Abstract
People have been undertaking projects since the earliest days of organized human activity. The hunting parties of our prehistoric ancestors were projects. Large complex projects such as the pyramids and the Great Wall of China were also projects. Even something as simple as creating a dinner is considered a project. We use the term "project" frequently in our daily conversations. This book covers the basics of project management. This includes the process of initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout that all projects share.
The primary purpose of this text is to provide an open source textbook that covers most project management courses. The material in the textbook was obtained from a variety of sources. All the sources are found in the reference section at the end of each chapter. I expect, with time, the book will grow with more information and more examples.
自从有组织的人类活动早期起, 人们就开始在进行项 目。 我们史前祖先的狩猎派对属于项目， 筑造金字塔 和中国长城等大型复杂工程也属于项目， 即便是做一 顿晚餐这样简单的事情也被认为是一个项目。
项目管理的运用就如同学习烹饪。很多人懂得做 饭，但并非人人也煮得一手好菜。烹饪的基础虽然是 简单但是要煮得上乘，必须要经过多次实践并反复练 习才能得到理想的效果。项目管理与之亦然。
我们在日常对话中经常使用“项目” 一词。 本书涵盖 了项目管理的基础知识。 这包括所有项目共享的启 动、 计划、 执行、 控制和收尾过程。
对于高级行政管理人员，管理项目组合像放风筝一 般。如果只是放一个风筝的可以很轻松。但是同一时 间你要管理多个风筝在天上的时候，你有没有方法和 窍门让他们好好的飞在天上？
本书的主要目的是提供涵盖大多数项目管理课程的 开源教科书而教材中所涉资料均从多方资源获取 。所 有资源都可以在每章末尾的参考部分中找到。 希望随着时间的推移, 这本书会随着增加并修正相关信息和并 并列举相应例子而得到完善。
This work is a translation into 简体中文版 Simplified Chinese and 繁體中文版 Traditional Chinese, adapted from Project Management (2nd ed.) by Adrienne Watt, which may be downloaded for free from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection https://collection.bccampus.ca/textbook/qG6YTBiy/.