The Advanced Project Management Memory Jogger

While the original GOAL/QPC Project Management Memory Jogger is your best source for projects at the individual or team level, The Advanced Project Management Memory Jogger is effective in assisting project management efforts at the organizational or strategic level.
This book will expand the experienced project professional's knowledge of the core concepts in project management, such as scheduling, risk, team building, communication and negotiation skills, and project control.

It also introduces more specialized and/or advanced concepts, such as reviewing performance variances and indices, creating a project management office, and tracking earned value.

Table of Contents

Building a Project Management Infrastructure
- Providing Strategic Support to the Project Manager
- Providing Management Support to the Project Manager
- Providing Political Support to the Project Manager
- Adopting a Project Management Methodology
- Implementing Project Management Offices

Managing Your Project and Program Portfolio
- Identifying Projects
- Defining Project Categories
- Developing Project Selection Criteria
- Selecting and Prioritizing Projects
- Finalizing the Portfolio
- Monitoring Project and Portfolio Performance
- Updating the Portfolio

Tailoring Project Management to Your Project
- Determining Your Customers' Needs
- Defining Success for Your Project
- Adapting Project Management to Your Project

Refining Your Project's Scope
- Creating a Deliverables Table
- Elaborating the Work Breakdown Structure
- Controlling Project Scope Changes

Scheduling
- Getting Started
- Creating the Deliverables Schedule
- Determining Schedule Contingency
- Establishing a Valid Schedule Baseline
- Managing the Project Schedule During Execution

Managing Project Risk
- Establishing Risk Limits
- Identifying Project Risks
- Analyzing Project Risks
- Completing the Risk Register
- Developing Risk Response Plans

Controlling Project Progress
- Creating a Performance Measurement Baseline
- Reviewing Performance Variances
- Reviewing Performance Indices
- Developing a Forecast
- Taking Preventive and Corrective Actions
- Establishing New Baselines for the Project

Improving Team Communication
- Delivering Information Effectively
- Effective Listening
- Active Listening
- Giving Constructive Feedback
- Receiving Feedback

Conducting Negotiations and Resolving Conflict
- Negotiating for Mutual Benefit
- Resolving Conflict

Applying Effective Leadership to Projects
- Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence
- Choosing an Appropriate Leadership Style
- Dealing with Organizational Change
- Holding Effective Project Team Meetings