Book description
Successful Project Management, Third Edition, covers the fundamentals of project management, focusing on practical skills you can apply immediately to complete projects on time, on budget, and on target!
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About This Course
- How to Take This Course
- Pre-Test
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1 Understanding Project Management 1
- What Is Project Management?
- The History of Project Management
- Project Management Today
- Functional Work vs. Project Work
- Why Project Management Is Necessary in Today’s World
- Organizing for Project Management Efficiency
- Adopting a Project Management Philosophy
- Organizational Structures
- Functioning Effectively
- Project Life Cycle
- Recap
- Review Questions
- 2 Defining the Roles of the Project Manager and the Team
- 3 Defining the Project
- 4 Estimating the Activities
- 5 Planning the Activities
- 6 Preparing a Project Plan
- 7 Managing Time, Cost, and Scope
- 8 Evaluating and Reporting on Project Performance
- Post-Test
- Appendix A: Answers to Exercises and Case Studies
- Appendix B: Glossary
- Appendix C: Organizations and Websites
- Appendix D: Bibliography
- Index
- Footnotes
Product information
- Title: Successful Project Management, Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2011
- Publisher(s): AMA Self-Study
- ISBN: 9780761214885
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