Companies are discovering the benefit of running projects efficiently; the need for skilled project managers is increasing. Project management course offerings at universities are on the rise and instructors are searching for a concise text to cover the material. Many of the current books dealing with subject get bogged down in the minutia of various methodologies and, in doing so, obscure the core body of knowledge needed by project managers in order to be effective. The result in most cases is an inflated book that is too expensive and difficult to comprehend.

Project Management for Professionals is designed to convey the needed information comprehensively but with a minimum of embellishments. As a companion to the PMBOK, it will allow the student of project management to understand the concepts needed in today's business environment. Project Management for Professionals is based on the established practices in project management and supported by three distinct real-world scenarios: a construction project, an IT development project, and an engineer-to-order project. Project phases match PMI methodology, and terms and techniques are written to show the true meaning and need of the methodology.