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Essential Elements for Any Successful Project

In this chapter, we continue the accelerated learning approach started in the previous chapter. Anytime you are learning a new skill set, especially one that is as broad as project management, one of the most effective ways to reduce your learning curve and focus your mental energies is to understand what successful people do in the field and, equally important, understand what not to do.

With this philosophy in mind, we take a step up in this chapter and look ...

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