Copyright

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Project Management, Second Edition

Copyright © 2009 by Que Publishing

All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3821-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Horine, Greg.
 Absolute beginner’s guide to project management / Greg Horine. -- 2nd ed.
     p. cm.
 Includes index.
 ISBN 978-0-7897-3821-9
 1. Project management.  I. Title.
 HD69.P75H67 2009
 658.4'04--dc22
                                  2008052475

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing: January 2009

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to the “students” that I constantly visualized in my mind as I developed this book—the bright and caring family that surround my life, including my wife, parents, siblings, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.

This book is also dedicated to the parents, families, practitioners, and researchers who are diligently fighting to rescue children from autism spectrum and bipolar disorders.

This book is dedicated to my key inspirational sources: my incredible wife, Mayme (I still wake-up everyday with a smile in my heart knowing I am married to her), and my “fabulous five” children: Michael, Victoria, Alex, Luke, and Elayna (each one is a hero to me).