The author, a project management trainer, discusses the practicalities of a variety of project management tools and processes to all variety of IT projects including hardware, software, and systems integration. Practical strategies are provided on such themes as work breakdown structure; project life cycle versus project life cycle; organizing project teams; identifying and managing risk; monitoring project progress using earned value; rapid development techniques; and closing and completing the project. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)