Project Management for Dummies^®

This adaptation includes:

• The latest methods to manage resources and stay on track and within budget
• Coverage for dealing with the pros and cons of virtual teams
• Tips and information on setting realistic expectations and meeting everyone’s needs
• Methods and strategies to get tasks done with minimal staff
• Tips and advice for motivating a project team
• The latest concepts and fundamentals behind best-practice project management techniques
• The mindset and skill set of today’s most effective project managers—what it really takes to guarantee a successful project
• Information on how to involve project audiences by conducting a Stakeholder Analysis
• Trends and tough project types
• Assessment tools to determine strengths and weaknesses for everything from choosing software to selecting a project team
• Tactics for team motivation and the hottest risk management strategies

 Project Management For Dummies’ contents include:

Introduction

Part I: Understanding Expectations (The Who, What, and Why of Your Project)

Chapter 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results

Chapter 2: Clarifying What You’re Trying to Accomplish — and Why

Chapter 3: Knowing Your Project’s Audience: Involving the Right People

Chapter 4: Developing Your Game Plan: Getting from Here to There.

Part II: Determining When and How Much

Chapter 5: You Want This Project Done When?

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

Chapter 7: Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget

Chapter 8: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty

Part III: Putting Your Team Together

Chapter 9: Aligning the Key Players for Your Project

Chapter 10: Defining Team Members’ Roles and Responsibilities

Chapter 11: Starting Your Team Off on the Right Foot

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

Chapter 12: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control

Chapter 13: Keeping Everyone Informed

Chapter 14: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing Effective Leadership

Chapter 15: Bringing Your Project to Closure

Part V: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level

Chapter 16: Managing Multiple Projects

Chapter 17: Using Computer Software to Up Your Game

Chapter 18: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Questions to Help You Plan Your

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Combining the Techniques into Smooth Flowing Processes

Index