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AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPrefacePart 1: IntroductionChapter 1: Project Management: A Platform for InnovationChapter 2: Project Leadership: People Before ProcessChapter 3: Foundation Principles of Project ManagementChapter 4: Agile and Waterfall: Choose a Development ProcessPart 2: Defining the ProjectChapter 5: Project Initiation: Turn a Problem or Opportunity into a Business CaseChapter 6: Engage Your Stakeholders and Win Their CooperationChapter 7: Write the Rules: Manage Expectations and Define SuccessPart 3: The Planning ProcessChapter 8: Risk Management: Minimize the Threats to Your ProjectChapter 9: A Work Breakdown Structure Makes a Project ManageableChapter 10: Realistic SchedulingChapter 11: Manage Agile Development with ScrumChapter 12: The Art and Science of Accurate EstimatingChapter 13: Balance the Trade-Off Between Cost, Schedule, and ScopeChapter 14: Manage Media and Entertainment Projects: Insights from Creative ProjectsPart 4: Controlling the ProjectChapter 15: Build a High-Performance Project TeamChapter 16: Communicate with Project StakeholdersChapter 17: Change Management: Engage Your Stakeholders to Maximize ValueChapter 18: Control Scope to Deliver ValueChapter 19: Measure ProgressChapter 20: Solve Common Project ProblemsPart 5: Advancing Your Practice of Project ManagementChapter 21: Enterprise Project Management: Align Projects with StrategyChapter 22: Requirements: Describe the Solution TargetChapter 23: Use the Quality Discipline to Hit the TargetChapter 24: Pass the PMP ExamAppendix A: The Detailed Planning ModelAppendix B: Forms Available OnlineNotesIndex