Part 1: introduction. -- Chapter 1: project management: a platform for innovation. -- Chapter 2: project leadership: people before process. -- Chapter 3: foundation principles of project management. -- Chapter 4: agile and waterfall: choose a development process. -- Part 2: defining the project. -- Chapter 5: project initiation: turn a problem or opportunity into a business case. -- Chapter 6: engage your stakeholders and win their cooperation. -- Chapter 7: write the rules: manage expectations and define success. -- Part 3: the planning process. -- Chapter 8: risk management: minimize the threats to your project. -- Chapter 9: a work breakdown structure makes a project manageable. -- Chapter 10: realistic scheduling. -- Chapter 11: manage agile development with SCRUM. -- Chapter 12: the art and science of accurate estimating. -- Chapter 13: balance the trade: off among cost, schedule, and scope. -- Chapter 14: managing creative projects: insights from media and entertainment. -- Part 4: controlling the project. -- Chapter 15: build a high: performance project team. -- Chapter 16: communicate with project stakeholders. -- Chapter 17: change management: engage your stakeholders to maximize value. -- Chapter 18: control scope to deliver value. -- Chapter 19: measure progress. -- Chapter 20: solve common project problems. -- Part 5: advancing your practice of project management. -- Chapter 21: enterprise project management: align projects with strategy. -- Chapter 22: requirements: describe the solution target. -- Chapter 23: use the quality discipline to hit the target. -- Chapter 24: pass the PMP exam. -- Appendix a: forms available online appendix b: the detailed planning model notes. -- Index

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