Amazon.com description: Product Description: Project management presents special challenges--a project's got to be done on time, and within budget. Updated with new information on ethics and management, this short course provides professionals with a detailed overview of every phase of the management of a project, from drawing up first plans to implementing the phase-out plan. Addresses the whole life cycle of a project, including negotiating the contract, budgeting, making procurement decisions, supervising operations, and assuring quality control. Includes discussion of Gannt charts, milestone charts, PERT, LOB, input-output control methods, and more.