Absolute
Beginner's Guide to Project Management
By Gregory M. Horine
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Publisher: Que
Pub Date: April 22, 2005
ISBN: 0-7897-3197-5
Pages: 336
About the
Author
Acknowledgments
We Want
to Hear from You!
Introduction
About
This Book
Who
Should Read This Book?
How
This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Part
i. Project Management Jumpstart
Chapter 1. Project Management
Overview
What
Is Project Management…Exactly?
What
Is the Value of Project Management?
Why
Are Projects Challenging?
Growing Demand for Effective Project Managers?
Trends
in Project Management
Chapter 2. The Project Manager
One
Title, Many Roles
Key
Skills of Project Managers
Qualities of Successful Project Managers
15
Common Mistakes of Project Managers
Chapter 3. Essential Elements for
any Successful Project
What Exactly Is a "Successful"
Project?
Learning from Troubled Projects
Learning from Successful Projects
Essential Project Manager Toolkit
Part
ii. Project Planning
Chapter 4. Defining a Project
Setting
the Stage for Success
How
Does Defining a Project Relate to Project Planning?
Project Definition Document
Project Definition Checklist
Chapter 5. Planning a Project
Key
Project Planning Principles
Important
Questions Project Planning Should Answer
Building a Project Plan
Summary of Supplemental Project Plan Components
Project Plan Checklist
Chapter 6. Developing the Work
Breakdown Structure
What
Is a WBS Exactly?
Why Is
the WBS Important?
The
Process of Building a WBS
Chapter 7. Estimating the Work
Next
Step in the Schedule Development Process
Managing the Risk, Managing the Estimates
Reasons for Estimating Woes
Powerful Estimating Techniques and Methods
Best
Practices
Chapter 8. Developing the Project
Schedule
The
Impact of the Project Schedule
The
Goal of the Schedule Development Process
Key
Inputs for Building a Schedule
Creating a Schedule
Chapter 9. Determining the
Project Budget
The
Impact of the Project Budget
Principles of an Effective Budget
Creating a Project Budget
Common Budget Challenges
Part
iii. Project Control
Chapter 10. Controlling a Project
What
Is Project Control?
Management Fundamentals for Project Control
Powerful Techniques for Project Control
Performance Reporting
Variance Responses
Leveraging Earned Value Management Concepts
Common
Project Control Challenges
Lessons from Project Recoveries
Chapter 11. Managing Project
Changes
What
Exactly Is a Project Change and What's the Big Deal Anyway?
Fundamentals for Managing Project Change
What
Causes Unplanned Scope Changes?
Essential Elements of a Project Change Control System
Powerful Techniques for Minimizing Project Changes
Common
Project Change Control Challenges
Chapter 12. Managing Project
Deliverables
"Managing Project Deliverables" Means What Exactly?
Why Do
This? It's Too Much Work
Identify, Protect, and Track: The Principles of Managing Work Products
Best
Practices
Configuration Management Plan
Common
Challenges and Pitfalls
Chapter 13. Managing Project
Issues
The
Goals, Objectives, and Principles of Project Issue Management
Key
Features of Issue Management System
Options for Issue Log
Best
Practices
Some
Special Situations
Chapter 14. Managing Project
Risks
Key
Risk Management Principles
The Essential Process for Managing
Project Risks
The
Common Sources of Project Risk
Typical Problems
Powerful Risk Control Strategies
Are
You Sure It's a Risk?
Chapter 15. Managing Project
Quality
What
Is "Project Quality"?
Unique
Aspects of Managing Project Quality
Principles of Managing Project Quality
Powerful Tools and Techniques for Project Quality
Powerful Quality Strategies
Typical Quality-Related Challenges
Part
iv. Project Execution
Chapter 16. Leading a Project
More
Than Managing
Where
Is Leadership Needed on a Project?
Twelve
Keys to Better Project Leadership
Power
of Servant Leadership Approach
Chapter 17. Managing Project
Communications
What
Are Project Communications?
The
Importance of Project Communications
Why
Communicating Can Be Tough
Seven
Powerful Principles
Best
Practices of Effective Project Communicators
Chapter 18. Managing Expectations
Value
of Reviewing Stakeholder Expectation Management
Critical Aspects of Expectations
Seven
Master Principles of Expectation Management
Essential
Elements of Managing Expectations
Chapter 19. Keys to Better
Project Team Performance
High-Performing Teams
Ten
Key Principles
Proven
Techniques
Special Situations
Chapter 20. Managing Differences
Five
Key Principles
Proven
Techniques for Leading Cross-Functional Projects
Proven
Techniques for Leading Cross-Cultural Projects
Proven
Techniques for Leading Virtual Projects
Chapter 21. Managing Vendors
First,
Let's Clarify a Few Terms
Ten
Proven Principles of Vendor Management
Twelve
Tips for Buyers
Seven
Tips for Sellers
Twelve
Key Project Management Skills for Better Vendor Management
Stuff
You Need to Know About Contracts
Chapter 22. Ending a Project
Three
Key Principles
Project End Checklist13 Important Steps
Common
Project Closing Challenges
