Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Business Of Project Management -- Defining Projects -- The Triple Constraints of Project Management -- Moving Through a Project Life Cycle -- Exploring the Project Management Life Cycle -- Linking Quality to Profit -- The Possibility of Very Profitable Projects -- Chapter 2: Initiating A Project -- Defining the Project Purpose -- Considering the Internal Costs of Project Initiation -- Evaluating and Selecting Projects -- Completing Projects for Others -- Managing Projects for Customers -- Creating a Project Statement of Work -- How Procurement Works -- Choosing a Contract Type -- Chapter 3: Planning A Profitable Project -- Gathering the Project Requirements -- Creating the Project Scope Statement -- Developing the Work Breakdown Structure -- Producing the Project Activity List -- Selecting Your Project Management Software -- Building a Project Management Plan -- Chapter 4: Managing Project Costs -- Building a Cost Management Framework -- Creating Project Cost Estimates -- Creating a Chart of Accounts -- Utilizing Estimating Methods -- Spending the Project Budget -- Controlling Project Costs -- Examining the Cost of Quality -- Chapter 5: Scheduling Project Work -- Linking Schedule, Costs, and Scope -- Creating the Project Schedule -- Sequencing Activities -- Developing the Schedule -- Compressing the Schedule -- Controlling the Schedule -- Chapter 6: Controlling The Project -- Protecting the Project Scope from Changes -- Controlling Costs -- Managing the Schedule -- Creating a Project Change Control System -- Controlling Project Quality -- Chapter 7: Managing Project Risk -- Exploring Risk and Reward -- Identifying and Documenting Project Risk -- Analyzing Risk Events -- Creating Risk Responses -- Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks.

Chapter 8: Communicating With Project Stakeholders -- Identifying Project Stakeholders -- Analyzing Stakeholders -- Establishing a Communications Management Plan -- Tracking and Reporting Project Performance -- Conferring with Stakeholders -- Chapter 9: Managing Project Workflow -- Exploring Your Project Work -- Identifying the Phases of the Project -- Identifying and Managing Cost-Laden Project Phases -- Managing the Project Team -- Coordinating Efforts -- Chapter 10: Closing A Project -- Completing Scope Verification -- Managing Project Claims -- Closing Project Procurements -- Officially Closing the Project -- Rewarding the Project Team -- Managing Invoices and Project Payments -- Index.