Harvard Business Essentials Managing Projects Large and Small

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• 1. Introduction; 2. Project Management as a Process: Four Phases; 3. The Cast of Characters: Who's Who in Project Management; 4. A Written Charter: Your Marching Orders; 5. A Framework for Action: Important First Steps; 6. Work Breakdown: From Huge Job to Manageable Tasks; 7. Scheduling the Work: Put the Horse before the Cart; 8. Adjustments and Tradeoffs: More Fine Tuning; 9. Managing Risk: Scanning the Hazy Horizon; 10. Project Adaptation: Dealing with What You Cannot Anticipate; 11. Getting Off on the Right Foot: Project Needs to Keep in Mind; 12. Keeping on Track: Maintaining Control; 13. The Close-Down Phase: Wrapping It Up; Appendix A: Useful Implementation Tools; Appendix B: A Guide to Effective; Meetings; Notes; Glossary