Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Project Management Framework -- Basic Concepts in Project Management -- Understanding Projects and Project Management -- Understanding a Project -- Distinguishing Projects from Operations -- Understanding Progressive Elaboration -- Understanding a Process -- Understanding the Project Lifecycle -- Initiating a Project -- Planning the Project -- Executing the Project -- Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Closing the Project -- Understanding Project Management Knowledge Areas -- Introducing the Project Stakeholders -- Identifying Project Stakeholders -- Identifying the Stakeholder Within: Project Manager -- Organizational Influences on Projects -- Understanding the Organizational Culture -- Understanding the Organizational Structure -- Identifying Environmental Factors and Process Assets -- Origins of Projects -- Understanding Project Selection -- Benefit Measurement Methods -- Constrained Optimization Methods -- Expert Judgment -- Triangular Relationship: Project, Program, and Portfolio -- Some Advanced Concepts -- Probability-Related Concepts -- Global Project Variables -- Baseline -- Project Management Office -- Big Picture of Project Management -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 Project Integration Management -- Introduction -- Integration Management: Big Picture -- Developing the Project Charter -- Obtaining Project Charter Approval -- Developing the Project Management Plan -- Directing and Managing Project Execution -- Input to Directing and Managing Project Execution -- Tools and Techniques for Directing and Managing Project Execution -- Output of Directing and Managing Project Execution -- Monitoring and Controlling Project Work -- Performing Integrated Change Control -- Input to Integrated Change Control -- Tools and Techniques for Integrated Change Control.

Output from Integrated Change Control -- Performing Project Closure -- Input to the Close Project Process -- Output of the Close Project or Phase Process -- The Finishing Touch -- Reviewing the Project -- Releasing the Resources -- Saying Goodbye: The Project Turnover -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Project Scope Management -- Introduction -- Managing Scope: Big Picture -- Developing the Project Scope Management Plan -- Project Scope Management Processes -- Collecting Requirements for the Project -- Tools and Techniques for Collecting Requirements -- Output of Collecting Requirements -- Defining the Project Scope -- Input to Scope Definition -- Tools and Techniques for Scope Definition -- Output of Scope Definition -- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) -- Decomposition -- Output of Creating the WBS -- Before and After the WBS -- Controlling Scope -- Verifying the Scope of Project Deliverables -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Project Time Management -- Introduction -- Project Time Management: Big Picture -- Defining Activities -- Input to Defining Activities -- Tools and Techniques for Defining Activities -- Output of Defining Activities -- Sequencing Activities -- Tools and Techniques for Sequencing Activities -- Output of Sequencing Activities -- Estimating Activity Resource Requirements -- Input to Activity Resource Estimating -- Tools and Techniques for Activity Resource Estimating -- Output of Activity Resource Estimating -- Estimating Activity Duration -- Input to Activity Duration Estimating -- Tools and Techniques for Activity Duration Estimating -- Output of Activity Duration Estimating -- Developing the Project Schedule -- Input to Schedule Development -- Tools and Techniques for Schedule Development -- Output of the Schedule Development Process -- Controlling Schedule -- Input to Schedule Control.

Tools and Techniques for Schedule Control -- Output of Schedule Control -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Project Cost Management -- Introduction -- Project Cost Management: Big Picture -- Estimating Project Costs -- Determining Project Budget -- Controlling Cost -- Measuring Performance -- Performance Measurement Analysis for Cost Control -- Scope, Schedule, and Cost: The Triple Constraint -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Project Human Resource Management -- Introduction -- Planning for Resources: Big Picture -- Human Resource Management: Big Picture -- Developing the Human Resource Plan -- Input to Human Resource Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Human Resource Planning -- Output of Human Resource Planning: The Human Resource Plan -- Acquiring a Project Team -- Input to Acquiring the Project Team -- Tools and Techniques for Acquiring the Project Team -- Output of Acquiring the Project Team -- Developing the Project Team -- Managing the Project Team -- Input to Managing the Project Team -- Tools and Techniques for Managing the Project Team -- Output of Managing the Project Team -- Motivating Your Team -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Project Communication Management -- Introduction -- Managing Project Communication: Big Picture -- Identifying the Project Stakeholders -- Input to Identifying Stakeholders -- Tools and Techniques for Identifying Stakeholders -- Output of Identifying Stakeholders -- Stakeholder Analysis -- Stakeholder Management Strategy -- Planning Project Communication -- Tools and Techniques for Communication Planning -- Output of Communication Planning -- Managing Stakeholder Expectations -- Distributing Information -- Input to Information Distribution -- Tools and Techniques for Information Distribution -- Output of Information Distribution -- Performance Reporting.

What Goes into Performance Reporting -- Tools and Techniques for Performance Reporting -- What Comes Out of Performance Reporting -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Project Quality Management -- Introduction -- Managing Quality: Big Picture -- Planning Quality -- Input to Quality Planning -- Tools and Techniques Used for Quality Planning -- Output of Quality Planning -- Performing Quality Assurance -- Input to Performing Quality Assurance -- Tools and Techniques for Performing Quality Assurance -- Output of Performing Quality Assurance -- Controlling Quality -- Input to Quality Control -- Tools and Techniques for Quality Control -- Output of Quality Control -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 Project Risk Management -- Introduction -- Managing Risks: The Big Picture -- Planning Risk Management -- Developing the Risk Management Plan -- Risk Management Plan -- Identifying Risks -- Input to Risk Identification -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Identification -- The Risk Register: The Output of Risk Identification -- Analyzing Risks -- Performing Qualitative Analysis -- Input to Qualitative Risk Analysis -- Tools and Techniques for Qualitative Risk Analysis -- Output of Qualitative Risk Analysis: Updated Risk Register -- Performing Quantitative Analysis -- Input to Quantitative Analysis -- Tools and Techniques for Quantitative Analysis -- Output of Quantitative Risk Analysis: Updated Risk Register -- Planning Risk Response -- Input to Risk Response Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Response Planning -- Output of Risk Response Planning -- Monitoring and Controlling Risks -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Monitoring and Controlling -- Output from Risk Monitoring and Controlling -- The Big Picture of Quality and Risk Management -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10 Project Procurement Management -- Introduction.

Procuring the Project Resources: Big Picture -- Planning for Procurement -- Make or Buy Decision -- Determining Contract Types -- Procurement Management Plan -- Conducting Procurements -- Input to Conducting Procurements -- Tools and Techniques for Conducting Procurements -- Output of Conducting Procurements -- Administering Procurements -- Performing Procurement Closure -- Input to Closing Procurements -- Tools and Techniques for Closing Procurements -- Output of Closing Procurements -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Answers and Solutions to Study Checkpoint Exercises -- Appendix B: Answers and Explanations for Chapter Review Questions -- Appendix C: Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.