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chapter one
Completing the Project Life Cycle
The discipline of Project Management has evolved from its Industrial
Engineering roots to a place of prominence in most modern organiza-
tions. No longer a skill used only to construct impressive buildings or
enhance the efciency of assembly lines, professionals of all walks must
adopt a repeatable process to transform organizational visions into real
products and services.
The fact that you are reading this book suggests that you work in such
an organization. In all likelihood, you are familiar with or even helped
construct a formal repetitive framework for Project Management. This
methodology i