Chapter 1

Introduction

There are some great project managers out there who are using the wrong tools.
J. Chris White

This book is written for project managers who have

  • Been involved with large and complex projects (e.g., lasting many months or years, involving many resources, involving large budgets);
  • Managed several projects that have been late, over budget, or both, even with the best intentions and best efforts of the project manager and the project team;
  • Been given a start date and end date by upper management and told to make a project plan that fits in that timeline, no matter what;
  • Established initial baseline project plans that became obsolete immediately after they were launched;
  • Experienced frustration with current project planning ...

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