Project Skills

1	Real-world projectmanagement

Why is this book different?

The subject of project management has developed over the years into a fairly precise set of techniques, definitions and practices that are applicable to running projects. Full-time project managers with a number of years of experience understand these practices and endeavour to apply them when managing their projects. Unfortunately, many projects are managed by people who have been thrust into the project management role as well as continuing with their day-to-day activities. After being sent on a project management course by their organization, the expectation is that they can deliver the project objectives with their newly gained knowledge. It is not surprising that several recent ...