Successful project management

1. Project Management Concepts.

Part I: INITIATING A PROJECT.

2. Identifying and Selecting Projects.

3. Developing Project Proposals.

Part II: PLANNING, PERFORMING, AND CONTROLLING A PROJECT.

4. Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence.

5. Developing the Schedule.

6. Resource Utilization.

7. Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value.

8. Managing Risk.

9. Closing the Project.

Part III: PEOPLE: THE KEY TO PROJECT SUCCESS.

10. The Project Manager.

11. The Project Team.

12. Project Communication and Documentation.

13. Project Management Organizational Structures.

Appendix A: Project Management Information Systems.

Appendix B: Project Management Websites.

Appendix C: Project Management Associations around the Globe.

Appendix D: Acronyms.

Reinforce Your Learning Answers.

Glossary.

Index.

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