I. Introduction
- Source of project success and failure: Dealing with the human element
- Many views of the project
- The project as an investment
- Project and product lifecycles
- Business value as a driver of project practice
- Enhanced definition of project management
II. Project Structure
- The project environment
- Getting a project off to a good start
- Defining the project investment
- Distinguishing project and business objectives
- Designing a project charter that works
- Identifying and analyzing stakeholders
- Winning the estimation game
III. The People Side of Projects
- Managing stakeholder expectations
- Organizational adoption: Dealing with resistance to change
- Creating opportunity in your projects
IV. Advanced Project Process
- Complete and correct requirements
- Three strategies for change control
- How to choose project metrics that make sense
- Project transition: Delivering the goods
- Defining and measuring project success