03876nam 22004213 450 991015179050332120230803022708.00-273-78870-1(CKB)2550000001170351(MiAaPQ)EBC5175937(MiAaPQ)EBC5136202(Au-PeEL)EBL5136202(OCoLC)865650561(EXLCZ)99255000000117035120210901d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHow to Manage a Great Project On budget. On target. On time1st ed. :Pearson Education UK,2013.©2013.1 online resource (239 pages)1-306-20987-0 Cover -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- How to manage a great project -- How managing a great project works -- Defining what we are talking about -- The project manager -- How projects work -- A guide to How to Manage a Great Project -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 1: What do you want? -- Essential practices of Step 1 -- Before you start: Step Zero -- What do you want? -- How do you want it? -- How much of it do you want? -- What does it need to look like? -- Putting it all together -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 2: Does it stack up? -- Essential practices of Step 2 -- Balancing pros and cons -- Documenting the rationale -- Evaluating the pros -- Evaluating the cons -- Weighing the balance -- Making the decisions -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 3: Who cares? -- Essential practices of Step 3 -- People matter -- Governance -- Stakeholders -- Plan your communication -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 4: How will you get what you want? -- Essential practices of Step 4 -- The Book of the Plan -- Determine key points along the way -- Break down your work into chunks -- Arrange the chunks into a sequence -- Schedule the chunks of work -- Identify what you need to do the job -- Planning for quality -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 5: Who will help? -- Essential practices of Step 5 -- Why you need help -- Planning your support -- Sourcing your support -- Managing -- Leading -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 6: What if it goes wrong? -- Essential practices of Step 6 -- Things go wrong -- Prevention is better than cure -- What could go wrong? -- How serious is it? -- What could we do about it? -- Let's act! -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 7: How is it going? -- Essential practices of Step 7 -- Sitting on a sofa -- Monitoring -- Controlling -- Reporting -- Controlling change.Leading the project -- Delivering what you promised -- Lessons from the real world -- Step 8: How did it go? -- Essential practices of Step 8 -- Handover -- We can't seem to finish -- Learning lessons -- Closing down -- Saying thank you -- Project closure memo -- Lessons from the real world -- Learn the lingo -- Good fortune! -- Glossary -- Who else needs to manage a great project? -- Mike can help your team to manage a great project -- Also by Mike Clayton -- Index -- Z02_CLAY6368_SE_Z02 -- Z03_CLAY6368_SE_INDEX.So, you've been asked to manage a project. Not sure where to start?   Start here.   This is your ultimate one-stop, easy-going and very friendly guide to delivering any project of any size.   Even if you're a first time, never-done-it-before, newbie project manager, How to Manage a Great Project will get you from start to finish on budget, on target and on time. &nbsp.How to Manage a Great Project Clayton Mike1243175MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910151790503321How to Manage a Great Project3408674UNINA