HBR guide to project management / Loren Gary [y otros trece].

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1. The four phases of project management ; 2. The cast of characters ; Phase 1: Planning ; 3. A written charter ; 4. Dealing with a project's "Fuzzy front end" ; 5. Performing a project premortem ; 6. Will project creep cost you or create value ; Phase 2: Build-up ; 7. Setting priorities before starting your project ; 8. Boots productivity with time-boxing ; 9. Scheduling the work ; 10. HBR case study: a rush to failure? ; 11. Getting your project off on the right foot ; 12. The discipline of teams ; Phase 3: Implementation ; 13. Effective project meetings ; 14. The adaptive approach to project management ; 15. Why good projects fail anyway ; 16. Monitoring and controlling your project ; 17. Managing people problems on your team ; 18. The tools of cooperation and change ; 19. Don't throw good money (or time) after bad ; Phase 4: Closeout ; 20. Hamding off authority and control ; 21. Capturing lessons learned.

How do you rein in the scope of your project when you've got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention? Whether you're managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future projects go even more smoothly. The HBR Guide to Project Management will help you: Build a strong, focused team, break major objectives into manageable tasks, create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control monitor progress toward your goals, manage stakeholders' expectations, wrap up your project and gauge its success. Contraportada.