Table of Contents

Planning the Project * Introduction; First Things First: What Is a Project? What is Project Management? * Defining the Project: The Project Overview * Specifying the Project * Sequencing the Project Activities * Writing the Project Proposal Implementing the Project * Organizing the Project Team * Assigning Work Packages * Managing People and Project Relationships * Maintaining the Project Schedule * Closing the Project Project Management for the 21st Century * Contemporary Issues in Project Management * Project Management Software

About the Author

Robert K. Wysocki is president of EII, Inc., a project-management consulting practice specializing in methodology development and team effectiveness. With over thirty-five years of project management and skills training experience, he is co-author of several books in the field. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. James P. Lewis is founder of the Lewis Institute, Inc., and is a consultant specializing in project management. The author of six books on project management, he lives in Vinton, Virginia.