Table of Contents
This is the Table of Contents from the book Simple Project Management. Essential guidance is provided for all 12 of the main project management responsibilities. The most valuable feature may be the two page summary that is provided at the end.
Notice that in Section Two answers are provided to some of the most important questions that project managers ask. Which of these questions would you like answered?
Contents
| Preface | 1 | ||
| SECTION ONE | The Simple Steps to Project Management | 5 | |
| Choose your destination | |||
| Chapter 1 | Scope - Set limits | 7 | |
| Chapter 2 | Contract - Gain commitment | 9 | |
| Chapter 3 | Customer - Satisfy the customer | 11 | |
| Chapter 4 | Value - Deliver benefits | 13 | |
| Decide how to get there | |||
| Chapter 5 | Cost - Look before you leap | 15 | |
| Chapter 6 | Risk - Anticipate problems | 17 | |
| Chapter 7 | Schedule - Complete tasks when planned | 19 | |
| Chapter 8 | Monitor - Make necessary adjustments | 21 | |
| Work together | |||
| Chapter 9 | Team - Match people and tasks | 32 | |
| Chapter 10 | Communications - Follow up on vital information | 34 | |
| Chapter 11 | Resources - Provide tools and support | 36 | |
| Chapter 12 | Quality - Set high standards | 37 | |
| SECTION TWO | Questions and Answers | 39 | |
| Question 1 | Do I have to take the time to go through all of these steps? | 40 | |
| Question 2 | When should I put information in writing? | 44 | |
| Question 3 | What do I do if my customer will not approve the scope or some other critical information, but still wants me to go ahead with the project to meet the target date? | 46 | |
| Question 4 | What should I do if my management or customer insists on an entirely unrealistic completion date? | 47 | |
| Question 5 | How should I use project management software when creating a schedule? | 48 | |
| APPENDIX | Why This Book? | 53 | |
| Summary | 57 |