The everyday project manager : a primer for learning the principles of successful project management /

The best organizations, and even the best departments within organizations, have a roadmap: a clear vision of where they would like to be and the means by which they will get there. This roadmap drives the everyday activity of the company as well as any change it makes both internally and externally...

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Main Author: Nicholls, Jeremy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, 2021.
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Online Access:Taylor & Francis
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  • <P><STRONG>Introduction Part One: </STRONG>What Is The Everyday Project Manager?</P><P><STRONG>Introduction Part Two: </STRONG>Some Project Management Definitions</P><P><STRONG>Phase 1: Project Start-up</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Chapter 1: </STRONG>What are we doing here?: The Vision, Benefits and Objectives</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 2: </STRONG>The trade-off: We offer three kinds of service</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 3: </STRONG>Project scope: Defining the requirements</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 4: </STRONG>Roles and Responsibilities: I'm putting the team back together for one last job</P><P><STRONG>Phase 2: </STRONG>Design</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 5: </STRONG>The best laid plans: Planning & estimating your project</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 6: </STRONG>How much?!: Budgeting and Cost Management</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 7: </STRONG>Control mechanisms: Setting up your Project Governance</P><P><STRONG>Phase 3: Build & Execute</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Chapter 8: </STRONG>Hell is other people: Managing the team</P><P><STRONG>Phase 4: Project Closure & Lessons Learned</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Chapter 9: </STRONG>Managing uncertainty: a brief introduction to risk management</P><P><STRONG>Chapter 10: </STRONG>In extremis: how to manage difficult projects</P><P><STRONG>Appendices</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>In summary: delivering a project in three pages</STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Key information for Every (Everyday) Project</STRONG></P>