Business by Projects is written for people working in and on projects. Its ambition is to cover the gamut from the simple, everyday project to the enormously complex research and development project involving many people and diverse interested parties.The book focuses on:* project preparations and planning* project organization and execution* project management in generalIt is aimed at the Bachelor and Master level students, but should be of great use to consultants and hands-on officials in the public and private sectors as well.Professor Svein Arne Jessen has a Ph.D. in project management from the University of Southern California, USA, and Henley, UK. He has a second Ph.D. from the University of Bergen, Norway. His work experiences range from the computer business and transport studies to several years as company advisor at Hartmark-Iras. Today he is professor at the Norwegian School of Management BI and lectures at universities in Asia (China) and Europe (France, UK). He has worked on projects not only in Norway but also in Asia, Africa and Central-America.