Project Planning In Context©: An Introduction to High-level Project Planning and Management The In Context Project Planning process discussed in this course and the accompanying E-book is the result of studying the most useful aspects of the wide range of project planning resources available. The primary advantage of using this process is that no special equipment or expensive training is required. Rather, changing your own thinking and learning to follow a simple process can make project planning a joy (or at least more enjoyable) rather than a modern form of torture. Vertical Thinking for Serious Planning Project management skills are essential for project managers, and any other managers who are responsible for complex activities and tasks, where different outcomes are possible, requiring planning, assessing options, and organizing activities and resources to deliver a result. Projects come in all shapes and sizes, from the small and straight-forward to extremely large and highly complex. Project management can be concerned with anything: people, products, services, materials, production, IT and communications, plant and equipment, storage, distribution, logistics, buildings and premises, staffing and management, finance, administration, acquisition, divestment, purchasing, sales, selling, marketing, human resources, training, culture, customer service and relations, quality, health and safety, legal, technical and scientific, new product development, new business development; and in any combination. This course will show you the fundamental steps to be followed in planning your small- to medium-sized project. It covers Brainstorming, Affinity Diagrams, Gantt Charts, Critical Path Analysis, and more. Learn more about Productivity in Context by visiting the Blog [link]