Project Management JumpStart, Second Edition
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Prepare for a Project Management Career--Fast!

Project Management JumpStart gives you the solid grounding you need to approach a career in project management with confidence:

Understanding the skills of a successful project managerCreating project schedules and budgetsWinning the support of department managersMonitoring project progress and taking corrective actionCommunicating and negotiating effectivelyMotivating the people on whom the project dependsDocumenting the project clearly and professionally

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Kim Heldman, PMP, has over ten years of project management experience, with a recent emphasis on IT. She is the Applications Development Manager for the Department of Revenue, State of Colorado, and is a 2001 PMI Colorado state chapter delegate.

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Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Building the Foundation 1

Chapter 2 Developing Project Management Skills 31

Chapter 3 Initiating the Project 53

Chapter 4 Defining the Project Goals 83

Chapter 5 Breaking Down the Project Activities 105

Chapter 6 Planning and Acquiring Resources 123

Chapter 7 Assessing Risk 143

Chapter 8 Developing the Project Plan 167

Chapter 9 Budgeting 101 189

Chapter 10 Executing the Project 211

Chapter 11 Controlling the Project Outcome 239

Chapter 12 Closing the Books 259

Appendix A Answers to Review Questions 277

Appendix B Sample Project Management Forms 293

Appendix C Sample Project Management Checklists 307

Glossary 319

Index 323

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