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OTHERIMPORTANTTOOLS ANDTECHNIQUES 121Table 4Common Tools and Techniques for Managing ProjectsKNOWLEDGE AREA/CATEGORY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUESIntegration Project management software (Microsoft Project, Primavera,
Artemis, Welcom, etc.)
Management Project plans
Change tracking and control techniques
Change control boards
Configuration management
Project review meetings
Project leadership
Executive sponsorship
Project Selection Focusing on broad organizational goals
Categorizing projects
Net present value, return on investment, payback
Weighted scoring models
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis
Enterprise project management
Multiproject management
Project portfolio management
Scope Management Project charters
Scope statements
Word breakdown structures
Statements of work
Requirements analysis
Prototyping
Extreme programming
Joint application design
Issue tracking
Scope change control
Time Management Gantt charts
Project network diagrams
Critical path analysis
Program evaluation review technique
Critical chain scheduling
Crashing
Fast tracking
Milestone reviews
Cost Management Earned value management
Economic value added
Cost estimates (analogous, bottom-up, parametric)
Cost Management plan
Financial software
Quality Management Six sigma
Quality assurance
Quality control charts
Pareto diagrams
Fishbone or Ishakawa diagrams
Quality audits
Maturity models
Statistical methods
Human Resource Management Responsibility assignment matrices
Resource histograms
Resource pools
Team building methods (Myers–Briggs-type indicator, social styles
profile, physical challenges, etc.)
Motivation techniques
Self-directed work teams
Empathic listening