Book Structure
The Pocket Guide for Project Teams (PGPT) contains the following chapters:
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Creating Successful Projects
• Know the Geography
• Plan the Journey |
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How to Create a Project Charter |
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How to Work Together as a Team |
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4. |
How to Create a Project Plan |
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5. |
Doing the Project |
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6. |
How to Close Out the Project |
As the "How to Use this Book" introduction explains:
"This pocket guide provides a variety of examples, visual cues, design features, and clear, friendly language that we hope will encourage project teams everywhere to use this book, and use it often! Everyone on a project team can use this book as a daily reference on the job and/or as a supplement to training. Have fun!"[2]
The Pocket Guide for Experienced Project Professionals (PGEPP) contains the following chapters:
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1. |
Building a Project Management Infrastructure |
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2. |
Managing Your Project and Program Portfolio |
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Tailoring Project Management to Your Project |
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Refining Your Project's Scope |
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5. |
Scheduling |
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6. |
Managing Project Risk |
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7. |
Controlling Project Progress |
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8. |
Improving Team Communications |
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9. |
Conducting Negotiations and Resolving Conflict |
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10. |
Applying Effective Leadership to Projects |
As the "How to Use this Book" explains:
"This book uses visual cues, examples, design features, and clear, friendly language to help align all of the project professionals in your organization to support organizational project performance. Whether you use this book as a reference or as a supplement to training, we trust that you will see an improvement in your organization's effectiveness in managing and controlling projects."[3]
And to that we might have added: "And an improvement in the quality of the project deliverables and outcomes."
But note the absence this time of any reference to "fun"! Does that imply that once you get to an "Experienced" level, project management is no longer fun? Sure, it is stressful being under pressure of time and cost constraints, but the results should be very rewarding and satisfying to all concerned - and hence a lot of "fun".
2. Project Management Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide for Project Teams (PGPT), GOAL/QPC, 1997, p iv
3. Advanced Project Management Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide for Experienced Project Professionals (PGEPP), GOAL/QPC, 2006, p iv
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Introduction
