The New Project Managment – Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity & Other Business Realities 2e

Preface.
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<br /> The Author.
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<br /> 1. The New Business Environment and the Need for a New Project Management.
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<br /> Part One: Managing in the New Business Environment.
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<br /> 2. Managing Complexity: Techniques for Fashioning Order out of Chaos.
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<br /> 3. Engaging Change: Knowing When to Embrace, Accept, or Challenge.
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<br /> 4. Managing Risk: Identifying, Analyzing, and Planning Responses.
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<br /> 5. Satisfying Customers: Knowing Who They Are, What They Want, and When They Are Right or Wrong.
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<br /> 6. Defining Requirements That Bridge the Customer–Developer Gap.
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<br /> Part Two: Tools for the New Project Management.
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<br /> 7. Acquiring Political Skills and Building Influence.
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<br /> 8. Building Teams with Borrowed Resources.
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<br /> 9. Selecting Projects That Will Lead to Success.
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<br /> 10. Estimating Realistic Costs, Schedules, and Specifications to Ensure Project Success.
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<br /> 11. Scheduling Projects with New Tools: The Time–Boxed and Critical Chain Scheduling Techniques.
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<br /> 12. Outsourcing to Control Costs, Focus on Core Work, and Expand Resources.
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<br /> 13. Integrating Cost and Schedule Control to Measure Work Performance.
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<br /> 14. Evaluating Projects to Maintain Goals, Strengthen Accountability, and Achieve Objectives.
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<br /> 15. Understanding and Using Performance Metrics: Measuring the Right Stuff.
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<br /> 16. Establishing and Maintaining a Project Support Office to Strengthen Project Management Capabilities.
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<br /> 17. Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!
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<br /> References.
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<br /> Index.