CONTENTS: Acknowledgments iii About the Author v Introduction xix Part 1 Getting a Project Started 1.Meet Project Management 3 2.Obtaining Approval for a Project 15 Part 2 Planning a Project 3.Planning to Achieve Success 57 4.Building a work Breakdown Structure 67 5.Project Resources 89 6.Building a Project Schedule 111 7.Working with a Budget 159 Part 3 Carrying out a Project 8.Executing the Project Plan 187 9.Evaluating Project Performance 197 10.Managing Project Resources 243 11.Communicating Information 259 Part 4 Controlling Projects 12.Managing Project Changes 299 13.Modifying the Project Sshedule 309 14.Balancing the Budget and other Project Variables 327 15.Managing Risk 337 Part 5 Closing Projects 16.Learning Lessons 357 17.Closing a Project 373 18.Archiving Historical Information 385 Part 6 Beyond Projects 19.Selecting and Prioritizing Projects 393 20.Other Project Management Approaches 401 Summary407 Glossary409 Index415