Making Things Happen

1: A brief history of project management (and why you should care)
2: The truth about schedules
3: How to figure out what to do
4: Writing the good vision
5: Where ideas come from
6: What to do with ideas once you have them
7: Writing good specifications
8: How to make good decisions
9: Communication and relationships
10: How not to annoy people: process, email, and meetings
11: What to do when things go wrong
12: Why leadership is based on trust
13: Making things happen
14: Middle-game strategy
15: End-game strategy
16: Power and politics

Appendix : A guide for discussion groups