Project Management for Dummies by Dummies 5th

Part 1: Getting Started with Project Management. 7

CHAPTER 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results. 9

CHAPTER 2: Beginning the Journey: The Genesis of a Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CHAPTER 3: Knowing Your Project’s Stakeholders: Involving the Right People. 37

CHAPTER 4: Clarifying What You’re Trying to Accomplish — And Why. 59

CHAPTER 5: Developing Your Game Plan: Getting from Here to There . 87

Part 2: Planning Time: Determining

When and How Much. 117

CHAPTER 6: You Want This Project Done When? . 119

CHAPTER 7: Establishing Whom You Need, How Much of Their Time,

and When. 157

CHAPTER 8: Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget . 183

CHAPTER 9: Venturing into the Unknown: Dealing with Risk. 197

Part 3: Group Work: Putting Your Team Together. 217

CHAPTER 10: Aligning the Key Players for Your Project. 219

CHAPTER 11: Defining Team Members’ Roles and Responsibilities. 237

CHAPTER 12: Starting Your Project Team Off on the Right Foot. 261

Part 4: Steering the Ship: Managing Your Project

to Success. 281

CHAPTER 13: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control. 283

CHAPTER 14: Keeping Everyone Informed. 309

CHAPTER 15: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing

Effective Leadership. 331

CHAPTER 16: Bringing Your Project to Closure . 345

Part 5: Taking Your Project Management

to the Next Level . 359

CHAPTER 17: Using Newer Methods and Resources to Enhance

Your Project Management . 361

CHAPTER 18: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned

Value Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Part 6: The Part of Tens. 397

CHAPTER 19: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan Your Project. 399

CHAPTER 20: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager. 405