David I. Cleland is Professor Emeritus in the School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute and has received PMI's Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award three times. He is often described as the "Father of Project Management" and has been honored through the establishment of the annual David I. Cleland Excellence in Project Management Literature Award sponsored by PMI. He is the author or editor of thirty-six books in the fields of project and engineering management. His current research interests are in the evolution of project management and the strategic context of projects in the management of enterprises.William R. King is the editor of Project Management Handbook, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

• Partial table of contents: OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AND MATRIX MANAGEMENT. Managing Project Interfaces--Key Points for Project Success (P.Morris). THE PROJECT ORGANIZATION. Organizing the Project Office and Project Team: Duties of ProjectParticipants (R. Archibald). ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Selecting Projects that Maximize Profits (W. Souder). LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT. Life-Cycle Management (W. King & D. Cleland). PROJECT PLANNING. Project Stakeholder Management (D. Cleland). Pricing Out the Work (H. Kerzner). PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. The Legal Standards for Prudent and Efficient Project Management(R. Speck). PROJECT CONTROL. Development and Implementation of Project Management Systems (J.Tuman). BEHAVIORAL DIMENSIONS AND TEAMWORK IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Teamwork -Key to Managing Change (T. Miller). THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Health Project Management in an Occupational Setting (L. Leviton& G. MacLeod). Index.