TABLE OF CONTENTS 
The first Initiating phase starts with the concepts of project management. The first step is making sure every reader is clear on these concepts. Many concepts in this chapter are taken straight from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ), 2004 Edition.
After reading this chapter you will:
be aware of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK )
understand how projects relate to integrated program schedules and portfolios
understand a schedule as a model of the real world project
be able to recognize and analyze the driving forces in projects
be able to determine the purpose of a schedule you are about to create
know what project management software can do for you
Nob is in agony when Bob enters his cubicle. "What's wrong?" Bob asks. Nob perks up when Bob shows this interest and quickly assesses Bob as a possible source to help relieve some of his work pressures. Nob explains: "I was busy entering my estimates. I tried entering a work estimate of 20 person days here in the Work field, but when I do that MS Project changes the duration of the five-day task to ten days. I have just been fighting with the tool for hours. Why can't it just do what I want it to?"
Bob sits down and says: "Let's see what is going on. Did you want to enter 20 days of...
