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The project chapters are laid out using a project lifecycle.
Each chapter in the book consists of three parts which include a description of the activities in the project life-cycle, the historical case study, and best practices.
The project chapters are laid out using a project lifecycle.
Each chapter in the book consists of three parts which include a description of the activities in the project life-cycle, the historical case study, and best practices.
Organization of the Contents
The chapters are laid out so to highlight the evolution of a project from conception to implementation, and to anticipate some of the more complex issues likely encountered. This framework also allows for a rapid audit of an organization’s ability to create a solution. Each chapter is written to give a better appreciation of the kind of questions that need to be asked at each stage in the project lifecycle, which is shown below.
Contents
Forward
Preface
The chapters are laid out so to highlight the evolution of a project from conception to implementation, and to anticipate some of the more complex issues likely encountered. This framework also allows for a rapid audit of an organization’s ability to create a solution. Each chapter is written to give a better appreciation of the kind of questions that need to be asked at each stage in the project lifecycle, which is shown below.
Contents
Forward
Preface
Chapter 1: The Story Begins
- Today’s Project
- What Is Project Success?
- What Is Project Failure?
- The Story Begins
- Being Prepared
- Avoiding Captivity
- No Public Sympathy for Airmen
- Psychological Effects
- Coming to Terms with Captivity
- Conclusions
Chapter 2: Background and Environmental Situation
- Location of the Camp
- The Opposing Team
- The Captured
- Living Conditions
- Keeping Busy
- Conclusions
Chapter 3: Gathering the Requirements
- Problems of Escape
- Reasons to Attempt Escape
- Ways Out
- Previous Attempts
- Odds of Getting Out
- Conclusions
Chapter 4: Project Initiation
- Escape Committee
- Previous Experiences
- Integration Management
- Conclusions
- Integration Management
- Time Management
- Cost Management
- Quality Management
- Human Resource Management
- Communications Management
- Risk Management
- Procurement Management
- Blueprint and High-Level Design of the Solution
- Conclusions
- Daily Project Meetings
- Intelligence Branch
- Internal Security
- Dispersal Diversions
- Supplies
- Construction of the Tunnel
- Sand Removal and Dispersal
- Integration Management
- Scope Management
- Time Management
- Cost Management
- New Compound for American POWs
- Risk Management
- Tom Is Found
- Project Focuses on Other Areas
- Equipment and Toolmaking
- Mapmaking
- Document Production
- Production of Clothing
- Quality Management
- Keeping the Project Going
- Project Tracking
- Harry Is Reopened
- Tunneling Resumes on Harry
- Survival Rations
- Scope Management
- Conclusions
- Scope Management
- Breakout
- Profiling POWs
- The Escape
- Integration Management
- Final Preparations
- Various Things Go Wrong
- Alarm Is Sounded
- Conclusions
Chapter 8: Closing: A Project Success or Failure?
- Aftermath
- Reprisal
- Success or Failure?
- Postmortem
- Conclusions
Chapter 9: Evaluating the PMBoKTM Knowledge Areas
- Risk Checklist for Projects
- Some Best Practices
- Conclusions
Epilogue
- Transferring to Stalag VIIA
- Liberation
- Remains of Stalag Luft III
- Great Escape Memorial Project
Timeline of Significant Events
The Ones that Got Away
Notes and References
Photo Credits
Glossary
About the Author
The Great Escape Memorial Project
About the “Lessons from History” Series