Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Starting a Project -- Chapter 1 Welcome to the Brave New World of Project Management -- Projects Are Everywhere -- Where There Is a Project, There Is Project Management -- Project Management Is Made of Processes -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 2 Rollercoaster Ride to Project Management: Buckle Up -- What Are Projects? -- What Is Project Management? -- The Life of a Project -- Understanding the Project Management Knowledge Areas -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 3 So You Want to Be a Project Manager -- The Role of a Project Manager: Big Picture -- Playing the Role of a Project Manager -- One Head, Many Hats -- Management Skills of a Project Manager -- Interpersonal Skills of a Project Manager -- Expectations and Success -- Know Your Stakeholders -- Excelling in the Project Environment -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 4 Initiating a Project -- Initiating a Project: Big Picture -- Where Projects Come From -- Defining the Project -- Understanding Project Selection -- Getting Project Authorization -- Identifying the Project Stakeholders -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Part II: Planning the Project -- Chapter 5 Scoping the Project -- Planning the Project: Big Picture -- Managing the Project Scope: Big Picture -- Collecting Requirements for the Project -- Defining the Project Scope -- Organizing the Project Work into the Work Breakdown Structure -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 6 Scheduling the Project -- Managing Time: Big Picture -- Defining Schedule Activities -- Sequencing Schedule Activities -- Estimating Activity Resource Requirements -- Estimating Activity Time Requirements -- Estimation Techniques -- Scheduling Activities -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras.

Chapter 7 Planning for Project Resources -- Planning for Resources: Big Picture -- Developing the Human Resource Plan -- Estimating Costs and Determining Budget -- Procuring the Project Resources -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 8 Planning for Project Communication -- Managing Project Communication: Big Picture -- Communication Types and Models -- Basic Types of Communication -- Virtual Communication Models -- Communication Networks and Systems -- Planning Project Communication -- The Many Faces of Communication -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 9 Planning for Quality and Risk Management -- Understanding Quality Management -- Planning Quality -- Understanding Risk Management -- Planning Risk Management -- Identifying Risks -- Analyzing Risks -- Planning the Risk Response -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Part III: Executing the Project -- Chapter 10 Managing Project Work -- Executing a Project: Big Picture -- Directing and Managing Project Execution -- Performing Quality Assurance -- Conducting Procurements -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 11 Building and Managing the Project Team -- Human Resource Management: Big Picture -- Acquiring a Project Team -- Developing the Project Team -- Tools and Techniques of Team Development -- Managing the Project Team -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 12 Managing the Stakes -- Stakeholder Management: Big Picture -- Distributing Information -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Part IV: Monitoring and Controlling the Project -- Chapter 13 Monitoring and Controlling the Project Work -- Monitoring and Controlling the Project: Big Picture -- Controlling Changes in an Integrated Way -- Controlling Quality -- Administering Procurements -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras.

Chapter 14 Monitoring and Controlling the Golden Triangle -- Monitoring and Controlling the Golden Triangle: The Big Picture -- Controlling Schedule -- Controlling Scope -- Measuring Performance -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 15 Monitoring and Controlling Reporting and Risks -- Performance Reporting and Risk Controlling: Big Picture -- Performance Reporting -- Monitoring and Controlling Risks -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Part V: Finishing the Project -- Chapter 16 Closing the Project: Reaching the Finish Line -- Closing the Project: Big Picture -- Verifying the Scope of Project Deliverables -- Performing Project Closure -- Performing Procurement Closure -- The Finishing Touch -- Standardize This -- Quick Success Mantras -- Chapter 17 Project Management for Success -- The Big Picture of Project Management -- The Art and Science of Project Management -- The Top 10 Rules of Success in Project Management -- Quick Success Mantra -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.