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Webster, Francis Marion.

PM 101: according to the Olde Curmudgeon : an introduction to the basic concepts of modern project management / Francis M. Webster, Jr.

p. cm.

Revised and expanded articles which first appeared as “PM 101” in PM network, the Institute's journal, with additional chapters written for this volume.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1-880410-55-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Industrial project management. I. Project Management Institute. II. Title. HD69.P75W425 2000

658.4′04 – – dc21 99–41261 CIP

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