CONTENTS -- List of figures and tables -- Author -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Preface -- SECTION 1: MANAGING PROJECT BUDGETS -- Introduction -- 1. Create a realistic budget -- 2. Calculate the true cost -- 3. Track estimate to complete -- 4. Agree a budget tolerance -- 5. Have a contingency fund -- 6. Gain buy-in for collective budget responsibility -- 7. Agree who holds signing authority -- 8. Arrange for a peer review -- 9. Manage projects with no budget carefully -- 10. Use timesheets for tracking time -- 11. Budget for change management -- 12. Understand the benefits -- Further reading for this section -- SECTION 2: MANAGING PROJECT SCOPE -- Introduction -- 13. Keep it small -- 14. Know where you fit -- 15. Work out how to manage changes -- 16. Include quality planning in scope -- 17. Work out how to track benefits -- 18. Eliminate ambiguity -- 19. Use version control -- 20. Put a post-project review in scope -- 21. Identify risks upfront -- 22. Manage risks -- 23. Manage issues -- 24. Document assumptions -- 25. Involve users in scope definition -- 26. Communicate and document changes -- 27. Plan for handover into production -- 28. Actively manage requirements -- Further reading for this section -- SECTION 3: MANAGING PROJECT TEAMS -- Introduction -- 29. Set the vision -- 30. Know the culture of your team -- 31. Agree who is going to sign off -- 32. Don't forget the soft stuff -- 33. Train your sponsor -- 34. Carry out stakeholder analysis -- 35. Present your stuff interestingly -- 36. Organise a party -- 37. Make friends with the PMO -- 38. Be a leader -- 39. Manage a matrix environment -- Further reading for this section -- SECTION 4: MANAGING PROJECT PLANS -- Introduction -- 40. Keep up the momentum -- 41. Plan first - set end date later -- 42. Manage fixed date projects carefully -- 43. Have short tasks.

44. Understand the critical path -- 45. Baseline your schedule -- 46. Make meetings productive -- 47. Delegate sub-plans to workstream leaders -- 48. Manage project dependencies -- 49. Manage multiple projects at the same time -- Further reading for this section -- SECTION 5: MANAGING YOURSELF -- Introduction -- 50. Get organised -- 51. Don't do zombie project management -- 52. Keep your records tidy -- 53. Manage your personal brand -- 54. Navigate office politics -- 55. Know what's a showstopper -- 56. Learn how to facilitate -- 57. Get a mentor -- 58. Do documentation -- 59. Don't be afraid to suggest they pull the plug -- 60. Archive effectively -- Further reading for this section -- Join the conversation -- Share these ideas -- Appendix 1: Risk log -- Appendix 2: Issue log -- Appendix 3: Change log -- Appendix 4: Foreword to the first edition -- End notes/References -- Index.