Project Management For Dummies (eBook)

Stanley E. Portny is a project management consultant anda certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). He hasprovided training and consultation to more than 150 public andprivate organizations, and he has developed and conducted trainingprograms for more than 50,000 management and staff personnel.

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Project Management 7

Chapter 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results9

Chapter 2: Knowing Your Project's Audience: Involving theRight People 29

Chapter 3: Clarifying What You're Trying to Accomplish-- And Why 51

Chapter 4: Developing Your Game Plan: Getting from Here to There77

Part II: Planning Time: Determining

When and How Much 105

Chapter 5: You Want This Project Done When? 107

Chapter 6: Establishing Whom You Need, How Much, and When143

Chapter 7: Planning for Other Resources and Developing theBudget 165

Chapter 8: Venturing into the Unknown: Dealing with Risk 177

Part III: Group Work: Putting Your Team Together 197

Chapter 9: Aligning the Key Players for Your Project 199

Chapter 10: Defi ning Team Members' Roles andResponsibilities 213

Chapter 11: Starting Your Project Team Off on the Right Foot235

Part IV: Steering the Ship: Managing Your Project to Success255

Chapter 12: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control 257

Chapter 13: Keeping Everyone Informed 281

Chapter 14: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing EffectiveLeadership 301

Chapter 15: Bringing Your Project to Closure 315

Part V: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level327

Chapter 16: Using Technology to Enhance Project Planning andManagement 329

Chapter 17: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned ValueManagement 343

Part VI: The Part of Tens 359

Chapter 18: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan YourProject 361

Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager 365

Appendix: Combining the Techniques into

Smooth-Flowing Processes 369

Index 373