{"product_id":"cost-and-value-management-in-projects-2nd-edition-9781119933540","title":"Cost and Value Management in Projects 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Second Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to the Challenge of Cost and Value Management in Projects 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Importance of Cost and Value Management in Projects 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Keys to Effective Project Cost Management 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Essential Features of Project Value Management 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Organization of the Book 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Project Needs Assessment, Concept Development, and Planning 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Needs Identification 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Conceptual Development 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Project Feasibility 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Five Areas of Project Feasibility 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Benefits of Conducting a Project Feasibility Study 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Statement of Work 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Project Planning 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Project Scope Definition 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1 Purpose of the Scope Definition Document 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2 Elements of the Scope Definition Document 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.3 Project Scope Changes 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Work Breakdown Structure 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.1 Types of Work Breakdown Structures 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.2 Work Breakdown Structure Development 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.3 Coding of Work Breakdown Structures 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.4 Integrating the WBS and the Organization 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7.5 Guidelines for Developing a Work Breakdown Structure 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Cost Estimation 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Importance of Cost Estimation 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Problems of Cost Estimation 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Sources and Categories of Project Costs 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Cost Estimating Methods 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Cost Estimation Process 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1 Creating the Detailed Estimate 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Allowances for Contingencies in Cost Estimation 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 The Use of Learning Curves in Cost Estimation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A Appendix to Chapter 3: Forecasting Methods for Cost and Value Management 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.1 Categories of Forecasting in Project Management 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.2 Forecasting Methods for Projects 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.3 Time Series Analysis 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.4 Linear Regression Analysis 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.4.1 Evaluating the “Fit” of the Regression Line 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.4.2 Limitations in Forecasting Using Linear Regression 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.4 Forecasting the Project End Conditions 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.5 S- Curve Forecasting 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3A.6 Technological Forecasting 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Project Budgeting 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Issues in Project Budgeting 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Developing a Project Budget 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Issues in Creating a Project Budget 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Approaches to Developing a Project Budget 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Top- down Budgeting 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Bottom- up Budgeting 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Preparing the Project Budget 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Activity- based Costing 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Steps in Activity- based Costing 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Cost Drivers in Activity- based Costing 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Sample Project Budget 1 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 Sample Project Budget 2 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Program Budgeting 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Time- phased Budgets 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Tracking Chart 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Developing a Project Contingency Budget 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.1 Allocation of Contingency Funds 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.2 Drawbacks of Contingency Funding 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6.3 Advantages of Contingency Funding 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Issues in Budget Development 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Crashing the Project: Budget Effects 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8.1 Crashing Project Activities— Decision Making 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Project Cost Control 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Overview of the Project Evaluation and Control System 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Project Control Process 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Integrating Cost and Time in Monitoring Project Performance: The S- Curve 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Earned Value Management 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Earned Value Management Model 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Fundamentals of Earned Value 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 EVM Terminology 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Relevancy of Earned Value Management 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Conducting an Earned Value Analysis 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Performing an Earned Value Assessment 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Managing a Portfolio of Projects with Earned Value Management 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Important Issues in the Effective Use of Earned Value Management 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Benefits of EVM 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 EVM Using Microsoft Project 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.1 Step 1. Enter Resources in the Resource Sheet View 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.2 Step 2. Assign Resources to Tasks 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.3 Step 3. Save the Project Baseline 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.4 Step 4. Record Project Actuals 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.5 Step 5. Review the EVA View and Reports 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.6 Step 6. Calculate Schedule Performance and Cost Performance indices 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13.7 Summary: Earned Value Management in Six Easy Steps 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Cash Flow Management 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Concept of Cash Flow 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Cash Flow and the Worth of Projects 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 The Time Value of Money, and Techniques for Determining It 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Applying Discounting to Project Cash Flow 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Payment Arrangements 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Cost- Reimbursable Arrangements 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Payment Plans 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 Claims and Variations 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4 Cost Variation Due to Inflation and Exchange Rate Fluctuation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.5 Price Incentives 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.6 Retentions 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Financial Management in Projects 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Project Financial Management 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Project Accounting 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Financing of Projects Versus Project Finance 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Principles of Financing Projects 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Types and Sources of Finance 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Sources of Finance 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Cost of Financing 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Project Finance 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 The Process of Project Financial Management 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.1 Conducting Feasibility Studies 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.2 Planning the Project Finance 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.3 Arranging the Financial Package 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.4 Controlling the Financial Package 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.5 Controlling Financial Risk 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.6 Options Models 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Value Management 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Concept of Value 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Dimensions and Measures of Value 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Overview of Value Management 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Definition 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Scope 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Key Principles of VM 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.4 Key Attributes of VM 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Value Management Terms 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Need for Value Management in Projects 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The Value Management Approach 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.1 Cross- functional Framework 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.2 Use of Functions 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.3 Structured Decision Process 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 The VM Process 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Benefits of Value Management 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Other VM Requirements 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Value Management Reviews 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Relationship Between Project Value and Risk 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Value Management as an Aid to Risk Assessment 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 An Example of How VM and Risk Management Interrelate 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.14 Project Benefits Management 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Change Control and Configuration Management 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Causes of Changes 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Influence of Changes 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Configuration Management 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Configuration Management Standards 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 The CM Process 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Role and Benefits of Configuration Management in Projects 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Control of Changes 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Change Control Procedure and Configuration Control 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Responsibility for the Control of Changes 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Crisis Management 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 An Example of Configuration Management 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Supply Chain Management 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 What Is Supply Chain Management? 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Need to Manage Supply Chains 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 SCM Benefits 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Critical Areas of SCM 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.1 Customers 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.2 Suppliers 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.3 Design and Operations 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.4 Logistics 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.5 Inventory 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 SCM Issues in Project Management 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Value Drivers in Project Supply Chain Management 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Optimizing Value in Project Supply Chains 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7.1 Total Quality Management 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7.2 Choosing the Right Supply Chain 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Project Supply Chain Process Framework 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8.1 Procurement 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8.2 Conversion 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8.3 Delivery 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Integrating the Supply Chain 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Performance Metrics in Project Supply Chain Management 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 Project Supply Chain Metrics and the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.12 Future Issues in Project Supply Chain Management 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Quality Management in Projects 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Definition of Quality in Projects 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Elements of Project Quality 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 The Project’s Product 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Management Processes 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.3 Quality Planning 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.4 Quality Assurance (QA) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.5 Quality Control 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.6 Corporate Culture 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Total Quality Management in Projects 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Root Cause Analysis 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Quality Management System 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Quality Management Methods for a Project Organization 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.1 The Six Sigma Methodology 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.2 The Six Sigma Model for Projects 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6.3 Application of Six Sigma in Software Project Management 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Quality Standards for Projects 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Integrating Cost and Value in Projects 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The Project Value Chain 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Project Value Chain Analysis 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Sources and Strategies for Integrating Cost and Value in Projects 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 The Project’s Inbound Supply Chain 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Project Design 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.3 Project Development 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.4 Project Delivery\/Implementation 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.5 Costs of the Project Life Cycle Employing the LCC Model 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Integrated Value and Risk Management 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The Project Cost and Value Integration Process 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Review Questions 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 373\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738376122711,"sku":"9781119933540","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119933540.jpg?v=1723811996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cost-and-value-management-in-projects-2nd-edition-9781119933540","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}