launching a Web Server Instance
150(3)
Browsing the Web Server
153(1)
Lab 4-2: Creating an EBS Instance and Attaching It to an EC2 Instance
154(4)
Lab 4-3: Creating an EBS Instance and Mounting Across Two EC2 Instances in Different AZs
158(3)
Review
161(1)
Questions
162(2)
Answers
164(1)
Chapter 5 Identity and Access Management and Security on AWS 165(30)
Authentication
165(1)
Authorization
166(1)
Auditing
167(1)
Types of Security Credentials
168(1)
Temporary Security Credentials
168(1)
Users
169(1)
Groups
170(1)
Roles
171(1)
IAM Hierarchy of Privileges
172(1)
IAM Best Practices
172(1)
Use the IAM User
172(1)
Create a Strong Password Policy
172(1)
Rotate Security Credentials Regularly
172(1)
Enable MFA
172(1)
Manage Permission with Groups
173(1)
Grant the Least Privileges
173(1)
Use IAM Roles
173(1)
Use IAM Roles for Amazon EC2 Instances
173(1)
Use IAM Policy Conditions for Extra Security
173(1)
Enable AWS Cloud Trail
173(1)
AWS Compliance Program
173(1)
Shared Responsibility Model
174(16)
AWS Responsibility
175(2)
Customer's Responsibility
177(3)
Lab 5-1: Creating IAM Users, Groups, and Roles
180(4)
Managing IAM User Permissions and Credentials
184(2)
IAM Roles for Amazon EC2
186(4)
Review
190(1)
Questions
191(2)
Answers
193(2)
Chapter 6 Auto Scaling 195(32)
Benefits of Auto Scaling
196(3)
Launch Configuration
199(1)
Auto Scaling Groups
199(5)
Simple Scaling
201(1)
Simple Scaling with Steps
202(2)
Target- Tracking Scaling Policies
204(1)
Termination Policy
204(1)
Elastic Load Balancing
205(4)
How ELB Works
206(1)
Types of Load Balancers
207(2)
Load Balancer Key Concepts and Terminology
209(13)
Health Check
213(1)
Using Multiple AZs
214(3)
Lab 6-1: Set Up Auto Scaling
217(5)
Review
222(1)
Questions
223(2)
Answers
225(2)
Chapter 7 Deploying and Monitoring Applications on AWS 227(60)
AWS Lambda
227(4)
Is AWS Lambda Really Serverless?
228(1)
Understanding AWS Lambda
229(2)
Amazon API Gateway
231(2)
Benefits of Amazon API Gateway
232(1)
Amazon Kinesis
233(2)
Real- Time Application Scenarios
234(1)
Differences Between Batch and Stream Processing
234(1)
Amazon Kinesis Data Steams
235(1)
Benefits of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
235(1)
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
236(1)
Benefits of Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
237(1)
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
237(2)
Benefits of Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
238(1)
Use Cases for Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
239(1)
Reference Architectures Using Serverless Services
239(2)
Real- Time File Processing
239(1)
Real- Time Stream Processing
240(1)
Extract, Transformation, and Load (ETL) Processing
240(1)
IoT Back Ends
241(1)
Amazon CloudFront
241(5)
Amazon CloudFront Key Concepts
243(3)
Geo Restriction
246(1)
Error Handling
246(1)
Amazon Route 53
246(2)
AWS Web Application Firewall
248(5)
Amazon Simple Queue Service
253(3)
Amazon Simple Notification Service
256(2)
AWS Step Functions and Amazon Simple Workflow (SWF)
258(3)
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
261(2)
AWS OpsWorks
263(1)
Amazon Cognito
264(1)
Amazon Elastic MapReduce
265(2)
AWS CloudFormation
267(2)
Monitoring in AWS
269(1)
Amazon CloudWatch
269(3)
Metrics Collection and Tracking
269(1)
Capture Real- Time Changes Using Amazon CloudWatch Events
270(1)
Monitoring and Storing Logs
270(1)
Set Alarms
270(1)
View Graph and Statistics
271(1)
AWS Cloud Trail
272(1)
AWS Config
273(2)
Amazon VPC Flow Logs
275(1)
AWS Trusted Advisor
276(3)
AWS Organizations
279(1)
Review
279(3)
Questions
282(3)
Answers
285(2)
Chapter 8 Databases on AW5 287(56)
Understanding Relational Databases
287(2)
Understanding the Amazon Relational Database Service
289(3)
Scenario 1: Hosting the Database in Your Data Center On-Premises 290
Scenario 2: Hosting the Database on Amazon EC2 Servers
290(1)
Scenario 3: Hosting the Database Using Amazon RDS
290(2)
Hosting a Database in Amazon EC2 vs. Amazon RDS
292(1)
High Availability on Amazon RDS
293(2)
Simplest Architecture: Single-AZ Deployment
293(1)
High Availability: Multiple AZs
294(1)
Scaling on Amazon RDS
295(3)
Changing the Instance Type
295(1)
Read Replica
296(2)
Security on Amazon RDS
298(4)
Amazon VPC and Amazon RDS
298(4)
Backups, Restores, and Snapshots
302(1)
Monitoring
303(2)
Amazon Aurora
305(1)
Amazon Redshift
306(9)
Benefits of Amazon Redshift
307(1)
Amazon Redshift Architecture
307(4)
Sizing Amazon Redshift Clusters
311(1)
Networking for Amazon Redshift
311(1)
Encryption
312(1)
Security
312(1)
Back Up and Restore
312(1)
Data Loading in Amazon Redshift
313(1)
Data Distribution in Amazon Redshift
314(1)
Amazon DynamoDB
315(6)
Benefits of Amazon DynamoDB
316(1)
Amazon DynamoDB Terminology
317(1)
Global Secondary Index
318(1)
Consistency Model
319(1)
Global Table
319(1)
Amazon DynamoDB Streams
320(1)
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator
320(1)
Encryption and Security
320(1)
Amazon ElastiCache
321(16)
Lab 8-1: RDS: Creating an Amazon Aurora Database
323(8)
Lab 8-2: Taking a Snapshot of a Database
331(1)
Lab 8-3: Creating an Amazon Redshift Cluster
332(4)
Lab 8-4: Creating an Amazon DynamoDB Table
336(1)
Review
337(1)
Questions
338(3)
Answers
341(2)
Chapter 9 AWS Well-Architected Framework and Best Practices 343(32)
Operational Excellence
344(2)
Prepare
345(1)
Operate
346(1)
Evolve
346(1)
Security
346(6)
Have a Strong Identity Foundation
347(1)
Enable Traceability
347(1)
Implement Security at All Layers
348(1)
Secure the Data
348(1)
Automate for Security
349(1)
Plan for Security Events
349(1)
Best Practices
349(3)
Performance
352(4)
Performance Efficiency
353(3)
Reliability
356(3)
Best Practices
356(3)
Cost Optimization Pillar
359(3)
Finding Cost-Effective Resources
360(1)
Matching Supply with Demand
360(1)
Being Aware of Expenditures
361(1)
Optimizing Over Time
361(1)
AWS Best Practices
362(8)
Design for Failures
362(3)
Build Security in Every Layer
365(1)
Leverage Multiple Storage Options
365(2)
Implement Elasticity
367(1)
Think Parallel
368(1)
Loosely Couple Your Architecture
369(1)
There Are No Constraints in the AWS Cloud
369(1)
Review
370(1)
Questions
370(2)
Answers
372(3)
Appendix About the Digital Content 375(4)
About the Total Tester
375(1)
CD-ROM
375(1)
Your Total Seminars Training Hub Account
376(1)
Privacy Notice
376(1)
Single User License Terms and Conditions
376(1)
Total Tester Online
376(1)
Technical Support
377(2)
Glossary 379(8)
Index 387
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Preface xv
About the Author xxiv
Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management 1(46)
Introduction
2(2)
What Is a Project?
4(5)
Examples of IT Projects
4(2)
Project Attributes
6(1)
Project Constraints
7(2)
What Is Project Management?
9(9)
Project Stakeholders
9(2)
Project Management Knowledge Areas
11(1)
Project Management Tools and Techniques
12(3)
Project Success
15(3)
Program and Project Portfolio Management
18(6)
Programs
18(1)
Project Portfolio Management
19(2)
Organizational Project Management
21(3)
The Role of the Project Manager
24(6)
Project Manager Job Description
24(2)
Suggested Skills for Project Managers
26(2)
PMI Talent Triangle® and the Importance of Leadership Skills
28(2)
Careers for IT Project Managers
30(1)
The Project Management Profession
30(10)
History of Project Management
30(4)
The Project Management Institute
34(1)
Project Management Certification
35(1)
Ethics in Project Management
36(1)
Project Management Software
37(3)
Summary
40(1)
Discussion Questions
41(1)
Quick Quiz
41(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
43(1)
Exercises
43(1)
Key Terms
44(1)
Endnotes
45(2)
Chapter 2 The Project Management and Information Technology Context 47(38)
A Systems View of Project Management
49(2)
What Is a Systems Approach?
49(1)
The Three-Sphere Model for Systems Management
50(1)
Understanding Organizations
51(7)
The Four Frames of Organizations
51(2)
Organizational Structures
53(4)
Organizational Culture
57(1)
Focusing on Stakeholder Needs
58(4)
The Importance of Top Management Commitment
60(1)
The Need for Organizational Commitment to Information Technology
61(1)
The Need for Organizational Standards
62(1)
Project and Product Life Cycles
62(5)
Project Life Cycle
63(1)
Product Life Cycles
63(3)
The Importance of Project Phases and Management Reviews
66(1)
The Context of Information Technology Projects
67(2)
The Nature of IT Projects
67(1)
Characteristics of IT Project Team Members
68(1)
Diverse Technologies
68(1)
Recent Trends Affecting Information Technology Project Management
69(8)
Globalization
69(1)
Outsourcing
70(1)
Virtual Teams
71(2)
Agile
73(22)
The Manifesto for Agile Software Development
73(1)
Scrum
74(1)
Agile, the PMBOK® Guide, and a New Certification
75(2)
Summary
77(1)
Discussion Questions
78(1)
Quick Quiz
78(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
80(1)
Exercises
80(1)
Key Terms
81(1)
Endnotes
82(3)
Chapter 3 The Project Management Process Groups 85(66)
Project Management Process Groups
86(5)
Mapping the Process Groups to the Knowledge Areas
91(2)
Developing an IT Project Management Methodology
93(2)
Case Study 1: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project (Predictive Approach)
95(34)
Project Pre-Initiation and Initiation
96(1)
Pre-Initiation Tasks
96(5)
Initiating
101(5)
Identifying Project Stakeholders
101(2)
Drafting the Project Charter
103(2)
Holding a Project Kick-Off Meeting
105(1)
Project Planning
106(11)
Project Execution
117(5)
Project Monitoring and Controlling
122(4)
Project Closing
126(3)
Case Study 2: JWD Consulting's Project Management Intranet Site Project (Agile Approach)
129(10)
Scrum Roles, Artifacts, and Ceremonies
130(3)
Project Pre-Initiation and Initiation
133(1)
Planning
134(2)
Executing
136(1)
Monitoring and Controlling
137(1)
Closing
138(1)
Templates by Process Group
139(5)
Summary
144(1)
Discussion Questions
145(1)
Quick Quiz
145(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
147(1)
Exercises
147(1)
Key Terms
148(1)
Endnotes
148(3)
Chapter 4 Project Integration Management 151(50)
What Is Project Integration Management?
152(3)
Strategic Planning and Project Selection
155(5)
Strategic Planning
156(1)
Identifying Potential Projects
157(1)
Aligning IT with Business Strategy
158(2)
Methods for Selecting Projects
160(9)
Focusing on Broad Organizational Needs
160(1)
Categorizing IT Projects
161(1)
Performing Financial Analyses
162(5)
Net Present Value Analysis
162(3)
Return on Investment
165(1)
Payback Analysis
166(1)
Using a Weighted Scoring Model
167(2)
Implementing a Balanced Scorecard
169(1)
Developing a Project Charter
169(4)
Developing a Project Management Plan
173(4)
Project Management Plan Contents
174(2)
Using Guidelines to Create Project Management Plans
176(1)
Directing and Managing Project Work
177(4)
Coordinating Planning and Execution
178(1)
Providing Strong Leadership and a Supportive Culture
178(1)
Capitalizing on Product, Business, and Application Area Knowledge
179(1)
Project Execution Tools and Techniques
180(1)
Managing Project Knowledge
181(1)
Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
182(2)
Performing Integrated Change Control
184(4)
Change Control on IT Projects
185(1)
Change Control System
185(3)
Closing Projects or Phases
188(1)
Using Software to Assist in Project Integration Management
189(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
190(2)
Summary
192(1)
Discussion Questions
193(1)
Quick Quiz
193(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
194(1)
Exercises
195(1)
Running Case
196(1)
Tasks
197(1)
Key Terms
198(1)
Endnotes
199(2)
Chapter 5 Project Scope Management 201(40)
What Is Project Scope Management?
202(1)
Planning Scope Management
203(3)
Collecting Requirements
206(3)
Defining Scope
209(4)
Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
213(11)
Approaches to Developing Work Breakdown Structures
218(5)
Using Guidelines
219(1)
The Analogy Approach
219(1)
The Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches
220(1)
Mind Mapping
221(2)
The WBS Dictionary
223(1)
Advice for Creating a WBS and a WBS Dictionary
224(1)
Validating Scope
224(3)
Controlling Scope
227(4)
Suggestions for Improving User Input
228(1)
Suggestions for Reducing Incomplete and Changing Requirements
229(1)
Using Software to Assist in Project Scope Management
230(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
231(2)
Summary
233(1)
Discussion Questions
233(1)
Quick Quiz
234(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
235(1)
Exercises
236(1)
Running Case
237(1)
Tasks
238(1)
Key Terms
239(1)
Endnotes
239(2)
Chapter 6 Project Schedule Management 241(44)
The Importance of Project Schedules
242(2)
Planning Schedule Management
244(2)
Defining Activities
246(2)
Sequencing Activities
248(5)
Dependencies
248(1)
Network Diagrams
249(4)
Estimating Activity Durations
253(1)
Developing the Schedule
254(16)
Gantt Charts
255(2)
Adding Milestones to Gantt Charts
257(1)
Using Tracking Gantt Charts to Compare Planned and Actual Dates
258(1)
Critical Path Method
259(1)
Calculating the Critical Path
259(2)
Growing Grass Can Be on the Critical Path
261(1)
Using Critical Path Analysis to Make Schedule Trade-Offs
261(2)
Using the Critical Path to Shorten a Project Schedule
263(2)
Importance of Updating Critical Path Data
265(1)
Critical Chain Scheduling
265(3)
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
268(1)
Agile and Schedule Management
269(1)
Controlling the Schedule
270(2)
Reality Checks on Scheduling and the Need for Discipline
271(1)
Using Software to Assist in Project Schedule Management
272(2)
Words of Caution on Using Project Management Software
273(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
274(2)
Summary
276(1)
Discussion Questions
277(1)
Quick Quiz
278(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
279(1)
Exercises
279(3)
Running Case
282(1)
Tasks
282(1)
Key Terms
282(1)
Endnotes
283(2)
Chapter 7 Project Cost Management 285(42)
The Importance of Project Cost Management
286(2)
What Is Cost?
287(1)
What Is Project Cost Management?
288(1)
Basic Principles of Cost Management
288(6)
Planning Cost Management
294(1)
Estimating Costs
294(11)
Types of Cost Estimates
295(1)
Cost Estimation Tools and Techniques
296(2)
Typical Problems with IT Cost Estimates
298(1)
How to Develop a Cost Estimate and Basis of Estimates
299(6)
Determining the Budget
305(1)
Controlling Costs
306(8)
Earned Value Management
307(5)
Project Portfolio Management
312(2)
Using Project Management Software to Assist in Project Cost Management
314(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
315(2)
Summary
317(1)
Discussion Questions
317(1)
Quick Quiz
318(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
320(1)
Exercises
320(1)
Running Case
321(1)
Tasks
321(2)
Key Terms
323(1)
Endnotes
323(4)
Chapter 8 Project Quality Management 327(46)
The Importance of Project Quality Management
328(2)
What Is Project Quality Management?
330(1)
Planning Quality Management
331(3)
Managing Quality
334(1)
Controlling Quality
335(1)
Tools and Techniques for Quality Control
336(15)
Statistical Sampling
342(2)
Six Sigma
344(4)
How Is Six Sigma Quality Control Unique?
345(1)
Six Sigma and Project Selection and Management
346(1)
Six Sigma and Statistics
346(2)
Testing
348(3)
Modern Quality Management
351(4)
Deming and His 14 Points for Management
351(1)
Juran and the Importance of Top Management Commitment to Quality
352(1)
Crosby and Striving for Zero Defects
352(1)
Ishikawa's Guide to Quality Control
353(1)
Taguchi and Robust Design Methods
353(1)
Feigenbaum and Workers' Responsibility for Quality
354(1)
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
354(1)
ISO Standards
354(1)
Improving IT Project Quality
355(7)
Leadership
356(1)
The Cost of Quality
356(2)
The Impact of Organizational Influences, and Workplace Factors on Quality
358(1)
Expectations and Cultural Differences in Quality
359(1)
Maturity Models
359(15)
Software Quality Function Deployment Model
360(1)
Capability Maturity Model Integration
360(1)
Project Management Maturity Models
361(1)
Using Software to Assist in Project Quality Management
362(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
363(2)
Summary
365(1)
Discussion Questions
365(1)
Quick Quiz
366(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
368(1)
Exercises
368(1)
Running Case
369(1)
Tasks
369(1)
Key Terms
370(1)
Endnotes
371(2)
Chapter 9 Project Resource Management 373(52)
The Importance of Resource Management
374(4)
The Global IT Workforce
374(1)
Implications for the Future of IT Human Resource Management
375(2)
What Is Project Resource Management?
377(1)
Keys to Managing and Leading People
378(1)
Motivation Theories
378(13)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
380(4)
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
381(2)
McClelland's Acquired-Needs Theory
383(1)
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
383(1)
Influence and Power
384(2)
Covey and Improving Effectiveness
386(3)
Emotional Intelligence
389(1)
Leadership
390(1)
Developing the Resource Management Plan and Team Charter
391(5)
Project Organizational Charts
392(2)
Responsibility Assignment Matrices
394(1)
Staffing Management Plans and Resource Histograms
395(1)
Team Charters
395(1)
Estimating Activity Resources
396(1)
Acquiring Resources
397(6)
Resource Assignment
398(1)
Resource Loading
399(2)
Resource Leveling
401(2)
Developing the Project Team
403(6)
Training
403(1)
Team-Building Activities
404(4)
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
405(1)
The Social Styles Profile
406(1)
DISC Profile
407(1)
Reward and Recognition Systems
408(1)
Managing the Project Team
409(3)
Tools and Techniques for Managing Project Teams
409(2)
General Advice on Managing Teams
411(1)
Controlling Resources
412(1)
Using Software to Assist in Resource Management
412(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
413(2)
Summary
415(1)
Discussion Questions
416(1)
Quick Quiz
417(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
418(1)
Exercises
419(1)
Running Case
420(1)
Key Terms
421(1)
Endnotes
421(4)
Chapter 10 Project Communications Management 425(38)
The Importance of Project Communications Management
426(2)
Keys to Good Communications
428(6)
Focusing on Group and Individual Communication Needs
428(2)
Formal and Informal Methods for Communicating
430(1)
Distributing Important Information in an Effective and Timely Manner
431(1)
Setting the Stage for Communicating Bad News
431(1)
Determining the Number of Communication Channels
432(2)
Planning Communications Management
434(2)
Managing Communications
436(5)
Using Technology to Enhance Information Creation and Distribution
436(1)
Selecting the Appropriate Communication Methods and Media
437(3)
Reporting Performance
440(1)
Monitoring Communications
441(1)
Suggestions for Improving Project Communications
442(12)
Developing Better Communication Skills
442(1)
Running Effective Meetings
443(2)
Using E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Texting, Kanban Boards, and Collaborative Tools Effectively
445(3)
Using Templates for Project Communications
448(4)
Using Software to Assist in Project Communications
452(2)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
454(2)
Summary
456(1)
Discussion Questions
456(1)
Quick Quiz
457(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
459(1)
Exercises
459(1)
Running Case
460(1)
Key Terms
461(1)
Endnotes
461(2)
Chapter 11 Project Risk Management 463(42)
The Importance of Project Risk Management
464(8)
Planning Risk Management
472(2)
Common Sources of Risk on IT Projects
474(3)
Identifying Risks
477(4)
Suggestions for Identifying Risks
477(1)
The Risk Register
478(2)
The Risk Report
480(1)
Performing Qualitative Risk Analysis
481(4)
Using Probability/Impact Matrixes to Calculate Risk Factors
481(2)
Top Ten Risk Item Tracking
483(2)
Performing Quantitative Risk Analysis
485(5)
Decision Trees and Expected Monetary Value
485(2)
Simulation
487(2)
Sensitivity Analysis
489(1)
Planning Risk Responses
490(3)
Implementing Risk Responses
493(1)
Monitoring Risks
493(1)
Using Software to Assist in Project Risk Management
494(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
494(2)
Summary
496(1)
Discussion Questions
497(1)
Quick Quiz
498(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
499(1)
Exercises
499(2)
Running Case
501(1)
Key Terms
501(1)
Endnotes
502(3)
Chapter 12 Project Procurement Management 505(34)
The Importance of Project Procurement Management
506(6)
Planning Procurement Management
512(21)
Types of Contracts
512(4)
Tools and Techniques for Planning Procurement Management
516(2)
Make-or-Buy Analysis
516(1)
Expert Judgment
517(1)
Market Research
518(1)
Procurement Management Plan
518(1)
Statement of Work
518(15)
Procurement or Bid Documents
519(2)
Examples from a Real RFP
521(3)
Source Selection Criteria
524(1)
Conducting Procurements
525(2)
Controlling Procurements
527(2)
Using Software to Assist in Project Procurement Management
529(2)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
531(2)
Summary
533(1)
Discussion Questions
534(1)
Quick Quiz
534(2)
Quick Quiz Answers
536(1)
Exercises
536(1)
Running Case
537(1)
Key Terms
537(1)
Endnotes
538(1)
Chapter 13 Project Stakeholder Management 539
The Importance of Project Stakeholder Management
540(2)
Identifying Stakeholders
542(4)
Planning Stakeholder Engagement
546(2)
Managing Stakeholder Engagement
548(2)
Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement
550(3)
Using Software to Assist in Project Stakeholder Management
553(1)
Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments
554(2)
Summary
556(1)
Discussion Questions
556(1)
Quick Quiz
557(1)
Quick Quiz Answers
558(1)
Exercises
558(1)
Running Case
559(1)
Key Terms
560(1)
Endnotes
560
Glossary G.1
Index I.1
Joyjeet Banerjee is currently principal consultant with Oracle Consulting, based out of California, USA. He has over nine years of experience as an Oracle DBA and Oracle Apps DBA. He specializes in Oracle DBMS (Ver 10g/9i/ 8.1.7/ 8.0.5) and Oracle Applications Database Administration (R12/ 11.5.10/ 11.5.9/ 11.5.8/ 11.5.6/ 11.0.3). He has rich experience in supporting multiple production and development databases under various Unix and Windows NT environments. He has also authored a book, Oracle Applications DBA - covers 11i and R12, published by McGraw-Hill Education.