The project manager's

Overview of project management A model for managing projects-- General aspects of project planning-- Planning: developing the project mission-- Planning project strategy-- Implementation planning-- Developing a project schedule-- Schedule computations-- Scheduling with resource constraints-- Scheduling with PERT-- Principles of project control and evaluation-- Project control using earned value analysis-- Progress payments and earned-value analysis-- Project change control-- Defining project success and failure-- Causes of project failure-- Managing project risks-- Sociotechnical systems and project organization-- Profiling the world class project management organization-- Improving your communication skills-- Managing business-to-business marketing and communication projects successfully-- Project management in a creative environment-- The need for systems thinking in project management-- Understanding systems thinking-- How to apply systems thinking in managing projects-- Problem solving in projects-- Solving close-end problems-- Solving open-ended problems-- Managing decision making in project teams-- Developing project managers-- Resources and references-- Resources for project managers-- Glossary --- References and suggested reading.--