Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1:  Introduction to Project Management

What is Project Management?

What is Project Success?

What is a Project Life Cycle?

Key Roles in Project Management?

Overview of Remaining Chapters

Chapter 2:  Selecting and Initiating a Project

Portfolio Management

How to Propose a Project

How to Select, Prioritize, and Resources Projects

Project Management Office

Initiating Projects with a Charter

Why Use Charters?

What is Included in a Charter?

How to Construct a Charter?

Approving the Draft Charter

Chapter 3:  Engaging Your Team and Other Stakeholders

Your Team

Typical Issues with Project Teams

Identify Team Member Needs and Secure Commitment

Develop Your Project Team

Lead Your Project Team

Identify and Prioritize Stakeholders

Who are My Project’s Stakeholders?

How do I Prioritize My Project Stakeholders?

How do I Communicate with my Project Stakeholders?

Chapter 4:  Determining What Your Project Will Deliver

Collect Requirements

Define Scope

Scope and the Project Life Cycle

Constraints and Assumptions

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Creating the WBS

Ensuring Participation

Managing Risks

Establishing Change Control

Chapter 5:  Project Scheduling

Defining Work Activities

Sequencing Work Activities

Estimating Activity Duration

Developing the Project Schedule

First Pass (Forward)

Second Pass (Backward)

Identifying the Critical path

Showing Your Schedule on a Gantt Chart

Assigning Workers

Identifying Resource Overloads

Using Software

Chapter 6:  Budgeting and Baselining Your Project

Estimate Cost

Costs and Sustainability

Types of Costs

Cost Estimating Methods

Contingencies and Uncertainty

Value Engineering

Determine Budget

Aggregating the Budget

Cash Flow

Budgets as a Basis for Control

Consolidate Schedule, Budget, Scope, and Resources into Integrated Plan

Kick-off Project

Baseline Consolidated Project Plan

Chapter 7:  Directing Project Performance

Continued Planning and Directing

Directing Project Work

Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

Ensuring Quality

Maintaining Momentum

Monitoring and Controlling Risks

Controlling Schedule and Budget

Controlling Changes

Manage Communications

Understanding Communication Needs

Using Appropriate Communications

Close Project

Transitioning Deliverables

Capturing and Sharing Lessons Learned

Completing Post Project Activities

Appendix 1 – Templates

Project Success Template

Project Life Cycle Roles and Responsibilities

Project Charter

Project Stakeholder Power Interest Grid

Project Communication Matrix

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Change Request

Gantt Chart

RACI Chart

Total Cost Spreadsheet

Budget Aggregation

Earned Value

Progress Report

Project Selection Matrix

Resource Availability Matrix

Appendix 2 – Project Selection, Prioritization and Resourcing

Index

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