ConceptBox Projects

Welcome to the Conceptbox of Project Management, an online resource, special edition for Project management tools, methods and theories.

The concepts are organized in the following table, and are diversified through their influence area.

PURPOSE

Table 1.-Project aspect:PURPOSE

Enabler	Project Canvas
PURPOSE	Vision	Scope	Success Criteria
		Scoping	Triple Constraint / Iron triangle
	SMART goals - A Project Manager Tool	Project Scope Management	Limitations of the iron triangle
	Project Charter	The work breakdown structure in project management	Beyond the Triple Constraint
	Value Proposition Canvas		Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
		Scope creep	Success factors
	Project governance framework
	Fuzzy Front End Management	Project Scope Control Management	Business Case
		Goal hierarchy or Goal Breakdown Structure			} PEOPLE Table 2.-Project aspect:PEOPLE Enabler Project Canvas PEOPLE Basic Shannon & Weaver Model for Communication Managing yourself Stephen Covey's seven principles David Allen's getting things done Project Management and leadership competences The periodic table of project management competence elements Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model Leadership vs. management Decision-making skills in project management Team Stakeholders Users Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Stakeholder Management Value Proposition Canvas Meetings Management Stakeholder Management Processes in Projects Roles and responsibilities in project team Stakeholders from a dynamic and network perspective Benefits Map Team Development Conflict Resolution in Project Management Programmification of work Managing projects in a functional organization Improve communication with active listening Agile Methodology Belbin's Team Roles Expectations Management Challenges in cross-cultural project management MBTI Negotiation Skills Agile & Traditional PM cocktail Meeting strategies Dan Pink on Motivation Communication and Media Richness Assurance in High-performance Projects How to successfully go through the Five Stages of Team Development Project sponsor COMPLEXITY Table 3.-Project aspect:COMPLEXITY Project Canvas Results Timeline & Monitoring Actions Resources Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) Life Cycle Model Choosing between critical path, PERT or Gantt as your project scheduling method Project Management: Cost vs. Price Benefits of systems engineering Stage-Gate Process Dependency in project management Estimations: Basic Techniques Output, Outcome and Benefit in PRINCE2 Agile Methodology PERT/CPM Reference Class Forecasting (RCF) Benefits Map Fuzzy Front End Management Design thinking Optimism bias, strategic misinterpretation and reference class forecasting Creating a positive culture around failure in project management Governance of Project Management Types of activities Partnering Negotiating successfully Gantt Chart in Project Management Construction scheduling using Location Based Scheduling instead of CPM Earned Value Analysis Benefits Realization Management to Maximize Project Effectiveness Milestones in Project Planning The procurement process Financial appraisal of projects Project Control Simon's four levels of control Resources in Project Management The best milestone plan is simple but with depths! Theory of Constraint Contracting and procurement Simon's four levels of control Critical chain project management (CCPM) Cost Estimation Techniques for Projects Cash flow and milestone payments Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method Integrated Cost and Schedule Control UNCERTAINTY Table 4.-Project aspect:UNCERTAINTY Enabler Project Canvas UNCERTAINTY Epistemic vs. Aleatory uncertainty Lessons learned Simon's four levels of control Earned Value Analysis Agile One Page Project Management Cognitive biases The A3 report Application of Balanced Scorecard in Portfolio Management Organisational resilience with mindfulness Scenario Planning Strategy Constraints Change Risk & Opportunities Recovery Project Management Ideation tools (Brainstorming technique, Six Thinking Hats) Risk and Opportunities Management The light at the end of the tunnel: managing challenges at Heathrow Express Project Change order Impact and Probability in Risk Assessment Construction modularization from a lean perspective Project Control Risk register Dealing with conflict in project management Contingency Reserves Delphi Method (expert for identification) Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method Crisis management Including Risk Management in Construction Projects The Triple Constraint in Project Management Management of Project Change Risk tolerances Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method Antifragility Risk Identification Optimism bias, Strategic Misinterpretation and Reference Class Forecasting (RCF) Coaching - Project Manager as Change Agent Decision Tree Management of Project Change Risk Quantification and Methods Crisis Management in Construction Projects SWOT analysis