ConceptBox Projects

Welcome to our Conceptbox* - an online resource for project management tools, methods and theories. The content is oriented toward practitioners and students of project management. This light version of the Conceptbox includes central concepts for projects and is organized according to our four perspectives ([1]) on projects:

PURPOSE, PEOPLE, COMPLEXITY and UNCERTAINTY.

The extended version of the Conceptbox is available here([2]).

PURPOSE

PURPOSE
FAST Goals	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
Why, How, What (The Golden Circle Model)	Output, Outcome and Benefit in PRINCE2	Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
Project governance framework	Goal hierarchy or Goal Breakdown Structure	Context element
Fuzzy Front End Management	Project Scope Control Management	Business Case

PEOPLE

PEOPLE
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	Stakeholder Management	Diversity in teams
Meeting strategies	Stakeholder Management Processes in Projects	Managing projects in a functional organization
Roles and responsibilities in project team	Stakeholders from a dynamic and network perspective	Benefits Map
Team Development	Conflict Resolution in Project Management	Project sponsor
How to successfully go through the Five Stages of Team Development	Improve communication with active listening	Agile Methodology
Belbin's Team Roles	Expectations Management	Challenges in cross-cultural project management

COMPLEXITY

COMPLEXITY
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	Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method	Dependency in project management	Estimations: Basic Techniques
Scope creep	Agile Methodology	Earned Value Analysis	Reference Class Forecasting (RCF)
Benefits Map	Fuzzy Front End Management	Partnering	Gantt Chart in Project Management
Benefits Realization Management to Maximize Project Effectiveness	Milestones in Project Planning	The procurement process	Financial appraisal of projects
Cost Estimation Techniques for Projects	Resources in Project Management	Theory of Constraint	Contracting and procurement
Double diamond	Cash flow and milestone payments	Resources loading, leveling and crashing	Scrum

UNCERTAINTY

UNCERTAINTY
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	Lessons learned	Risk register
Dealing with conflict in project management	Contingency Reserves	Epistemic vs. Aleatory uncertainty
Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method	Crisis management	Including Risk Management in Construction Projects
Risk Quantification and Methods	Management of Project Change	Risk tolerances
Crisis Management in Construction Projects (ARTA)	Risk Identification	Decision Tree
SWOT analysis	Management of Project Change

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