Table of Contents

Preface. About the Author. Prologue. Section I PROJECT ENVIRONMENT. 1 Introduction. 2 Delivery Methods. 3 Project Profiles. 4 Evolution of Project Management. 5 Project Success Drivers. 6 Project Externals. Section II DELIVERY STRATEGIES. 7 Delivery Models and Processes. 8 The Classic Predictive Model. 9 The Iterative Development Model. 10 The Critical Chain Model. 11 Organizational Support Architecture. 12 Portfolio Management. 13 Integrated Model Design Components. 15 Modified Management Processes. 16 Integrated Model Tutorial. 17 Model Background and Implementation. 18 Success Recipes. Index.

About the Author

Gary L. Richardson retired from the is the University of Houston, College of Technology graduate project management program as the PMI Houston Endowed Professor. During these sixteen years, he taught PMP and project-related programs for the university, plus external U.S. and international organizations. He also taught various project management programs to audiences in Finland, Russian, Iraq, China, and South America. He previously held professional certifications as a Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and certification in Earned Value. In this time frame, he produced six professional texts on the topic area of project management.

Brad Jackson is co-founder and CEO of cordin8, llc. He has spent over thirty-five years focused on developing and implementing collaborative technologies in support of team-based organizations. He has implemented these technologies to support teamwork for global clients in oil and gas, insurance, consulting, and telecommunications.