Emphasizing the "people" side of project management, this welcome guide shows you how to accomplish project goals while continuously dealing with ambiguity, change, and time pressures all along the way. Packed with easy-to-understand principles, tools, and techniques, Project Management Practitioner's Handbook delivers the know-how that lets you steer any type of project, in any industry, to exactly the right outcome. At the end of most chapters, you'll find a list of "Questions for Getting Started" that will help you to identify what steps you need to take - and what resources you may already have in place - to accomplish the project segment presented in that chapter. Project Management Practitioner's Handbook is an A-to-Z resource that gives all managers practical, step-by-step access to the experience and insight of professional project managers. It will be of enormous value to executives and consultants in all spheres of business.