Includes index.

1. Introduction. The project management context -- What is a successful project? -- Why do projects fail? -- The project control environment -- How do you know you have a project? -- The role of a project management office -- Some comments on project life cycles -- Managing and participating -- Some notes on terminology -- About this book -- 2. Understanding the project. Why are we doing this? -- Why be concerned with project justification? -- What is the background to this project? -- Who are the players? -- What are the client's priorities? -- Project initiation -- 3. Defining the project. Defining the deliverables -- Defining the project objective -- Defining the scope -- Review and approval -- Systems development life cycles -- 4. Planning the project. Defining and managing risk -- Project assumptions and constraints -- Planning for quality -- Defining project activities -- Establishing dependencies -- Estimating the project -- Preparing the schedule -- Resource leveling -- Aligning the schedule -- Preparing the project budget -- Paperwork -- Planning for implementation -- Planning for completion -- Communications -- The project plan -- 5. Running the project. Building the team -- Tracking progress -- Earned value -- Negotiating for resources -- Controlling action items -- Managing risks -- Solving overrun problems -- Managing scope changes -- Managing quality -- Microplanning -- Managing subcontractors -- Managing client expectations -- Team meetings -- Reporting status -- Reflection -- Closing the project -- Project completion -- Conclusion.