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Issacons open a new browser window. If you prefer to read the Issacons as text rather than slides, click the 'A' button on the first slide. To return to the Issacon index page click the light bulb button. To return to this page when done, just close the window.
If this is your first visit to this Issacon page, then take a look at Issacons 1001 and 1002 first.
IAC1001 discusses four fundamentally different "Areas of Project Management Application" (APMA), i.e. different types of project each requiring different approaches to their management.
IAC1002 describes the structure of the "Issacon Knowledge" in terms of level in a knowledge hierarchy.
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Issacons© (Issues and Considerations):
Work Breakdown Structures, Project Planning and Public Relations
Perhaps the most important technique in project management is the
work breakdown structure (WBS). it is a very flexible tool, but
unfortunately few people agree on how to use it best. While some
degree of consistency is valuable from a corporate stand point,
especially where many projects are involved and need to be compared,
nevertheless it should be constructed to suit the particular project.
Successful construction of a WBS is an art in itself. In this section
we have attempted to answer some of the many issues involved.
At the end of this section we also provide some tips on project
public relations, an essential dimension of project control where
large projects are concerned.
The following Issacons describe how to plan and control your project,
including how to develop two different levels of WBS
- 1060. Project Control
- How do I control my project, and is it really possible?
- 1060a. Project
Management Road Map
- For a new project, can you describe a simple road map to follow?
- 1061.
Scope-Pak Planning
- Scope-Pak Planning? What is that and what will I achieve?
- 1062. WBS Issue
#1 (Scope-Pak 1)
- In Issacon #1060 you mentioned
"Work Breakdown Structure". What is that?
- 1062a. The Case
for a WBS
- My project is only small. How can I justify creating a WBS?
How will it help?
1063. WBS Issue #2 - Part A (Scope-Pak
2)- Can you describe simple steps to a Work Breakdown Structure?
- 1064. WBS Issue
#2 - Part B (Scope-Pak
3)
- At the end of Issacon 1063
we finished the "To Do" list. What else to do?
- 1065. Project Planning
- Part A (Scope-Pak
4)
- At page 7 of Issacon #1064
(WBS workshop) you spoke of "the rest of the project plan".
What else do I need?
- 1066. Project Planning
- Part B (Scope-Pak
5)
- At the end of Issacon #1065
we completed the Logic Diagram. What else do I need?
- 1067. WBS Issue
#3
- On page 11 of Issacon #1062
you mentioned "Product Breakdown Structure". Can you
explain?
- 1068. WBS Issue
#4 - Part A
- Can you provide a set of steps to a high-level WBS, or "Product
Breakdown Structure"?
- 1069. WBS Issue
#4 - Part B
- Can you provide a set of steps to a high-level WBS, or "Product
Breakdown Structure"?
- 1070. WBS Issue
#5
- How do we know when we have created a "good" product/work
breakdown structure?
- 1071. WBS Issue #6
- Can you show me a graphical example of good breakdown structure?
- 1071a. Custom Woodworking Co. WBS
- What about "Woody's" WBS What would that look like?
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1072. WBS Issue
#7- What are the benefits of a Work Breakdown Structure?
1073. WBS Issue
#8
- You keep talking about Work Packages. What is a Work Package
and what is the difference from a Contract Package?
- 1074. WBS Issue
#9
- What is the purpose of a Work Package, and are there different
kinds?
- 1075. WBS Issue
#10
- You said that a WBS "evolves" through the project
life cycle. You seem to suggest that Work Packages also evolve.
Is that true?
- 1076. WBS Issue
#11
- We're having a lot of arguments over forming WBS work packages.
Can you suggest some rules?
1077. WBS Issue
#12- On page 7 of Issacon #1068 you mentioned "The Rolling Wave Approach". What is that?
1078. Strategic
Planning
- What is a project strategic plan and why is one needed?
- 1078a. Project & Technology Strategies
- What general strategies do you recommend for project and technology management?
- 1079. Preparing to Plan
- What do I need to know to prepare a project plan?
- 1079a. Steps in
Project Planning
- What steps do I need to take to prepare a project plan?
1080. Facility Owner's
Check List- As a facility owner's project sponsor, what should I include
on my consultant services planning check list?
1080a. Capital Projects Check List - Pt A
- Can you suggest a comprehensive checklist of activities for the concept phase of a capital project?
- 1080b. Capital Projects Check List - Pt B
- Can you suggest a comprehensive checklist of activities for the development/definition phase of a capital project?
- 1080c. Capital Projects Check List - Pt C1
- Can you suggest a comprehensive checklist of activities for the implementation phase of a capital project?
- 1080d. Capital Projects Check List - Pt C2
- Can you suggest a comprehensive checklist of activities for the implementation phase of a capital project?
1080e. Capital Projects Check List - Pt D- Can you suggest a comprehensive checklist of activities for the commissioning phase of a capital project?
1881. Project Front-end
Management
- Why should we focus on "Project Front-end Management"?
- 1082. Project Back-end Management
- What the heck is "Project Back-end Management"?
- 1083. Implementation Plan
- I must prepare a construction Implementation Plan. What should I include?
- 1084. Deliverables Acceptance Plan
- I must prepare a project deliverables Acceptance Plan. What should it include?
Project Public Relations
- 1092.
Project Public Relations & Consultation
- What is project public relations and what can it do for my project?
- 1092a.
Project Public Relations for Large Projects
- What can project public relations do for my
large project?
- 1093. Project Public
Relations Philosophy, Audiences, Issues
- What philosophy should we adopt for our project public relations
program (PPRP), for whom and why?
- 1094. Project Public
Relations Program Implementation
- What are a project public relations program (PPRP) implementation
strategies and objectives?
- 1095. Project Public
Relations Program Work Breakdown Structure - Part A
- Can you give me detailed tasks for the PPRP objectives listed
in Issacon #1094?
- 1096. Project Public
Relations Program Work Breakdown Structure - Part B
- Can you give me detailed tasks for the PPRP objectives listed
in Issacon #1094?
- 1097. Project Public
Relations Program Work Breakdown Structure - Part C
- Can you give me detailed tasks for the PPRP objectives listed
in Issacon #1094
- 1098. Word Hierarchies
- We have trouble organizing some of our definitions. Do you have any suggestions?
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