Quantitative Methods in Project Management [Hardcover]

John C. Goodpasture (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003 | ISBN-10: 1932159150 | ISBN-13: 978-1932159158

Policy, methods, and tools to make good decisions

Project success means making the numbers. Project success means delivering business value from the application of resources to project scope and taking measured risks to achieve deliverables. Quantitative methods provide the basis for calculating value, establishing the project metrics that will be the measures of success, and helping project managers understand the numerical values of risks to be addressed.

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About the Author

John Goodpasture is President and Founder, Square Peg Consulting, Inc., a leading consulting firm in the field of project management. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering and over 35 years of work experience in complex multimillion- dollar programs and projects in defense, intelligence, aerospace, and commercial industry. John is the author of a strong-selling book entitled Managing Projects for Value and has authored many articles in PM Network magazine, authored and presented numerous papers to PMI National Symposium, as well as developed several unique quantitative techniques. He is an experienced and sought after speaker and an instructor and lecturer to numerous groups in the US and abroad.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing, Inc. (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932159150
• ISBN-13: 978-1932159158
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,154,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John C. Goodpasture, PMP is a program manager, coach, author, and project consultant specializing in technology projects, strategic planning, and project office operations.

He is the author and contributing of three technical books in project management, numerous magazine and web journal articles in the field of project management, and has been an invited speaker at many professional project management events.

John has been a director and leader of high-tech program offices [PMO's] where he was portfolio manager and business leader. He has operations experience leading a national-international unit responsible for applications, networks, and product delivery.

He was project director of an E-Business application development unit at Lanier Worldwide where his team delivered a number of successful projects using agile principles and practices.

For many years, John was a system engineer and program manager in the U.S. Department of Defense leading high technology programs. Subsequently, he managed numerous defense software programs while at Harris Corporation in Melbourne, FL.

In recent years he coached and trained many technology teams in new product development, risk management, and functional process improvement, both in the United States and abroad, in industries as diverse as semi-conductor manufacturing and retail mortgages.

His recent engagements have focused on large scale systems where networks of teams are required for successful execution.

For more on the subject of project management and agile methods, check out these websites: John blogs at johngoodpasture.com, and his work products are found in the library at www. sqpegconsulting.com.

Many of his presentations on agile methods are found at www.slideshare.net/jgoodpas. John maintains a professional profile at www.linkedin.com/in/johngoodpasture

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walks the reader through its mathematical formulas, February 6, 2004

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This review is from: Quantitative Methods in Project Management (Hardcover)

Quantitative Methods In Project Management by John C. Goodpasture (President and Founder of Square Peg Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in the field of project management) is a straightforward business guide to calculating project values and using basic metrics to measure success. Written especially for corporate and governmental project workers who are not necessarily advanced students of mathematical theory, Quantitative Methods In Project Management carefully , clearly, and comprehensively walks the reader through its mathematical formulas and principles, and is a great resource for learning how to quickly and accurately access the worth of a project goal.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, April 19, 2010

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G. Bourck "e pluribus unum" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quantitative Methods in Project Management (Hardcover)

I read this book cover to cover. It started a bit slow, and I don't necessarily find a lot of value in his introduction of the project balance sheet concept, though it is a neat concept and may be of value to some. The meat is really after that (but I would read it all since it flows nicely). I found it enjoyable, and a nice primer on some topics many PMs never get into. The last section on Quantitative Contract management seemed like an after thought, or a rush to finish - it was accurate but not as thorough or elaborative as the rest of the book. All that being said, I find this book to be a 4 out of 5 because PMs do not get as good of a foundation in this material as much as they should - there are few books that cover it at all as a focus topic, and John does a good job doing just that. A 2nd edition is likely overdue.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Has serious mathematical errors, January 6, 2005

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Sven Milo (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quantitative Methods in Project Management (Hardcover)

This book is good as an overview to give you a starting point of what you can use as quantitative methods in managing projects. However the book contains mathematical errors, not typos but actual reasoning errors ... use with caution.