Part I: Understanding Expectations (The Who, What, and Why of Your Project).

Chapter 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results.

Chapter 2: Clarifying What You’re Trying to Accomplish — and Why.

Chapter 3: Knowing Your Project’s Audience: Involving the Right People.

Chapter 4: Developing Your Game Plan: Getting from Here to There.

Part II: Determining When and How Much.

Chapter 5: You Want This Project Done When?

Chapter 6: Establishing Whom You Need, How Much, and When.

Chapter 7: Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget.

Chapter 8: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty.

Part III: Putting Your Team Together.

Chapter 9: Aligning the Key Players for Your Project.

Chapter 10: Defining Team Members’ Roles and Responsibilities.

Chapter 11: Starting Your Team Off on the Right Foot.

Part IV: Steering the Ship: ManagingYour Project to Success.

Chapter 12: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control.

Chapter 13: Keeping Everyone Informed.

Chapter 14: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing Effective Leadership.

Chapter 15: Bringing Your Project to Closure.

Part V: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level.

Chapter 16: Managing Multiple Projects.

Chapter 17: Using Technology to Up Your Game.

Chapter 18: Improving Individual and Organizational Skills and Practices.

Chapter 19: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Questions to Help You Plan Your Project.

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager.

Appendix A: Glossary.

Appendix B: Combining the Techniques into Smooth Flowing Processes.

Index.