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Learn best practices and proven methods from project management professionals—and apply these skills as you work with Microsoft® Project. In this practical guide, project management expert Bonnie Biafore shows you how to manage projects efficiently and effectively, sharing the real-world experiences of project managers in several industries. You’ll learn how to put the best practices and hard-won lessons of experts to work on your critical projects.
Sharpen the skills you need to manage projects expertly—from start to finish
Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, management, and team members
Define a project including objectives, scope, and deliverables
Apply methods to break down the project into small, manageable pieces
Define work assignments, choose resources, and build project schedules
Accurately estimate project costs and work with a budget
Identify project changes and manage risks
Track progress and balance priorities without sacrificing quality
Document project history and lessons learned to help improve future projects
Table of Contents
Part 1: Getting a Project Started
Chapter 1: Meet Project Management
Chapter 2: Obtaining Approval for a Project
Part 2: Planning a Project
Chapter 3: Planning to Achieve Success
Chapter 4: Building a Work Breakdown Structure
Chapter 5: Project Resources
Chapter 6: Building a Project Schedule
Chapter 7: Working with a Budget
Part 3: Carrying Out a Project
Chapter 8: Executing the Project Plan
Chapter 9: Evaluating Project Performance
Chapter 10: Managing Project Resources
Chapter 11: Communicating Information
Part 4: Controlling Projects
Chapter 12: Managing Project Changes
Chapter 13: Modifying the Project Schedule
Chapter 14: Balancing the Budget and Other Project Variables
Chapter 15: Managing Risk
Part 5: Closing Projects
Chapter 16: Learning Lessons
Chapter 17: Closing a Project
Chapter 18: Archiving Historical Information
Part 6: Beyond Projects
Chapter 19: Selecting and Prioritizing Projects
Chapter 20: Other Project Management Approaches
Glossary
Index ISBN - 9788120344549
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