Front cover -- Real project planning -- Copyright page -- Contents -- About the author -- About the Project Management Essentials series -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- The project lifecycle -- Aims -- What is project delivery planning? -- Why a PDP is needed -- The planning hierarchy -- The project delivery plan -- And remember… -- Chapter 2 Business planning -- What is a project business plan? -- How to develop a project business plan? -- Tool: Stakeholder Contracting Checklist -- Sponsorship -- Tool: Sponsor Contract Planning Tool -- Tool: The Project Charter -- Tool: Communications Planning Tool -- Benefits management -- Tool: Benefits Realization Plan -- Business change management -- Tool: The Sustainability Plan -- Business plan case study - production capacity improvement -- Handy hints -- And finally… -- Chapter 3 Set-up planning -- What is a project set-up plan? -- How to develop a project set-up plan? -- Selecting a Project Manager -- Tool: Project Manager Selection Checklist -- Project organization -- Tool: Team Selection Matrix -- Tool: Project Team Role Profile -- Tool: Team Start-up Checklist -- Project type -- Tool: Roadmap Decision Matrix -- Funding strategy and finance management -- Tool: Finance Strategy Checklist -- Scope definition -- Tool: Activity Plan -- Tool: Scope Definition Checklist -- Set-up plan case study - purchasing business process improvement -- Handy hints -- And finally… -- Chapter 4 Control planning -- What is a project control plan? -- How to develop a project control plan? -- Risk management strategy -- Tool: Project Scenario Tool -- Tool: SWOT Table -- Tool: Critical Path of Risks Table -- Tool: Risk Management Strategy Checklist -- Contract and supplier strategy -- Tool: Contract Plan -- Tool: Supplier Selection Matrix -- Project control strategy.

Project review strategy -- Control plan case study - construction project -- Handy hints -- And finally… -- Chapter 5 The project delivery plan -- Why we need a formal document -- Who develops the PDP? -- The PDP lifecycle -- PDP style, format and content -- Projects, portfolios and programmes -- Example PDPs -- And remember… -- Chapter 6 Case Study One: capital engineering project -- Situation -- Project Delivery Plan -- Conclusions -- Lessons learnt -- Chapter 7 Case Study Two: strategic consultancy assignment -- Situation -- Assignment Delivery Plan -- Conclusions -- Lessons learnt -- Chapter 8 Case Study Three: organizational change programme -- Situation -- Project Delivery Plan (PDP) -- Conclusions -- Lessons learnt -- Chapter 9 Appendices -- Appendix 9-1 - 'Why?' Checklist -- Appendix 9-2 - 'How?' Checklist -- Appendix 9-3 - Project Delivery Plan (PDP) Template -- Appendix 9-4 - Simple Benefits Hierarchy Tool -- Appendix 9-5 - Benefits Specification Table -- Appendix 9-6 - Stakeholder Management Plan -- Appendix 9-7 - Benefits Tracking Tool -- Appendix 9-8 - Sustainability Checklist -- Appendix 9-9 - RACI Chart -- Appendix 9-10 - Table of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) -- Appendix 9-11 - Project Scorecard -- Appendix 9-12 - Risk Table -- Appendix 9-13 - Risk Matrix -- Appendix 9-14 - Glossary -- Appendix 9-15 - References -- Appendix 9-16 - Project Management Skills Toolkit Assessment -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.