Quantitative Methods in Project Management

Project Value: The Source of All Quantitative Measures Successful Projects Business Value Is the Motivator for Projects A Framework for Value, Risk, and Capability: The Project Balance Sheet SummaryIntroduction to Probability and Statistics for Projects There are No Facts about the Future Probability... What Do We Mean by It? Random Variables and Their Functions in Projects Probability Distributions for Project Managers Key Statistics Used in Projects The Arithmetic of Operations on Statistics and Random Variables Probability Distribution Statistics The Central Limit Theorem and Law of Large Numbers Confidence Intervals and Limits for Projects Covariance and Correlation in Projects SummaryOrganizing and Estimating the Work Organizing the Scope of the Work Estimating Methods for Projects SummaryMaking Quantitative Decisions A Project Policy for Decisions The Decision Tree Decision Tables Decisions and Conditions SummaryRisk-Adjusted Financial Management Financial Statements Capital Budgeting Discounted Cash Flow SummaryExpense Accounting and Earned Value The Expense Statement Applying Three-Point Statistical Estimates to Cost The Earned Value Concept Preparing the Project Team for Earned Value Applying Earned Value Time-Centric Earned Value SummaryQuantitative Time Management Quantitative Techniques in Time Management Setting the Program Milestone The Schedule Network The Critical Path Method The Central Limit Theorem Applied to Networks Monte Carlo Simulation of the Network Performance Architecture Weaknesses in Scheduling Logic Rolling Wave Plan The Critical Chain SummarySpecial Topics in Quantitative Management Regression Analysis Hypothesis Testing Risk Management with Probability Times Impact Analysis Six Sigma and Project Management Quality Function Deployment SummaryQuantitative Methods in Project Contracts Project Contracts The Mathematics of Project Contracts SummaryIndex