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Tables of Contents for The Everything Project Management Book
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
viii
Introduction
ix
What Is Project Management?
1
24
So, You Have a Project
2
1
Where Do Projects Come From?
3
1
The Sponsor and the Stakeholders
4
2
Let's Talk Project Management
6
5
Is the Big Picture Big Enough?
11
4
Has It Ever Been Done?
15
3
So, It's Never Been Done
18
2
Have a Contingency Plan
20
3
Don't Just Wing It!
23
2
Setting the Wheels in Motion
25
26
Clear Vision
26
1
Is Everybody Happy?
26
1
Old Ways Versus New Ways
27
1
Competition
28
1
Are You Ready to Roll?
29
1
Rules of the Game
30
1
Do Your Homework
31
3
Your Attitude and People Skills
34
2
Decisions and Assumptions
36
2
Defining Specific Objectives
38
1
Defining Key Resources
39
2
The Sum of the Parts
41
4
Three Common Mistakes
45
3
Prioritize
48
3
Assembling the Best Project Team
51
22
Your Team's Core Members
52
1
Selecting Your Project Team
52
2
Assessing Skills
54
2
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
56
2
Where to Find Team Members
58
2
Getting It Down in Paper
60
4
But Will They Get Along?
64
2
Determining Availability
66
1
Ancillary Roles
67
1
Who Has the Authority?
68
2
Building Commitment
70
1
Finding the Right Mix
71
2
Effective Project Leadership
73
12
Team Huddle
74
1
What Kind of Leader Are You?
74
2
The Importance of Consistency
76
1
First-Rate Teams
77
2
Communication
79
2
Meetings
81
3
Can Everybody Hear Me?
84
1
The All-Important Budget
85
14
Ready, Set, Budget
86
3
Affecting the Bottom Line
89
3
Let the Budget Work for You
92
2
And the Project Goes On
94
2
A Juggling Act
96
1
Budget Busters
97
2
Creating the Schedule
99
16
In the Beginning
100
1
The Network Diagram
100
6
Verify Your Estimates
106
1
Absolute Completion Date
106
2
Cut Yourself Some Slack
108
1
Various Projects, Various Methods
108
1
The Famous Gantt Chart
109
1
Task Schedule or Matrix
110
1
Anticipating Pitfalls
111
2
And the Calendar Says
113
2
Monitoring Progress
115
24
Why Monitor?
116
1
How Often to Monitor
117
4
Performance Periods
121
1
Gathering Information
122
1
Monitoring at the Individual Level
123
2
Problems, Priorities, and Comments
125
2
Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
127
2
Monitoring Expenditures
129
3
Project Evolution
132
1
Monitor Your Monitoring
133
2
Monitoring for the Sake of Others
135
1
Tools for Monitoring Your Project
136
1
Monitoring Intangibles
136
3
Software and Organizational Technologies
139
18
Using Software to Facilitate Your Project
140
1
Software Shopping
141
3
Popular Favorites
144
1
Various Software Products
145
6
High-End Users
151
1
Technology and Communications
151
4
Memos and Other Means of Communications
155
2
Risk Management
157
26
The Nature of Risk
158
1
Types of Project Risks
159
1
Assessing Risks
160
1
Dealing with Risks
161
5
Prioritizing Risks
166
1
Communicating Risks
167
1
Monitoring Every Step of the Way
168
2
Risk Hunting
170
3
Worth Your While
173
2
Risk Interactions and Magnification
175
4
Common Project Problems
179
4
Conflict Resolution and Handling Various Personalities
183
22
Cooperative Resolution
184
1
Identifying Key Characters
185
1
Assessing the Conflict Situation
186
1
Methods of Conflict Resolution
187
6
Taking the Initiative
193
2
Other Factors to Keep in Mind
195
2
Handling Various Personalities
197
1
Other Characters
198
3
The Art of Negotiating
201
4
Motivational Skills
205
14
What Motivates Us?
206
1
Motivational Theories
206
3
Lighting Their Fire
209
3
Motivational Seminars
212
1
It's the Little Things
213
1
Bridging the Gap
214
1
What Will It Take?
215
1
Keeping Yourself Motivated
216
3
Shifting Gears
219
20
Why Have a Contingency Plan?
220
2
Establishing a Contingency Plan
222
2
Whose Call Is It, Anyway?
224
1
Emergency Plans
225
1
The Ripple Effect
226
3
Plans Within the Plan
229
1
Contingency Planning List
230
2
Contingency Planning Matrix
232
2
Contingency Planning Outline
234
1
Backing Up Your Backup Plan
235
1
Monitoring Your Contingency Plan
236
1
Motivation, Round Two
237
2
Finishing the Project and Evaluating the Results
239
23
The End Is Near
240
2
Final Phase Responsibilities
242
3
Post-Project Evaluations
245
8
The Hand-Off
253
2
The Sign-Off
255
1
Disassembling the Team
256
1
Was It Good for You?
257
4
Down the Road
261
1
Appendix A Anatomy of a Project
262
11
Appendix B Resources and Guidelines for Successful Project Management
273
4
Appendix C Glossary
277
2
Index
279
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