Finish what you start : ten surefire ways to deliver your projects on time and on budget /

Front Cover 1
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Contents 8
INTRODUCTION 10
EVERYONE IS A PROJECT MANAGER 11
A NEW AND SIMPLER APPROACH\u2014THE KEY TO SUCCESS 12
WHAT\u2019S IN IT FOR ME? 13
Chapter 2: SKILLS TO BUILD ON 14
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS 15
COMMUNICATION SKILLS 18
COLLABORATION SKILLS 26
ATTITUDES 28
RUNNING A MEETING 31
FACILITATION 35
TEAMWORK AND TENACITY 37
Chapter 3: WHAT\u2019S TO MANAGE? 40
THE BUDGET 41
RESOURCES 44
PEOPLE 46
TIME 48
GUIDELINES 54
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 58
Chapter 4: STEP 1: THE PLAN 62
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 62
BRAINSTORMING 66
SETTING UP THE PLAN 70
THE MILESTONE 71
THE PROCESS 72
WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE 79
DEPENDENCIES 81
RISKS 82
BUDGET 84
Chapter 5: STEP 2: IMPLEMENT 88
ALMOST READY TO GO 89
STARTING UP THE PROJECT 100
VISUALIZING YOUR PROJECT 110
Chapter 6: STEP 3: MANAGE 116
CONTROLLING YOUR PROJECT 116
MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND TOOLS 127
SETTING EXPECTATIONS 135
ORDER IN THE HOUSE 139
Chapter 7: SAMPLE PROJECTS 142
PROJECT ONE\u2014REPAIRING AND REPLACING A TOILET 143
PROJECT TWO\u2014COMPLEX RESEARCH ANDRECOMMENDATIONS PROJECT 149
PROJECT THREE\u2014SETTING UP A TRADE SHOW 172
SUMMARY 183
Chapter 8: WHEN THINGS GO WRONG\u2014TROUBLESHOOTING 184
WHAT CAN GO WRONG 184
DEALING WITH TROUBLE 186
STAYING IN CONTROL\u2014CHANGE CONTROL 190
REBUDGETING 195
DON\u2019T TAKE IT PERSONALLY 196
Chapter 9: TEN SUREFIRE WAYSTO GET YOUR PROJECT DONEON TIME AND ON BUDGET 198
1. SET ACHIEVABLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 198
2. LOOK OUT FOR TROUBLE\u2014EMPLOY PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT 200
3. MAKE A PLAN AND THEN FOLLOW THROUGH 202
4. WATCH THE CLOCK 204
5. WATCH THE BUDGET 206
6. WHEN TROUBLE COMES KNOCKING\u2014DO SOMETHING 208
7. LEARN NEGOTIATION SKILLS\u2014AND USE THEM EARLY 211
8. COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE 213
9. EXPECT AND EMBRACE CHANGE 215
10. CHOOSE TEAM MEMBERS AND PARTNERS CAREFULLY 218
Epilogue 220
Glossary 222
Appendix: Sample Contract 226
Index 236
Back Cover 242