Project management -- Habit # 1 : foster and nurture a shared project vision -- Habit # 2 : Translate the project vision into coherent requirements -- Habit # 3 : Build an integrated plan for accomplishing the vision -- Habit # 4 : Continually monitor performance against the plan -- Habit # 5 : Acknowledge and accommodate both uncertainty and ignorance -- Habit # 6 : Embrace but control change -- Habit # 7 : Continually act to influence the future -- Habit # 8 : Continually communicate -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Sample project vision statements -- Appendix 2. Sample project review format.

The approach to project management is too often formulaic, describing what should be done, but not describing why those actions are important. This book outlines the what and how of project management, emphasizing why actions matter, the overall intention of the formulaic steps, and the strengths or weakness of various tools and techniques.