Dr Ofer Zwikael, PMP is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. He is the recipient of the 2008 International Project Management Association's Outstanding Research Contributions Award. John Smyrk is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. For many years he has shared his time between academia and his consulting practice which provides project management services to business and government.

• 1. Projects: An Executive Context.- 2. The Input-Transform-Outcome (ITO) Model of a Project.- 3. Achieving Success in Projects.- 4. The Project Environment.- 5. Starting a New Project.- 6. Planning a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 7. Executing a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 8. Realising Outcomes from a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.

Dr Ofer Zwikael, PMP is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. He is the recipient of the 2008 International Project Management Association's Outstanding Research Contributions Award. John Smyrk is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. For many years he has shared his time between academia and his consulting practice which provides project management services to business and government.

• 1. Projects: An Executive Context.- 2. The Input-Transform-Outcome (ITO) Model of a Project.- 3. Achieving Success in Projects.- 4. The Project Environment.- 5. Starting a New Project.- 6. Planning a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 7. Executing a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 8. Realising Outcomes from a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.

Dr Ofer Zwikael, PMP is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. He is the recipient of the 2008 International Project Management Association's Outstanding Research Contributions Award. John Smyrk is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University's Research School of Business, Canberra, Australia. For many years he has shared his time between academia and his consulting practice which provides project management services to business and government.

• 1. Projects: An Executive Context.- 2. The Input-Transform-Outcome (ITO) Model of a Project.- 3. Achieving Success in Projects.- 4. The Project Environment.- 5. Starting a New Project.- 6. Planning a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 7. Executing a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.- 8. Realising Outcomes from a Project: The Roles of the Key Players.