The ability to manage projects efficiently can be a significant contribution to a firm's success. In the everchanging marketplace, time to market, customer value, resource optimization, and many other key performance indicators (KPI's) are essential measurements. Project management can be the standard tool for technical and non-technical professionals to work in unison towards a common goal of creating extraordinary value for customers.A Practical Project Management Guide For Technical & Nontechnical Professionals provides a hands-on, step-by-step project management method for new product development, product modifications, improvements, and upgrades. The real-world approach should be beneficial for technical and non-technical project managers and other professionals. Using this step-by-step approach, technical and non-technical personnel can have a common set of tools and techniques from project initiation to project closure. Further, using these tools will encourage all team members to engage in open and transparent dialogues conducive to developing high-performing project teams.