Who is The Manual of Project Management designed for?

This Manual was designed for the following individuals:

	aspiring project managers-to-be;
	existing project managers who want a refresher or to update their knowledge; and
	interested persons who may want to develop and manage a significant personal (e.g., a house addition or new cottage design / construction) or professional project.

The basis for this manual was a series of public and private sector workshops and a university course (at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada). Readers can be "project managers-to-be" or interested individuals who have very little or no experience in managing projects, but are intending to move into or are interested in the area of project management. Some readers may have responsibility for running projects and want to do a more effective job as a project team member.

Why was The Manual of Project Management designed?

In an era of "trying to do more with less", it is essential for the survival of many organizations and the cost-effective delivery of public sector programs to properly utilize project management principles. Most projects of reasonable complexity are ill-defined and ineffectively managed.

Emphasis will be on enhancing the individual manager's ability to achieve project goals with limited resources amidst changing business environments. We will explore how to maximize your contribution to any project team you participate on.

Although this Manual focusses on the fundamentals of project management and only involves elementary mathematical concepts (that is, graphing, and addition / subtraction / division / multiplication), nevertheless, it is a rigorous treatment of the specialty of project management. Each concept and technique builds upon the previous information, so it is vital to complete all the assigned readings and master the previous concepts and their application. You will find this Manual extremely practical. It is a common misconception for individuals to imply that the examples given outside their specialty area, in some cases, are not relevant for their own practice. The reason is that project management principles and methodologies have a wide application both to many of our home projects as well as to your professional career, since so many organizations have adopted a project orientation to the delivery of many of their products / services.

View the Table of Contents of The Manual of Project Management: Performance Under Pressure™ here.