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Paula Martin & Karen Tate 
Getting Started in Project Management 

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Whether working on an international project for a Fortune 500
company or organizing a family reunion, you need effective project
management to ensure timely and efficient completion of projects.

This helpful guide offers explanations of everything needed to
get started in project management including: how to initiate a
project and lead the project team, how to structure the project and
plan for resources, how to monitor and track the plan, and how to
close out the project. Packed with practical advice, this book
includes tips to increase success, reveals common pitfalls to
avoid, and presents case studies to show and why project management
actually works.

Paula Martin (Torrington, CT) is the CEO of Martin Tate,
a management consulting and training company. She works with
project teams to help them improve performance and has been a
consultant on issues related to improving organization performance
for over ten years.

Karen Tate (Cincinnati, OH) is the President of Martin Tate
and is a Project Management Professional. She has over twenty years
of project management experience and teaches project management to
teams in organizations around the world.
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Table of Content

About the Authors.

Introduction.

Chapter 1. The Basics.

Chapter 2. Initiating a Project.

Chapter 3. Leading the Project Team.

Chapter 4. Kicking Off the Project.

Chapter 5. Planning the Scope.

Chapter 6. Organizing the Project.

Chapter 7. Assessing Risk.

Chapter 8. Developing a Schedule.

Chapter 9. Developing a Budget.

Chapter 10. Assembling the Project Plan.

Chapter 11. Team-Based Tools.

Chapter 12. Executing the Plan.

Chapter 13. Closing Out the Project.

Chapter 14. Summing Up.

Appendix A: Project Leadership Self-Assessment.

Appendix B: Thinking Styles.

Appendix C: Sample Team Contract.

Appendix D: MT Problem Solving Methodology.

Appendix E: Project Management Self-Assessment.

Glossary.

Index.

About the author

PAULA MARTIN is the CEO of Martin Tate, a management consulting and training company. She is the author or coauthor of six books. She works with project teams to help them improve performance and has been a consultant on issues related to improving organization performance for over ten years.

KAREN TATE, PMP, is the President of Martin Tate and is a project management professional. She has over twenty years of project management experience and teaches project management to teams in organizations around the world.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 272 ● ISBN 9780471217565 ● File size 2.1 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2002 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2327627 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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