Project Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know (4th Edition)

1. Project Management Overview
Project Definition
Reasons for Starting a Project
Project Management
Program and Portfolio
Project Management Office (PMO)
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Constraints
Stakeholders
Organisational Structures
Lifecycles
Project Management Phases
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
2. Project Initiation
Project Selection
Project Charter
Identification of Stakeholders
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
3. Project Planning
Scope Planning
Time Planning
Cost Planning
Quality Planning
Human Resource Planning
Communications Planning
Risk Planning
Procurement Planning
Approval and Kickoff Meeting
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
4. Project Execution
Resource Mobilisation
Perform Project Execution
Team Management
Quality Audits and Improvements
Project Communications
Stakeholder Management
Procurement and Contracting
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
5. Project Monitoring and Controlling
Monitoring
Control
Schedule and Cost Tracking
Project Reporting
Quality Control
Risk Monitoring
Gaining Acceptance
Managing Contracts
Handling Changes
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
6. Project Closure
Closing Contracts
Closing Project
Solved Examples
Practice Exercise
Chapter Summary
Glossary

Kalpesh Ashar is a management consultant and corporate trainer holding an MBA (Dean’s Award Winner) from SPJIMR, one of Asia’s top business schools, and an Engineering degree with honors in Electronics. He has over 24 years of experience in large organizations and start-ups in Asia, USA, and Europe. Kalpesh has worked in several project management roles, like Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Program Manager. He is passionate about writing on management subjects. His techno-business background gives him a unique position to write on management topics that are easy to understand for non-MBA graduates. His books are authored in a simple to understand manner without unnecessary use of management jargons.

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