Project Management

The goal of this book is to provide the skills for science and engineer-ing to meet the challenges of their future careers whether they be in academia industry or as an entrepreneur. Irrespective of your future career in science and engineering you will be involved in projects and an awareness of the factors that enable a successful project is important for all team members. It should be recog-nized that the topics included in the book are not limited to scientists and engineers they are useful for people in any careers. This course is not aimed at making you a certified project manager but to provide the skills that will allow you to be a more effective project team member and also when you are dragged screaming and kicking into the role of accidental project manager.