Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Project Management Framework -- Introduction -- Basic Concepts -- Managing Projects -- Understanding a Project -- Distinguishing Projects from Operations -- Understanding Progressive Elaboration -- Understanding a Process -- Understanding the Project Lifecycle -- Understanding Project Management Knowledge Areas -- Introducing Project Stakeholders -- Identifying Project Stakeholders -- Identifying the Stakeholder Within -- Organizational Influences on Projects -- Functional Organization -- Projectized Organization -- Matrix Organization -- Advanced Concepts -- Probability -- Project Team and Project Management Team -- Baseline -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 Initiating the Project -- Introduction -- Origins of Projects -- Understanding Project Selection -- Benefit Measurement Methods -- Constrained Optimization Methods -- Expert Judgment -- Identifying the Project Stakeholders -- Developing a Project Charter -- Input to Developing the Project Charter -- Tools and Techniques for Developing the Project Charter -- Output of Developing the Project Charter -- Developing a Preliminary Project Scope Statement -- Input to Developing the Preliminary Project Scope Statement -- Tools and Techniques for Developing the Preliminary Project Scope Statement -- The Preliminary Project Scope Statement -- Obtaining Project Charter Approval -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Planning the Project Scope -- Introduction -- Creating the Project Management Plan -- Managing Scope -- Developing the Project Scope Management Plan -- Input for Scope Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Scope Planning -- Output of Scope Planning -- 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 WBS -- Before and After the WBS -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Planning Quality and Risk Management -- Introduction -- Managing Quality -- Planning Quality -- Input to Quality Planning -- Tools and Techniques Used for Quality Planning -- Output of Quality Planning -- Managing Risks -- Planning Risk Management -- Input to Risk Management Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Management Planning -- Output of Risk Management Planning -- Identifying Risks -- Input to Risk Identification -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Identification -- The Risk Register: The Output of Risk Identification -- Analyzing Risks -- Qualitative Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis -- Planning the Risk Response -- Input to Risk Response Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Risk Response Planning -- Output of Risk Response Planning -- The Big Picture of Quality and Risk Management -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5 Planning the Project Schedule -- Introduction -- The Long and Winding Road to the Project Schedule -- Defining Activities -- Input to Activity Definition -- Tools and Techniques for Activity Definition -- Output of Activity Definition -- Sequencing Schedule Activities -- Tools and Techniques for Activity Sequencing -- Output of Activity Sequencing -- 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 -- Planning Human Resources -- Input to Human Resource Planning -- Tools and Techniques for Human Resource Planning -- Output of Human Resource Planning -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6 Executing the Project -- Introduction -- Executing a Project -- 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 -- 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 -- Performing Quality Assurance -- Input to Performing Quality Assurance -- Tools and Techniques for Performing Quality Assurance -- Output of Performing Quality Assurance -- Procurement of Project Resources -- Planning for Procurement -- Implementing the Procurement of Project Resources -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 Monitoring and Controlling Projects -- Introduction -- Monitoring and Controlling the Project Work -- Integrated Change Control Process -- Input to Integrated Change Control -- Tools and Techniques for Integrated Change Control -- Output from Integrated Change Control -- Controlling Quality -- Input to Quality Control -- Tools and Techniques for Quality Control -- Output of Quality Control -- Controlling Changes in Cost, Schedule, and Scope -- Schedule Control -- Scope Control -- Measuring Performance -- Performance Measurement Analysis for Cost Control -- Monitoring and Controlling Risks.

Tools and Techniques for Risk Monitoring and Controlling -- Output from Risk Monitoring and Controlling -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 Closing the Project -- Understanding Project Closure -- Performing Project Closure -- Input to the Close Project Process -- Tools and Techniques for the Close Project Process -- Output of the Close Project Process -- Performing Contract Closure -- Input to the Contract Closure Process -- Tools and Techniques for the Contract Closure Process -- Output of the Contract Closure Process -- The Finishing Touch -- Reviewing the Project -- Releasing the Resources -- Saying Goodbye: The Project Turnover -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 Performing Professional Responsibility -- Ensuring Individual Integrity -- Contributing to the Knowledge Base -- Enhancing Individual Professional Competence -- Promoting Interaction among Stakeholders -- Getting It Straight from the Horse's Mouth -- Project Management Institute PMP Code of Professional Conduct -- Dealing with Unprofessional Conduct -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Review Questions -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Appendix B: Final Exam -- Questions -- Answers and Explanations -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- 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.