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- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Project Management JumpStart
- Introduction
- What This Book Covers
- Chapter 1: Building the Foundation
- The Project Management Journey
- Benefiting from Project Management Practices
- Twenty-first Century Project Management
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 2: Developing Project Management Skills
- A Little Bit of Everything
- Communicating Your Style
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 3: Initiating the Project
- Selecting Projects for Success
- Creating the Project Charter
- Holding the Project Kickoff Meeting
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 4: Defining the Project Goals
- Agreeing on the Deliverables
- Discovering Requirements
- Identifying Assumptions and Constraints
- Creating the Scope Statement
- Creating the Communications Plan
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 5: Breaking Down the Project Activities
- Defining Tasks and Activities
- Determining Milestones
- Constructing the Work Breakdown Structure
- Constructing the Responsibility Assignment Matrix
- Estimating Activity Durations
- Establishing Dependencies
- Constructing a Network Diagram
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6: Planning and Acquiring Resources
- Planning the Project Team
- Acquiring Materials, Supplies, and Equipment
- Contracting for Resources
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 7: Assessing Risk
- Identifying Risks
- Risk Analysis Techniques
- Planning for Risks
- Responding to Risks
- Contingency Planning
- Risk Management Plan
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 8: Developing the Project Plan
- Creating the Project Schedule
- Quality Management Plan
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9: Budgeting 101
- What Makes Up a Budget?
- Estimating Techniques
- Estimating Costs and Finalizing the Budget
- Establishing a Cost Baseline
- Call It a Plan
- How Big Is It?
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 10: Executing the Project
- Assembling the Team
- Negotiation and Problem-Resolution Techniques
- Project Manager s Role in Team Development
- Progress Reporting
- Taking Corrective Action
- Terms to Know
- Review Questions
- Chapter 11: Controlling the Project Outcome
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