A Survival Guide for Project Managers, Second Edition

Part One. Human Skills and Technical Tools

Introduction to Part One

Project management is a specialized approach to managing today’s business, yet most project managers are people who have never had any training, other than on-the-job training, about the art and science of project management. So mistakes are perpetuated, and a concept that came into being specifically to solve the problems of inefficient management itself becomes just another inefficient management concept.

This book is intended to provide the new project managers or project team members with a fundamental understanding of project management essentials. These essentials are explained and discussed in Part One. Part Two discusses the phases of a project’s life, and how and when to ...