Project management defined. Project management can be seen as a collection of tools and techniques that enable the creation of an asset over a period of time. It is the process necessary to go from the idea of a product or asset to its creation. In particular it concerns the management of time, cost and quality and, most importantly, people. 

Project management skills, technical vs. people-based. Few resources discuss the importance of behavioral science to project management in depth, although many texts refer to how important it is to consider.  PMI says that 90% of a Project Manager's job is communication.  Projects succeed and fail based on what happens behaviorally, not technically.

It is for this reason that the book "Managing Projects Well" was written by Steve Bender.

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We advocate the following professional organizations. The Project Management Institute (PMI) offers professional project managing certification as a PMP (Professional Management Professional). The Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) offers professional certification as a software analyst CSQA (Certified Software Quality Analyst), tester CSTE (Certified Software Tester), and project manager of software, CSPM (Certified Software Project Management). Steve Bender is certified as a PMP and CSQA.

For more information about how to achieve certification in these areas or to review the resources available on their sites, visit them at: