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Project Management Manual
PLANNING & MANAGING
PROJECTS
PLAN
THE
PROJECT
TRACK & MANAGE
THE
PROJECT
DEFINE & ORGANIZE
THE
PROJECT
3.1
COLLECT
STATUS
2.4
OPTIMIZE
TRADEOFFS
2.2
DEVELOP
SCHEDULE
3.2
PLAN & TAKE
ADAPTIVE
ACTION
2.1
DEVELOP THE
WORK
BREAKDOWN
STRUCTURE
2.3
ANALYZE
RESOURCES
2.5
DEVELOP
RISK
MANAGEMENT
PLANS
3.3
CLOSE OUT
THE PROJECT
1.1
ESTABLISH THE
PROJECT
ORGANIZATION
1.2
DEFINE THE
PROJECT
PARAMETERS
1.3
PLAN THE
PROJECT
FRAMEWORK
1.4
ASSEMBLE
THE PROJECT
DEFINITION
DOCUMENT
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Table of Contents
Page
A Brief History of Project Management......................................................................... 3
The Emerging Importance of Projects............................................................................3
Project Management Process Overview ........................................................................4
Project Management Process Model (Figure 1) ............................................................6
1. DEFINE AND ORGANIZE THE PROJECT
1.1 Establish the Project Organization........................................................... 8
Project Team Roster (Figure 2) ...............