project management: 24 steps to help you master any project

Project Management gives you proven guidance in both the science and art of becoming an effective project manager, from coordinating and documenting the work to leading people to developing (and trusting!) your own judgment. Filled with action steps, this practical guide helps you get comfortable with the tools of project planning as well as cultivate smooth working relationships with people inside and outside your organization in order to achieve your goals. You'll see how to:

• Understand exactly what is required of you in your role
• Develop a logical plan of action
• Lead and motivate a team while actively managing your communication channels
• Make the best decisions for the project-and seek acceptable solutions rather than perfect ones
• Perform financial analyses and terminate unworthy projects in order to meet a bottom-line, long-term objective
• Manage all project stakeholders through consistent measuring against a pre-announced baseline for productivity
• 作者簡介

  Gary R. Heerkens, P.M.P.,C.B.M., P.E. is president of Management Solutions Group, Inc., a provider of project management educational solutions. He is the author of Project Management (0-07-145087-4) in McGraw-Hill's Briefcase Book series.

• 目次

  1. Planning and executing strategy

  2. Manage strategically

  3. Follow the logic

  4. Assess your readiness

  5. Plan to plan

  6. Define your business

  7. Assess your situation

  8. Understand your model

  9. Know your market

  10. Assess the terrain

  11. Understand opportunities and threats

  12. Set feasible goals

  13. Strategize for goals

  14. Set priorities

  15. Pursue your purpose

  16. Follow your mission

  17. write the business plan

  18. Write the annual plan

  19. Get the right people

  20. Obtain commitment

  21. Align with strategy

  22. Work across functions

  23. Execute with discipline

  24. Monitor and improve

  25. Learn, change, institutionalize