Book Structure
This book has a simple and logical structure of fourteen chapters as follows:
Figure List |
Preface to the Fourth Edition |
Acknowledgments |
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1. |
An Overview of Project Management |
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Planning the Project |
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Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project |
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Creating the Project Risk Plan |
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Using the Work Breakdown Structure to Plan a Project |
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The Role of the Project Manager |
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Scheduling Project Work |
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Producing a Workable Schedule |
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Project Control and Evaluation |
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10. |
The Change Control Process |
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11. |
Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis |
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12. |
Managing the Project Team |
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13. |
The Project Manager as Leader |
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14. |
How to Make Project Management Work in Your Company |
Answers to Chapter Questions |
Index |
About the Authors |
Chapter 1, the longest, gives a fast overview of the scope of project management. In particular it includes words of wisdom not normally found in textbooks such as:
- "It would be better if the PMBOK®Guide specified that a project manager should facilitate planning"[4]
- "The role of the project manager is that of an enabler"[5]
- "Leadership is the art of getting others to want to do something that you believe should be done"[6]
- "[The] reason [why] people don't plan is that they find the activity painful.[7]
- [But] No plan, no control![8]
All the chapters are laced with simple diagrams and callouts that emphasize the contents. Also, every chapter concludes with an associated summary: Key Points to Remember, and most close with review questions or an exercise for discussion.
4. Heagney, p5
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid, p5 &29, originally taken from The Pyramid Climbers by Vance Packard.
7. Ibid, p33
8. Ibid, p35
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Introduction
