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10 Chapter 1 Establishing Project Management Fundamentals FIGURE 1.1 Project management process groups Key Project Management Skills When this autho

Key Project Management Skills 11 The four cornerstone skills, known as “soft” skills, are the most important set of skills you have as a project mana

12 Chapter 1 Establishing Project Management Fundamentals Project management has matured from the tactical to the strategic. It still requires tacti

Key Project Management Skills13to ask. Ask your team members. Ask your stakeholders. Ask questions such as these: Do you know the goal of this project

14Chapter 1Establishing Project Management FundamentalsMake certain you define terms that are not familiar to the receiver.Leave negative emotions

Key Project Management Skills15FIGURE 1.2 Lines of communicationAs you can see, the more participants you have, the harder you’ll have to work to make

16Chapter 1Establishing Project Management FundamentalsNegotiating and Problem-Solving SkillsNegotiating and problem-solving skills make up another f

Key Project Management Skills17Forcing Forcing is just as it sounds. One person forces a solution on the other parties. This typically occurs when one

18Chapter 1Establishing Project Management FundamentalsProject Scope Management Project Scope Management is concerned with defining the work of the p

Key Project Management Skills19both positive and negative, that may impact the project. This means minimizing the probabil-ity and impact of negative

This chapter will start us off with the fundamentals of project management. We want to make sure that your understanding of project management is in

20Chapter 1Establishing Project Management Fundamentalsschedule time to perform these functions, they may not happen. And talking to your team member

Key Project Management Skills21As you will discover later, using portal software such as Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) or SharePoint Portal Server

22Chapter 1Establishing Project Management FundamentalsProfessional ResponsibilityCertified project managers are required to adhere to a code of prof

What Is a Project? 3 If you’re thinking about taking the PMP exam offered through PMI, be sure to get a copy of Kim Heldman’s PMP Project Management

4 Chapter 1 Establishing Project Management Fundamentals The purpose of a project is to meet its goal and conclude. The purpose of ongoing operatio

What Is a Project? 5 How Projects Come About The authors have over 40 years combined experience working on or managing projects. It never ceases to a

6 Chapter 1 Establishing Project Management Fundamentals Business needs Business needs such as improving efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing

What Is a Project? 7 Executing Monitoring and Controlling ClosingA number of individual processes collectively make up each group. For example, th

8 Chapter 1 Establishing Project Management Fundamentals Defining project activities Developing a project schedule Determining resource needs, sk

What Is a Project? 9 Closing The Closing process group brings a formal, orderly end to the project. In this group, final acceptance of the project oc