Leading Project Teams

Leading Project Teams assumes little to no knowledge of project management and quickly leads the reader through the fundamentals including:

* How to start any project by establishing its basic direction, objectives, and deliverables; identifying key project stakeholders, and developing initial estimates of project needs.

* How to break down project work into assignable tasks and organize the project to establish command and control.

* How to estimate the work, resource, cost, and time requirements of any project.

* How to schedule project work with a focus on developing and using Gantt or bar charts.

* How to construct, develop, and lead project teams through the project’s life cycle.

* How to identify and work with a wide range of project stakeholders and develop the project leader’s social capital.

* How to identify and address the role expectations others have of all project leaders.

* How to write tight, clear project reports that meet the needs of decision makers and other key readers.

ISBN : 1412909473, Author : Cobb, Publisher : SAGE - 2006, Dimensions : 22.4 x 14 x 1 cm , Paperback : 184 pages