Project Management for Dummies

Learn to:

• Plan, execute and deliver your projects with confidence
• Stay in control to deliver on time, within budget and to the right quality
• Motivate your teams to perform to their full potential

Guide your project to success, stay within budget and reduce risk

Updated with fresh content, tips, and tactics that cover everything you need to know from a project's start to finish, this fun and accessible guide takes the guesswork out of project management. Showing you what works—and what doesn't—it arms you with the latest best practices and techniques so you can plan and manage projects like a pro.

• Great expectations — identify unique characteristics of projects, set realistic expectations and focus on project justification
• Lay the foundation — build your plans with a sturdy structure from start to finish, develop the project schedule and estimate the resources you need
• Get your ducks lined up — assign roles and responsibilities and find out how to get the very best from your teams
• Get behind the wheel — discover how to monitor, track, analyse and report on your project's progress once it's up and running

Open the book and find:

• Clear and simple explanations of powerful planning techniques
• Essential areas of financial planning and risk management
• Why understanding your project's stakeholders is key
• How to use technology to up your game
• The importance of good project governance
• How to write a convincing Business Case
• Access to online templates and checklists