PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PROFIT
KNIGHT, JOE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PROFIT JOE KNIGHT, ROGER THOMAS AND BRAD ANGUS - BOSTON HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 2012 - 180 P. HARD
How the Kong ride led to project management for profit --
Why the accounting department is your worst enemy --
The three principles of control --
Tracking your materials --
Measuring percent complete --
The critical number: gross profit per hour --
The gross profit per hour worksheet --
Managing big projects --
Creating a scoreboard --
Realizing all the benefits --
What if there's no external customer? --
The three keys to success.
No More Headaches, Hypertension, or Heartburn
If your work involves projects, then this book is for you. It will show every company owner and project manager—at businesses large and small—how to run projects differently. You’ll benefit if you’ve ever:
• been over budget on a project
• exceeded a timeline on a project
• worked on a project that completely stalled as you neared the finish line
• lost money on a sure-thing project and had no idea why
• noticed that scope and feature creep held you back
• watched a project take three times as long as planned
• felt too embarrassed to perform a review of your successes and failures
• wondered whether your project actually made any money
By the time you finish the book, you’ll be ready to implement Project Management for Profit in your own company—and be prepared to keep your projects on track and on budget.
9781422144176
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COST CONTROL
658.404
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PROFIT JOE KNIGHT, ROGER THOMAS AND BRAD ANGUS - BOSTON HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 2012 - 180 P. HARD
How the Kong ride led to project management for profit --
Why the accounting department is your worst enemy --
The three principles of control --
Tracking your materials --
Measuring percent complete --
The critical number: gross profit per hour --
The gross profit per hour worksheet --
Managing big projects --
Creating a scoreboard --
Realizing all the benefits --
What if there's no external customer? --
The three keys to success.
No More Headaches, Hypertension, or Heartburn
If your work involves projects, then this book is for you. It will show every company owner and project manager—at businesses large and small—how to run projects differently. You’ll benefit if you’ve ever:
• been over budget on a project
• exceeded a timeline on a project
• worked on a project that completely stalled as you neared the finish line
• lost money on a sure-thing project and had no idea why
• noticed that scope and feature creep held you back
• watched a project take three times as long as planned
• felt too embarrassed to perform a review of your successes and failures
• wondered whether your project actually made any money
By the time you finish the book, you’ll be ready to implement Project Management for Profit in your own company—and be prepared to keep your projects on track and on budget.
9781422144176
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COST CONTROL
658.404