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Copyright
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Preface
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The Organization of this Book
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Acknowledgments
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About the Authors
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Chapter 1. The IPM Project Manager
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Introduction
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Leadership of a Project Team
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The Definition of IPM Leadership
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Motivation
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Communication Skills
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Collaborative Leadership
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Conflict Resolution and Consensus Decisions
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Shared Leadership
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Establishment of the Internal Customer Philosophy
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Project Managers as Trainers and Teachers
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Negotiation Skills
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The Ability to Maintain Order and Discipline
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The Project Diary
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Exercises
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Chapter 2. The Project, the Statement of Work, and the Specification
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Introduction
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The Definition of a Project
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Project Feasibility
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The Birth of a Project
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The Project Sponsor
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Project Hazards
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The Daily Life of a Project Manager
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Assessment of the Problem
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Emergency Project Shutdown
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Documentation of Project Decisions for Project Approval
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A Case Study
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The Specification and the Statement of Work
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Development of the Project Specification
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The Project Specification
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Examples of Project Specifications
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Customer and Sponsor Start-Up Expectations
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Project Management Alternatives
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 3. Project Work Breakdown Structure and Team Recruitment
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Introduction
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The Project Begins
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Work Breakdown Structure
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Determination of the Skills Needed for the Project
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There is no Such Thing as a Generic Project Manager
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Recruitment of the Project Team
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The Task Leader and the Task Work Group
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Considerations for Recruitment
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 4. The Kickoff Meeting
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Introduction
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The Importance of the Kickoff Meeting
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The Kickoff Meeting Agenda
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Agenda Item Explanations
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Team Member Expectations
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 5. The Project Task List
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Introduction
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Preparations for the First Project Task List Meeting
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The Affinity Diagram
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The First Project Task List Meeting: Using the Affinity Diagram to Create the Task List
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A Discussion of Work Breakdown
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Reasons for Work Breakdown
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Affinity Diagram Bonuses
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The Final Project Task List Meeting
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 6. Creating The Project Gantt Chart
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Introduction
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Gantt Chart Basics
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Preparation for Creating the Gantt Chart
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Good Project Task Estimates
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Utilization of a Computer And Project Management Software to Help Complete the Gantt Chart
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The Project Gantt Chart Tasks
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A Very Simple Gantt Chart Example
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Acquisition of the Support of the Resource Managers
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Resource Negotiations: A Communication Scenario
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Preparation for Risk Analysis
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Pre-Organization of Computer Data for the Project Gantt Chart
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The Large Basic Project Gantt Chart
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Gantt Chart Utilities
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Special Uses for Gantt Charts
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 7. Critical Path
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Introduction
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Critical Path Details
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Creation of the Critical Path Arrow Diagram
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Example
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Example
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 8. Risk Analysis Basics—Time Buffer Calculations
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Introduction
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Project Team Meetings
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Why Risk Analysis is Necessary
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The History of Risk Analysis
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Risk Analysis
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Task Duration Basics
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An Imaginary Experiment
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Data for Risk Analysis
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Case Example
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Application of the Risk Data
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The Psychological Impact of Risk Analysis
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Documentation of the Risk Data
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Application of the Risk Analysis
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The Risk Factor
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 9. Risk Analysis Details
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Introduction
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Multiple Contributions From One Task
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Computation and the Location of a Risk Factor
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Analysis of Contribution Table
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Additional Sources of Project Overrun
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Risk Tasks and Software Tools
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 10. Budget and Cost
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Introduction
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Time, Resource, and Cost Management
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Budget and Cost
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The Project Cost Calculation Procedure
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The Project Plan Review
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Financials for a Major Project
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 11. Project Plan Review
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Introduction
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The Plan Review
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Project Review Attendeees
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Presentation of the Review
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Adjustments
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Example
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Launch the Project
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 12. Project Execution
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Introduction
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Notes on the Project Launch
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The Project Launch Meeting
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Project Management
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The Operations Gantt Chart
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Walk-About Management and Communications
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Discipline and Order
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Milestones and Project Reviews
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The Reasons Behind Milestone Meetings
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Movement Toward Completion
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 13. Project Change
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Introduction
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Management of Customer Indecisions
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The Change Committee: Structure and Procedures
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Project Change Control
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Examples of Change Requests and Change Processing
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 14. Achieving Closure
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Introduction
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Project Closure
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Project Achievment Demonstrations
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The Project Report and Other Documentation
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Project Closure Celebration
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Examples of Project Closure
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 15. On Being an IPM Team Member
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Introduction
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Details of Team Member Participation
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Chapter 16. Basic Projects, Major Projects, and Macro Projects
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Introduction
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Basic Projects and Their Limitations
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The Basic Project
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The Very Small Basic Project
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The Major Project
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The Macro Project
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Summary
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Discussion Questions
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Glossary
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