Project management : jump start, the first step toward a career in project management / created by Kim Helder.

Includes Index.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; What This Book Covers; Making the Most of This Book; About the Author; Chapter 1
Building the Foundation; The Project Management Journey; Benefiting from Project Management Practices; Twenty-first Century Project Management; Where Do You Go from Here?; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 2
Developing Project Management Skills; A Little Bit of Everything; Communicating Your Style; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 3
Initiating the Project; Selecting Projects for Success. Creating the Project CharterHolding the Project Kickoff Meeting; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 4
Defining the Project Goals; Agreeing on the Deliverables; Discovering Requirements; Identifying Assumptions and Constraints; Creating the Project Scope Statement; Creating the Communications Plan; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 5
Breaking Down the Project Activities; Constructing the Work Breakdown Structure; Defining Tasks and Activities; Determining Milestones; Constructing the Responsibility Assignment Matrix; Estimating Activity Durations; Establishing Dependencies. Constructing a Network DiagramTerms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 6
Planning and Acquiring Resources; Planning the Project Team; Acquiring Materials, Supplies, and Equipment; Contracting for Resources; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 7
Assessing Risk; Identifying Risks; Risk Analysis Techniques; Planning for Risks; Responding to Risks; Contingency Planning; Risk Management Plan; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 8
Developing the Project Plan; Creating the Project Schedule; Quality Management Plan; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 9
Budgeting 101. What Makes Up a Budget?Estimating Techniques; Estimating Costs and Finalizing the Budget; Establishing a Cost Baseline; Call It a Plan; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 10
Executing the Project; Assembling the Team; Negotiation and Problem-Solving Techniques; Project Manager's Role in Team Development; Progress Reporting; Taking Corrective Action; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 11
Controlling the Project Outcome; Change Happens; Establishing Change Management Control Procedures; Assessing the Impacts of Change; Monitoring and Controlling Project Processes. Is the Project in Trouble?Terms to Know; Review Questions; Chapter 12
Closing the Books; Happy Endings; Breaking Up Is Hard to Do; Documenting Lessons Learned; Obtaining Project Sign-off; Is the Customer Happy?; Archiving Project Documents; It's Party Time!; Terms to Know; Review Questions; Appendix A
Answers to Review Questions; Appendix B
Sample Project Management Forms; Appendix C
Sample Project Management Checklists; Glossary; Index; Where Can I Learn More About ..

Prepare for a Project Management Career--Fast! Project Management JumpStart gives you the solid grounding you need to approach a career in project management with confidence:Understanding the skills of a successful project managerCreating project schedules and budgetsWinning the support of department managersMonitoring project progress and taking corrective actionCommunicating and negotiating effectivelyMotivating the people on whom the project dependsDocumenting the project clearly and professionally