The components of effective project management -- Conceiving projects -- Project roles and responsibilities -- Project organisation and resource management -- Planning : risks and rewards -- Planning : quality -- Planning : time and cost -- Initiating projects -- Project delivery -- Support and assurance -- Project closure and beyond -- Embedding effective project management.

Project management is too often considered to be work done only by those called ""project managers"". Responsibility is delegated to individuals who struggle against sometimes impossible odds to bring about a successful outcome. This guide describes how to manage a project and how to ensure that the whole organisation can contribute to its success.