title: Tools from the implementation workbench: a project manager's survival kit.
abstract: Change rarely comes easy. There are frequently obstacles of various shapes and sizes throughout the implementation process, and in order to ensure success a project manager must have the right tools and know how to use them. Just as craftspeople master the tools of their trade, so too must project managers--not only if they are to succeed but also if they are to survive. This article focuses on the "how to"--the skill set needed to be a successful project manager. It describes the project management process and reviews some basic but invaluable tools.
authors.affiliation: BDM-Largotim, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams / Q000592:standards*; D007857:Leadership; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States