Project Management For Dummies. Stanley E. Portny

Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7 Chapter 15: Keeping Everyone Informed I Meant What I Said and I Said What I Meant: Successful Communication Basics Choosing the Appropriate Medium for Project Communication Preparing a Written Project Progress Report Holding Key Project Meetings Preparing a Project Communications Management Plan Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7 Chapter 16: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing Effective Leadership Exploring the Differences between Leadership and Management Recognizing the Traits People Look for in a Leader Developing Personal Power and Influence You Can Do It! Creating and Sustaining Team Member Motivation Leading a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Project Team Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7 Chapter 17: Bringing Your Project to Closure Staying the Course to Completion Handling Administrative Issues Providing a Smooth Transition for Team Members Surveying the Results: The Project Retrospective Evaluation Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7

      9  Part 5: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level Chapter 18: Using Newer Methods and Resources to Enhance Your Project Management Taking a Look at the Agile Approach to Project Management Using Computer Software Effectively Using Social Media to Enhance Project Management Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7 Chapter 19: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management Defining Earned Value Management The How-To: Applying Earned Value Management to Your Project Determining a Task’s Earned Value Relating This Chapter to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7

      10  Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan Your Project What’s the Purpose of Your Project? Whom Do You Need to Involve? What Results Will You Produce? What Constraints Must You Satisfy? What Assumptions Are You Making? What Work Has to Be Done? When Does Each Activity Start and End? Who Will Perform the Project Work? What Other Resources Do You Need? What Can Go Wrong? Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager Be a “Why” Person Be a “Can Do” Person Think about the Big Picture Think in Detail Assume Cautiously View People as Allies, Not Adversaries Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean Respect Other People Acknowledge Good Performance Be a Manager and a Leader

      11  Appendix: Combining the Techniques into Smooth-Flowing Processes Preparing Your Project Plan Controlling Your Project during Performance

      12  Index

      13  About the Author

      14  Connect with Dummies

      15  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1TABLE 1-1 Chapter 1 Topics in Relation to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7

      2 Chapter 2TABLE 2-1 Chapter 2 Topics in Relation to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7

      3 Chapter 3TABLE 3-1 Chapter 3 Topics in Relation to the PMP Exam and PMBOK 7

      4 Chapter 4TABLE 4-1 Involving Drivers in the