CONTENTS
,Section 1. The Discipline of Project Management
1.1 Project Success or Failure
1.2 Project Management: A Distinct and Changing Discipline
1.3 Project Management Competence
1.4 A Project Management Philosophy
1.5 Benefits of Project Management
1.6 Ethics in Project Management
1.8 Project Management Bodies of Knowledge and PM Certification
1.9 Project Management Process
Section 2. Project Organizational Design
2.1 Organizing for Project Management
2.2 Project Organization Charting
2.3 Authority-Responsibility-Accountability
2.4 Project Management Training
Section 3. Alternative Project Applications
3.2 Reengineering Through Project Teams
3.3 The Management of Small Projects
3.4 Self-Managed Production Teams
3.6 Managing Change by Project Management
Section 4. The Strategic Context of Projects
4.1 Selling Project Management to Senior Managers
4.3 Project Strategic Issue Management
4.4 Project Stakeholder Management
4.5 The Strategic Management of Teams
4.6 Senior Management and Projects
4.7 The Board of Directors and Major Projects
4.9 Portfolio Management for Projects
4.10 Managing Multiple Projects
5.1 Overview of Project Leadership
5.2 Leadership in Projects—A Further Perspective
5.3 Coaching Project Team Members
5.4 Managing Conflict in Projects
5.6 Developing the Project Manager’s Competence
5.7 Motivating the Project Team
5.8 Decision Making in Projects
Section 6. Project Initiation and Execution
6.1 Project Selection Considerations
6.3 Legal Considerations in Project Management
6.5 Developing Winning Proposals
6.8 Project Contract Negotiations and Administration
Section 7. Project Planning and Control
7.2 Establishing Project Priorities
7.4 Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control
7.8 Outsourcing Project Management
7.9 Establishing a Project Management System
7.10 Managing Costs in Projects
7.11 Project Work Breakdown Structure
Section 8. The Project Culture
8.1 Understanding the Team Culture
8.2 Positive and Negative Aspects of Teams
8.3 Project Team Building and Development
8.4 Role and Responsibilities of the Project Team
8.5 Project Manager Competence
8.6 The Political Process in Project Management
Section 9. Project Communications
9.1 The Project Management Information System
9.3 Communication in Project Meetings
Section 10. Improving Project Management
10.1 Project Management Organizational Competence
10.2 Project Recovery for the Project Team
10.3 Project Recovery for the Challenged Project