Project Management For Dummies^®, UK Edition

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

What You’re Not to Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organised

Part I: Understanding Projects and What You Want to Achieve

Part II: Building the Plans

Part III: Putting Your Management Team Together

Part IV: Steering the Project to Success

Part V: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Understanding Projects and What You Want to Achieve

Chapter 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results

Taking on a Project

Avoiding the Pitfalls

Deciding Whether the Job Is Really a Project

Understanding the four control areas

Recognising the diversity of projects

Understanding the four stages of a project

Defining the Project Manager’s Role

Looking at the Project Manager’s tasks

Staving off potential excuses for not following a structured project management approach

Avoiding ‘shortcuts’

Do You Have What It Takes?

Questions

Answers

Chapter 2: Thinking Through the Life of Your Project

Being Methodical

Breaking the Project Down into Stages or Phases

Appreciating the advantages of stages

Deciding on the number of delivery stages

Understanding the Four Main Stages

Starting the Project

Organising and Preparing

Carrying Out the Work – delivery stages

Closing the Project

Chapter 3: Defining ...