50 Minute: Retaining Your Employees

Developed as a discipline in the early days of the U.S space program, project management has expanded rapidly into government, the military, and industry. Project management brings together the critical elements of skilled, talented people with the facilities, tools, equipment, and the information systems, techniques, and finance needed for completion of a project. Project management, when it works well, effectively allocates people and resources within deadlines and other limitations. Whether you are managing a construction project or software development, office relocation or a class reunion, your project will run more smoothly using the tools in PROJECT MANAGEMENT. The ideas in this book show you how to use the basics of project planning and tracking and how to combine them with the negotiating skills needed to succeed at project management.