This thorough and well-organized book explains the principles of project management using a step-by-step methodology and is written in an approachable and student-friendly style. It covers every stage of project management, including beginning, planning, carrying out, overseeing, and wrapping up. The book includes case studies that demonstrate how software packages can be utilised to better plan, schedule, monitor, and control projects. An effort has been made throughout the book to achieve a balance between theoretical inputs and their applications to real-world issues. The book is primarily intended for management undergraduate and graduate students, but engineering students will also find it interesting. Additionally, working professionals will find the book to be very useful. KEY COMPONENTS: complies with the majority of university curricula.