This book combines the theoretical knowledge of project management with practical tools, interviews with professional project managers, and shows how project management is applied to a real-life, running example. It provides a structured approach to get real projects successfully done. 15 project management steps are outlined, that will help you to avoid the major pitfalls and get it done – from initiating a project all the way until closing. Authors: Robin Morawetz Lukas Mohs Lucas Thielmann Sabine Schaefer Simon Schäfer Nico-Alexei Hein Markus Schleker Tim Schneider Tobias Kahse Janosch Frank Franz Flintzer About Janosch Frank: Janosch is a student at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Germany, studying Applied Computer Science and graduating in 2015. In his two years of work experience for Hewlett-Packard he has been working in the area of software development. Project management within the software development is one of his special interests and part of his daily work as he works on software development projects and supports international development teams.