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Comment Some recommended reading (Score 3, Insightful) 168

I've been a project manager for a couple of years now. Still have lots to learn. The basics:
- Scope: Define the project and what it's going to deliver.
- Requirements: Define the finish line, what's the product or service your project is going to deliver.
- ONE BUSINESS OWNER/SPONSER: Who has the purse-strings and will sign off on the completion of the project.
- Activities and Milestones: Define what needs to be done and pick off some deliverables on the way to completion, so you can show everyone (and yourself) you're making progress.
- Schedule: Put the activities and milestones on the calendar. Do you have people who can complete those activities and deliver the milestones? (Have you factored in vacation time...?)

Some recommended reading:
Head First PMP--the PMBOK is dry, Head First made it very accessible.
The Art of Project Management, by Scott Berkun--Learned a lot from this book. I come back to it time and again for ideas.
Managing Humans, by Michael Lopp--Enjoyable read, got some good ideas. A lot of the chapters in the book can be found at www.randsinrepose.com

Another recommendation: Get a mentor. Check out the local PMI chapter (www.pmi.org) and see if they have a mentoring program.

Good luck!

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