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Nick Graham is founder and director of Inspirandum Ltd, and is a member of the Association for Project Management and of the Institute of Directors. His consultancy work has ranged from helping plan complex projects to advising senior managers on how to implement project management approaches.
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Motivate your teams to perform to their full potential Guide your project to success, stay within budget and reduce risk Updated with fresh content, tips, and tactics that cover everything you need to know from a project's start to finish, this fun and accessible guide takes the guesswork out of project management. Showing you what works—and what doesn't—it arms you with the latest best practices and techniques so you can plan and manage projects like a pro.
Get behind the wheel — discover how to monitor, track, analyse and report on your project's progress once it's up and running Open the book and find:
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Manage your projects like a pro Now revised to stay in line with today's unique business challenges and project approaches, Project Management For Dummies, 2nd UK Portable Edition is updated with fresh content, tips, and tactics that cover everything you need to know from a project's start to finish. You'll find out how to make project planning both easier and more effective, manage resources to stay on track and within budget and utilise powerful risk management techniques to keep risks at a minimum during the project. Plus, clear descriptions of who should do what and plain-English explanations of the latest concepts behind best-practice project management techniques make it easy to stay focused and on target throughout the project's life cycle.
In today's time-pressured and cost-conscious global business environment, reliable project planning and competent delivery are more important than ever. Luckily, this approachable and on-the-go guide shows you what works and what doesn't, taking the guesswork out of project management and arming with the tools you need to succeed.
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Introduction 1
Part I: Understanding Projects and What You Want to Achieve 7
Chapter 1: Success in Project Management 9
Chapter 2: Thinking Through the Life of Your Project 21
Chapter 3: Defining the Scope and Producing a Business Case 35
Chapter 4: Knowing the Stakeholders 51
Part II: Building the Plans 65
Chapter 5: Planning with Deliverables First 67
Chapter 6: Planning the Activities 91
Chapter 7: Looking at Resources 123
Chapter 8: Planning at Different Times and Levels 141
Chapter 9: Managing the Risk 149
Part III: Putting Your Management Team Together 169
Chapter 10: Organising the Project 171
Chapter 11: Working With Teams and Specialists 189
Chapter 12: Being an Effective Leader 205
Part IV: Steering the Project to Success 217
Chapter 13: Tracking Progress and Staying in Control 219
Chapter 14: Keeping Everyone Informed 235
Chapter 15: Closing the Project 247
Chapter 16: Using Technology to Up Your Game 257
Chapter 17: Governance and Standards 269
Part V: The Part of Tens 279
Chapter 18: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself for Project Planning 281
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Writing a Convincing Business Case 287
Index 293