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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management, 2E

by: Baker, Ph.D., Sunny; Baker, Kim

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management, 2E

by: Baker, Ph.D., Sunny; Baker, Kim

ISBN 13:
9780028639208
ISBN 10:
0028639200
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/14/2000
Publisher: PENGUIN
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Summary

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Part 1: Project Management Power

(44)

Projects, Projects Everywhere

(10)

The Processes That Work

(12)

The Rules of the Project Game

(10)

You? A Project Manager?

(10)

Part 2: The Project Initiation Processes

(42)

Identifying Stakeholders and Defining Their Roles

(8)

Selecting the Projects That Are Worth Doing

(8)

Scoping Out the Goals for a Project

(14)

Understanding Risks and Constraints

(10)

Part 3: The Project Planning Processes

(122)

The Breakdown of Tasks: What Really Needs to Be Done?

(14)

The Network Diagram: A Map for Your Project

103

(18)

Getting What You Need: Supplies, Equipment, and Other Stuff

121

(8)

Building a Winning Implementation Team

129

(18)

Project Start to Finish---Establishing the Time to Get Things Done

147

(18)

The Steps to the Critical Path and a Balanced Schedule

165

(16)

Budgeting Options for Your Project

181

(14)

Putting It All Together: The Approved Plan

195

(14)

Part 4: Executing Processes

209

(60)

Getting Started on the Right Track

211

(10)

Leadership and You: Taking the Bull by the Horns

221

(10)

What an Organization!

231

(14)

Operating Guidelines: Setting Up to Get Things Done

245

(14)

Making Your Communications Count

259

(10)

Part 5: The Controlling Processes

269

(58)

Monitoring and Control: Keeping on Top of Schedules and Expenses

271

(14)

Conflicts: Resolving and Benefiting from Them

285

(10)

Changes, Changes, and More Changes

295

(14)

When Push Comes to Shove, You Can Always Negotiate

309

(8)

Common Project Problems: Get Them Before They Get You

317

(10)

Part 6: The Closing Processes

327

(22)

Will the Last One Out Please Turn Off the Lights...

329

(10)

The Final Evaluation: The Short and Long of It

339

(10)

Part 7: The Organization and Tools to Make Project Management Prosper

349

(40)

The Project-Enabled Organization

351

(10)

Software for All Projects Great and Small

361

(28)

Appendices

A Glossary of Project Terms

377

(8)

B Resources for Project Managers

385

(4)

Index

389

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