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\n[http://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8678fbae-6724-454c-a796-3c666](http://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8678fbae-6724-454c-a796-3c666)[ ](http://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8678fbae-6724-454c-a796-3c666)[7d826be&contributor=&keyword=&subject=](7d826be&contributor=&keyword=&subject=)  \nContents  \nIntroduction ................................................................................................................... 1  \nPreface ............................................................................................................................2  \nAbout the Book ..............................................................................................................3  \nChapter 1 Project Management: Past and Present ....................................................5  \n1.1 Careers Using Project Management Skills ......................................................................5  \n1.2 Business Owners ...............................................................................................................5  \nExample: Restaurant Owner/Manager ..........................................................................6  \n1.2.1 Outsourcing Services ..............................................................................................7  \nExample: Construction Managers ..........................................................................8  \n1.3 Creative Services ................................................................................................................9  \nExample: Graphic Artists ...............................................................................................10  \n1.4 Educators ..........................................................................................................................10  \nExample: Teachers .........................................................................................................11  \n1.5 Engineers ..........................................................................................................................11  \n1.6 Health Care........................................................................................................................12  \nExample: Radiology Technologists ..............................................................................13  \nExample: Nurses ............................................................................................................14  \n1.7 Paralegal ...........................................................................................................................14  \n1.8 Software developer .........................................................................................................15  \n1.9 Science Technicians .........................................................................................................15  \n1.10 History..............................................................................................................................16  \n1.11 Attribution ......................................................................................................................19  \nChapter 2 Project Management Overview ................................................................20  \n2.1 Project Attributes .............................................................................................................20  \n2.2 Definition of a Project .....................................................................................................21  \n2.3 Project Characteristics ....................................................................................................21  \n2.4 The Process of Project Management .............................................................................22  \n2.5 Project 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