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Project Managers Portable Handbook, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

by David Cleland, Lewis Ireland

August 2010

Beginner to intermediate

464 pages

11h 56m

English

McGraw-Hill

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1.1 Project Success or Failure1.2 Project Management: A Distinct and Changing Discipline1.3 Project Management Competence1.4 A Project Management Philosophy1.5 Benefits of Project Management1.6 Ethics in Project Management1.7 Project Life Cycle1.8 Project Management Bodies of Knowledge and PM Certification1.9 Project Management Process1.10 Program Management
2.1 Organizing for Project Management2.2 Project Organization Charting2.3 Authority-Responsibility-Accountability2.4 Project Management Training2.5 Working in Projects2.6 Project Office

3.1 Alternative Project Teams3.2 Reengineering Through Project Teams3.3 The Management of Small Projects3.4 Self-Managed Production Teams3.5 Benchmarking Teams3.6 Managing Change by Project Management
4.1 Selling Project Management to Senior Managers4.2 Project Partnering4.3 Project Strategic Issue Management4.4 Project Stakeholder Management4.5 The Strategic Management of Teams4.6 Senior Management and Projects4.7 The Board of Directors and Major Projects4.8 International Projects4.9 Portfolio Management for Projects4.10 Managing Multiple Projects
5.1 Overview of Project Leadership5.2 Leadership in Projects—A Further Perspective5.3 Coaching Project Team Members5.4 Managing Conflict in Projects5.5 Team Leadership5.6 Developing the Project Manager’s Competence5.7 Motivating the Project Team5.8 Decision Making in Projects
6.1 Project Selection Considerations6.2 Project Feasibility Study6.3 Legal Considerations in Project Management6.4 Project Start-up6.5 Developing Winning Proposals6.6 Project Statement of Work6.7 Selecting PM Software6.8 Project Contract Negotiations and Administration6.9 Quality in Projects6.10 Project Termination
7.1 Project Planning7.2 Establishing Project Priorities7.3 Project Scheduling7.4 Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control7.5 Project Risk Management7.6 Project Auditing7.7 Scheduling Standards7.8 Outsourcing Project Management7.9 Establishing a Project Management System7.10 Managing Costs in Projects7.11 Project Work Breakdown Structure7.12 Earned Value Management
8.1 Understanding the Team Culture8.2 Positive and Negative Aspects of Teams8.3 Project Team Building and Development8.4 Role and Responsibilities of the Project Team8.5 Project Manager Competence8.6 The Political Process in Project Management
9.1 The Project Management Information System9.2 Project Communications9.3 Communication in Project Meetings9.4 Negotiations
10.1 Project Management Organizational Competence10.2 Project Recovery for the Project Team10.3 Project Recovery for the Challenged Project10.4 Project Stability10.5 Assessing Organizational Project Competence
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SECTION 1THE DISCIPLINE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1.1 Project Success or Failure

1.2 Project Management: A Distinct and Changing Discipline

1.3 Project Management Competence

1.4 A Project Management Philosophy

1.5 Benefits of Project Management

1.6 Ethics in Project Management

1.7 Project Life Cycle

1.8 Project Management Bodies of Knowledge and PM Certification

1.9 Project Management Process

1.10 Program Management

1.1 PROJECT SUCCESS OR FAILURE

1.1.1 Introduction

It is important to be able to anticipate whether a project will be either a success or a failure. Success or failure is determined by the measures applied for evaluating the project during its life cycle—and when it is complete. Looking ahead and determining those actions that contribute ...