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Author: Mitchell Springer

This fourth edition has been significantly revised, with every chapter updated. The volume considers the magnitude of recent social, political, and technological changes, and the impact is represented throughout this book. Included are insights from numerous students who bring to the forefront their current real-world practices from their individual businesses, industries, and disciplines.

Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach 4th Table of contents:

List of Illustrations xii
 Preface xix
 Introduction 1
 Chapter 1. Program/Project Management Competencies 5
 Student PM Competency Model Paper Guidelines 7
 Chapter 2. The Importance of Program/Project Management 11
 Chapter 3. Process Management—Evolution and Definition 19
 Historical Orientation 19
 General Program Planning Models 25
 Integrated Linear Models versus Integrated Nonlinear Models 26
 Evaluation Methodologies and Accountability 27
 Composition of a Planning Process 28
 Chapter 4. Contract Types—What Type of Contract Should I Enter Into? 31
 Factors in Selecting a Contract Type 32
 Fixed Price Contracts 33
 Cost Reimbursement Contracts 35
 Time and Materials Contracts 37
 Labor Hour Contracts 37
 Letter Contracts 38
 Exercises 38
 Chapter 5. The Bidding Process—Obtaining a Price Quote 41
 Bid Organization 43
 Responsibility Assignment Matrix 45
 Before the Request for Proposal 45
 On Receipt of the Request for Proposal 45
 Proposal Generation Process 48
 Review and Approval Process 48
 Submittal Process 50
 Post-Submittal Process 50
 Post-Decision Process 51
 Statement of Work 52
 Technical Specification 53
 Work Breakdown Structure 54
 Classes of Estimates 54
 Chapter 6. Defining the Work to be Performed 57
 A Shortened Perspective 57
 A More Detailed Perspective 65
Chapter 7. Scheduling and Staffing the Work 77
 Types of Schedules 77
 Network Approaches 82
 Closing Thoughts on Developing a Network Diagram 87
 Master Schedule 88
 Intermediate Schedule 88
 Detailed Schedules 89
 Human Resource Plan 90
 A More Detailed Perspective 91
 Chapter 8. Risk Management—Mitigating the Impact 103
 Risk Planning 104
 Risk Assessment 105
 Risk Analysis 107
 Risk Handling 110
 Chapter 9. Disruptive Technologies—Thinking Outside of the Box 113
 Chapter 10. Cost, Schedule, and Performance Management— 
A Quantitative Premise 121
 Defining the Initial Budget 121
 Determining How We Are Performing against the Initial Budget 122
 Keeping Track of Actual Costs 123
 Getting Back on Schedule and Within Cost 124
 A More Detailed Perspective 125
 Course Project Details and Examples 141
 Chapter 11. Multiple Generations in the Workplace— 
It’s How We Grew Up 147
 Late Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (60+) 151
 Middle Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (40–60) 153
 Early Adulthood Gerontological Life Phase (20–40) 154
 Adolescence Gerontological Life Phase (10–20) 155
 Cohort Group (Veterans) 155
 Cohort Group (Boomers) 160
 Cohort Group (Generation X’ers) 166
 Cohort Group (Gen Y; Nexters; Millennials) 171
 The New Next Professional Working Adult Learner (2019 Perspective) 176
 Who Are the Students? 177
 Why Are College Costs So High? 179
 Moving Back Home and Its Implications 181
 Postponing Marriage and Children 182
 Postponing the Purchasing of Material Possessions 186
 Concluding Thoughts 187
 Cohort Group (Gen Z; iGen) 187
 Concluding Remarks on the Nurture Side 194
 Chapter 12. Connecting Generational Cohorts to Associative Thinking 195
 Understanding the Breadth and Depth of a Discipline 195
 “Seeing” across Disciplines 195
 Practical Experience and Ability to Recognize the Bigger Picture 196
 Ability to Recognize Cultural Realities 196
 Understanding of Current Technologies 196
Unbounded by Hierarchical Pressures 197
 Propensity for “Just Trying It” 197
 Chapter 13. Leadership and Gender—A Science-Based Understanding 199
 Differences in Neural Blood Flow Patterns 201
 Differences in Structures of the Brain 202
 Differences in Brain Chemistry 203
 Leadership—Interpersonal Relationships 203
 Leadership—Management Styles 204
 Leadership—Things We Might See 204
 Leadership—In Meetings 204
 Chapter 14. Motivation and Leadership—Why We Do What We Do 207
 Need Theories 207
 Goal-Setting Theory 209
 Reinforcement Theory 210
 Equity Theory 210
 Expectancy Theory 210
 Chapter 15. Organization Design Models— 
Not Right or Wrong, More or Less Applicable 213
 Traditional 213
 Product 215
 Matrix 216
 Project Management 218
 Criteria for Selecting an Organizational Structure 219
 Summary Remarks 219
 Chapter 16. Building Teams— 
Understanding Ourselves and Others through MBTI 221
 Sensing (S) and Intuition (N) 221
 Thinking (T) and Feeling (F) 222
 Extraversion (E) and Introversion (I) 222
 Judging (J) and Perceiving (P) 223
 Type Combinations 223
 Type and Organizational Change 223
 Type Dynamics 224
 Summary Thoughts by Type 225
 Chapter 17. Capitalizing on the Collective Knowledge of the World 229
 Availability of Skilled Labor 229
 Skilled Labor Shortage Forecasts 230
 Aging World Population 231
 Retirement and the Working Senior Population 236
 Science and Engineering Demographics 243
 International Impact 247
 Growing World Population 252
 World’s Education 253
 Outsourcing of Goods and Services 263
 Concluding Thoughts on the International Impact 269
 Innovation, Technology, and the Systems Integrator 269
 Understanding Technology as a Discipline 271
 Integrating Intersectional Ideas 278
Creating an Integrative Mind-set 279
 Systems Engineering—
 The Cross-Discipline Eclectic Nature of Knowledge 280
 Diversify Our Knowledge through Multiple Job Experiences 281
 Summary Thoughts 282
 Technology from a Worldwide Perspective 282
 The Bio-Economy—A Truly Worldwide Experience 284
 Dwindling Graduate Student Enrollments  
in Distance-Based Programs (An Example) 290
 Chapter 18. Establishing Program/Project Management as a Discipline 305
 Chapter 19. Managers, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs 315
 Defining Management 315
 Management Functions 316
 Management Roles 316
 Management Skills 318
 Leaders 319
 Theories of Leadership 319
 Power 322
 Military Leadership Fundamentals 323
 Entrepreneurs 325
 Ethics at All Levels 327
 Concluding Thoughts 328
 Chapter 20. The American Social Economic Context 329
 Prior to 1920 331
 1920 to 1945 338
 1945 to 1960 340
 1960 to 1980 344
 1980 to Present 346
 Chapter 21. Career Development—Models 349
 Moving Forward—The Four Questions 353
 Educational Requirements of Engineering and Technology
 Professional Working Adult Learners (Real-Life Example) 365
 Mapping Employee Training and Development to Market
 Requirements: Using a Corporate Market-Based Approach 372
 Chapter 22. Succession Planning—Providing Opportunities for Growth 375
 Why Is Succession Planning Important? 375
 Who Is Succession Planning For? 376
 Activities of Effective Succession Planning 376
 What Do We Do When a Position Vacates? 376
 Things to Remember 378
 Who Is Responsible? 378
 Chapter 23. The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusivity 379
 Business Case for Diversity and Inclusivity: It’s All about Growth 382
 Millennials Usher in Minority Majority 385
 The Millennial View of Diversity and Inclusivity 387
 Coercion, Groupthink, Bias, and Inherent Discrimination 390
 The Need to Survive and Reproduce 390
 Reexamining Our Subconscious and Unconscious Mind 394
 We Are More Alike Than Different—Genomically Speaking 395
Chapter 24. Effective Communication Skills 397
 Encoding and Decoding Skills 398
 Basic Rules for Addressing an Audience 399
 Questions After the Presentation 400
 Nonverbal Communication Skills 400
 Listening Skills 400
 Reading Skills 401
 Skipping Judiciously 401
 Communication Barriers 402
 Organizational Communication 402
 Conducting an Effective Meeting 403
 Chapter 25. Change Management—People, the Hardest Part 405
 Organizational Development—The Context of Change 405
 Models of Change Management 407
 Activities or Phases of the Change Management Process 409
 Why Change Fails 410
 Trust Through Character, Communication, and Capability 411
 Managing Our Own Personal Change 412
 Running the Academy as a Business (An Example) 415
 The Synergistic Implications of Personal Ownership 
(A Comprehensive Example) 424
 Creating Pride in Individual Efforts 425
 How to Create Vision through Market-Based Analysis 427
 Ownership Can Create Motivation 428
 Fear Can Equally Stifle Action 430
 Motivation is Hampered Through Entitlement 432
 Closing Thoughts 434
 Appendix A—Evaluating the Program Plan 435
 Committee of Stakeholders 435
 Primary Activities 435
 Interviewing Program Participants 436
 Outcome-Based Evaluation Methodology 437
 Summary of Outcome-Based Evaluation Data Analysis Method 439
 Appendix B—Executing the Program Plan 441
 Appendix C—Changes to the Program Plan 447
 Recognizing Changes 451
 What Is a Change? 452
 What Determines How a Contract Is Changed? 453
 How Do Contractual Relationships Affect Changes? 453
 Why Are Government Contract Changes Unique? 453
 Why Do Changes Occur? 454
 When Are Changes Likely to Occur? 456
 What Are the Elements of a Change? 457
 Common Names Given to Changes 457
 What Types of Change Orders Can Occur? 460
 Who Has the Authority to Order Changes? 461
 When Can Changes Be Ordered? 463
 What Changes Can Be Ordered? 463
What Response Does a Change Order Require? 464
 When Is Changed Work Performed? 464
 Appendix D—Program Planning Master Process Flow 467
 Establish Planning Organization 467
 Establish Program Management Library 469
 Generate Requirements Database 472
 Generate Master Program Schedule 473
 Generate Preliminary Extended CWBS and Dictionary 475
 Generate Preliminary Responsibility Assignment Matrix 477
 Generate Intermediate Schedules 479
 Generate Preliminary Detailed Schedules 480
 Generate Human Resource Plan 482
 Establish Program Organization 484
 Post-Contract Award 485
 Glossary 489
 Bibliography 521
 Index 

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