Project Planning, Scheduling & Control: A Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in on Time and on Budget

Section One: Introduction to Project Management. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Project Management. Chapter 2: Getting Your Organization to Accept Project Management. Chapter 3: The Role of the Project Manager. Chapter 4: Whole-Brain Project Management. Section Two: Project Definition. Chapter 5: The Headless Chicken Project (and How to Avoid It). Section Three: Project Planning. Chapter 6: Project Strategy: You Can't Develop a Good Implementation Plan Unless You First Have a Proper Game Plan. Chapter 7: Developing an Implementation Plan. Chapter 8: Managing Project Risk. Chapter 9: Practical Project Scheduling. Part Four: Managing the Project - Control. Chapter 10: Keeping the Project on Track - Control. Section Five: Other Issues in Project Management. Chapter 11: Managing Multiple Projects. Chapter 12: Developing a Project Methodology. Section Six: Managing People and Teams. Chapter 13: Exercising Leadership as a Project Manager. Chapter 14: How to Motivate Almost Anyone. Chapter 15: Developing the Project Team and Working with People Issues. Chapter 16: Managing Meetings. Part Seven: Managing Yourself. Chapter 17: Managing Your Time. Chapter 18: Building Personal Effectiveness.