A bestselling guide to managing projects.  For any professional responsible for coordinating projects among different departments, executive levels, or projects with technical complexity, this book clearly explains how to do it on time and on budget.  From finding the right sponsor to clarifying objectives to setting a realistic schedule and budget projections, this book will help everyone better manage the relationships and process needed to get the project done.  This fourth edition is updated to reflect changes in the business environment in the past few years including: A new chapter on Software and IT projects, includes agile techniques (common problems and strategies for applying project management principles) The Project Management Institutes Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th Edition, was released in late 2008; The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management will be updated to stay aligned with this document Microsoft Project 2010/Project 2012 updates and references to Microsoft Project tutorials in the scheduling chapters or control chapters More downloadable forms