Fundamentals of project management

Chapter 1 An Overview of Project Management; Chapter 2 The Role of the Project Manager; Chapter 3 Planning the Project; Chapter 4 Incorporating Stakeholder Management in the Project Planning Process; Chapter 5 Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project; Chapter 6 Creating the Project Risk and Communication Plans; Chapter 7 Using the Work Breakdown Structure to Plan a Project; Chapter 8 Scheduling Project Work; Chapter 9 Producing a Workable Schedule.

Chapter 10 Project Control and Evaluation chapter 11 The Change Control Process; Chapter 12 Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis; Chapter 13 Managing the Project Team; Chapter 14 The Project Manager as Leader; Chapter 15 Closing the Project; Chapter 16 How to Make Project Management Work in Your Company; Acknowledgments; Answers to Exercises; About the Authors; Index; Free Sample Chapter from Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers; About Amacom; Copyright.

An overview of project management

The role of the project manager

Planning the project

Developing a mission, vision, goals, and objectives for the project

Creating the project risk plan

Using the work breakdown structure to plan a project

Scheduling project work

Producing a workable schedule

Project control and evaluation

The change control process

Project control using earned value analysis

Managing the project team

The project manager as leader

How to make project management work in your company.