Drawing on hands-on management experience at some of the country's leading corporations, the authors' revolutionary process revolves around four key elements: learning project management vocabulary; creating effective project management teams; understanding the project cycle; and the key management elements needed to make project management a success. Featuring a new CD-ROM with an interactive version of the process model, this updated edition incorporates the latest thinking, tools, and techniques in the field as well as revised graphics, illustrations, and exercises. (text from the publisher)