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To maximize the benefits of this book, familiarity with basic project management concepts and terminologies is assumed. This book is intended for individuals with a project management background who are interested in leveraging SharePoint on their projects.
Furthermore, it is ideal that you have an existing SharePoint environment (SharePoint Foundation or SharePoint Server) where you can practice and apply the techniques that you will learn. If you are not sure about this, ask your IT/IS department these two questions:
Am I a member of an existing SharePoint site?
Am I allowed to create SharePoint subsites?
If the answer to both questions is yes, you are in good shape. If the answer to either or both questions is no, I suggest you ask for appropriate SharePoint access or rely on external SharePoint hosting vendors such as Office 365.