Pm Metodology

Project Management Methodologies Selecting, Implementing, and Supporting Methodologies and Processes for Projects
jason charvat
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Charvat, Jason, 1967­
Project management methodologies : selecting, implementing, and supporting
methodologies and processes for projects / Jason P. Charvat.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-471-22178-3 (CLOTH : alk paper) 1. Project management. 2. Industrial management Methodology. I. Title. HD69.P75C462003

658.4'04 dc21

2002014044

Printed in the United States of America.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Acknowledgments Although I write alone, I do not learn alone. In large part, this book is the product of colleagues and clients I have had the privilege of working with during my project travels. The shortcomings of this book are mine. The strengths are from those from whom I have learned. Manyhave interrupted their busy schedules so that I might better understand the challenges of methodology design, selection, and implementation. I would like to recognize the support of the management team at RCG Information Technology, Inc., who provided me with an environment in which to apply my skills. Thanks to Brian Hurley for his review and for listening to the likes of Petronius Arbiter and toone of the best cartoonists and toy designers of our time, Bill Baron of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, for the cartoon used in this book. My appreciation is extended to Bob Fairchild and Mike Christie for reviewing much of my work and giving me another view on how it really works in practice. I thank the team at John Wiley & Sons, who made this all possible Matt Holt, senior editor, and Tamara...