Managing Projects in Organizations

J. DAVIDSON FRAME is professor of management science at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he is also founder and director of The International Center for Project Management Excellence, an industry-sponsored research group. Frame has conducted training in project management for thousands of professionals worldwide, including those at NCR/AT&T, Citicorp, and for government agencies such as Fannie Mae. He is the author of The New Project Management (Jossey-Bass, 1994).

Understanding the process of managing projects; how the realities of organizational life affect projects; capable people - the heart of every project; structuring project teams and building cohesiveness; making certain a project is based on a clear need; specifying what the project should accomplish; keeping the project on course - tools and techniques for planning and control; handling special problems and complex projects; achieving results - the key to success as a project manager.