The important topics covered in this book include project management and organizations, project and product life cycle, project management processes, and project management knowledge areas. Compared with available texts on project management, the perspective of this book is global project management. The book is written in simple language, provides up-to-date coverage of its topics. This book is useful for undergrad and graduate students, professionals, and anyone looking to gain a solid foundation to continue their learning of the discipline of project management.