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| About the authors | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| List of figures | |
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| An introductory case study | |
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| Introduction Aims of this chapter | |
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| What's new about the new edition? | |
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| What do project managers really want? | |
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| Emerging standards for project management | |
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| Project management is founded on common sense | |
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| How readers can use this book | |
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| What kinds of project is this book aimed at? | |
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| Project management's nine knowledge areas | |
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| Projects as a distinct class of activity | |
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| Managing projects | |
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| The project management lifecycle | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Project organization, people and management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| Structure of this chapter | |
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| First thoughts | |
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| Main kinds of organization and consequences for project management | |
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| Project management system | |
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| Project organization and project roles | |
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| Managing the project team | |
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| Project lifecycle | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Notes | |
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| Project management processes | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| Process groups - rationale and general principles | |
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| The initiating process group | |
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| The planning process group | |
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| The executing process group | |
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| The monitoring and controlling process group | |
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| The closing process group | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Project integration management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| What is project integration management? | |
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| The role of integration in project management | |
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| A first look at project integration management | |
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| Processes and process groups of integration management | |
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| Develop project charter | |
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| Develop preliminary project scope statement | |
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| Develop project management plan | |
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| Project initiation | |
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| Direct and manage project execution | |
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| Other project integration management tools and techniques | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Notes | |
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| Project scope management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| What is project scope management? | |
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| Principles of project scope management | |
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| Scope planning | |
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| Scope definition | |
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| Create work breakdown structure | |
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| Scope verification | |
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| Scope creep | |
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| Scope control | |
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| Scope management process in action | |
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| Summary | |
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| Project time management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| What is time management? | |
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| Time management in projects | |
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| Trading time | |
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| Activity definition | |
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| Activity sequencing | |
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| Activity resource estimating | |
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| Activity duration estimating | |
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| Schedule development | |
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| Schedule control | |
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| Meetings and time management | |
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| Cost management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| Costs matter | |
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| Key concepts | |
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| The importance of costs and financial knowledge | |
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| Scope and cost | |
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| Five rules of thumb for estimating costs | |
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| A specialist task | |
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| Cost management process groups | |
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| Cost estimating | |
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| Cost budgeting | |
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| Cost control | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Notes | |
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| Quality management | |
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| Aims of this chapter | |
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| An introduction to the concept of quality | |
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| Quality management - an overview of the knowledge area | |
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| Quality and quality management defined | |
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| Quality planning | |
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| The difference between quality assurance and quality control | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Notes | |
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| People management (human resources)&nbpter People matter | |
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| HR planning | |
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| Acquire the project team | |
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| Develop the project team | |
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| Manage the project team | |
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| Summary | |
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| Further reading | |