HBR 20-Minute Manager Boxed Set (10 Books) (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

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Contents

The Basics 1

What constitutes a project 3

What project management involves 4

The four phases of every project 6

Planning Your Project 11

Defi ne the real problem 14

Identify your stakeholders 18

Set the project’s goals 20

Prepare for trade-offs 24

Spell out the tasks 26

Building Up Your Project 35

Assemble your team 38

Set the schedule 44

Develop a budget 56

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Managing Your Project 61

Delegate—but track results 64

Monitor progress against the schedule 66

Monitor progress against the budget 69

Ensure quality control 71

Report progress to stakeholders 73

Dealing with Your Project’s Problems 75

Scope creep 77

Delays 78

Budget overruns 80

People issues 82

Bringing ...