Project Manager, The

<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <p>Preface&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ix</p> <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p>The secret art</p> <p>Why read this book?</p> <p>A brief word on job titles</p> <p>Work-streams, projects, programmes and portfolios</p> <p>A short overview of the contents</p> <p><strong>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some basics</strong></p> <p>What is a project? What is project management?</p> <p>What is a project manager?</p> <p>Who are projects for?</p> <p>What is success?</p> <p><strong>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Listening and talking</strong></p> <p>The most important chapter in the book</p> <p>Your audience – whom you must listen and talk to</p> <p>Listening – learning to understand what the customer wants</p> <p>Communicating with your audience</p> <p><strong>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What actually is your project?</strong></p> <p>The importance of understanding scope&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>The key scoping questions</p> <p><strong>4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some key traits</strong></p> <p>The sense of ownership and involvement</p> <p>Good judgement – project management style</p> <p>Project management judgements – summary</p> <p>A touch of creativity</p> <p><strong>5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Getting your project started</strong></p> <p>Planning</p> <p>Estimating</p> <p>Resourcing</p> <p>Budgeting</p> <p>Thinking about contingency and risk</p> <p>Mobilising</p> <p>Projects in the real world – common practical issues to overcome</p> <p><strong>6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Personal styles</strong></p> <p>Styles to avoid</p> <p>Styles to encourage</p> <p><strong>7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Managing your project</strong></p> <p>What should you manage?</p> <p>How do you know to take management action?</p> <p>How should you manage?</p> <p>Change control and management</p> <p>Decision making</p> <p><strong>8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The team</strong></p> <p>Getting the best from the project team</p> <p><strong>9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The limits of knowledge</strong></p> <p>The generalist vs the specialist</p> <p>What should project managers not do?</p> <p>Specialist skills that should be recognised as not being the project manager’s job</p> <p><strong>10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The mechanics of project management</strong></p> <p>The project manager’s toolkit</p> <p>What more can you learn?</p> <p><strong>11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowing when to say ‘no’</strong></p> <p>When do you actually need a project manager?</p> <p>Knowing the danger signals&lt;</p>