CHAPTER 1

Project Management Concepts

Often you hear the words project management in conjunction with the phrase “on time and on budget.” Achieving results on time and within the allocated budget is a major requirement of any project. To manage a major project in that way means a lot of people did a lot of things right. It is never “magic,” however. It is the result of managerial wisdom, discipline, and skill. Here are some of the fundamentals of project management that many people never see. It is important that the project manager and team:

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