Foreword

Through team work, ordinary people can produce extraordinary results. They can lift things that come into their hands a little higher; a little further on toward the heights of excellence.

—Henry Ford

Today, most businesses face the challenges of tough global competition, economic uncertainties, and limited access to personnel with the appropriate mix of skills, experiences, and cultural diversity to complete projects successfully. Their survival and growth in this competitive marketplace will depend on how effectively they manage their people, not just individually, but in teams—the backbone of project management. It is well recognized that teamwork leads to higher performance, especially when projects require agility, multidisciplinary ...

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