The book reads like a mediocre project plan; the Mr. Murch attempts to enumerate all aspects of project management, but provides no personal insight. Showing a complete lack of orginality, the writer accompanies the lists with common, useless fillers. ATTENTION MANAGEMENT BOOK WRITERS: The world does not need another two pages on Maslow.Granted, the book has thorough lists of tasks involved in the Software Development Lifecyle. Keep in mind, however, that the book doesn't really explain HOW to do any of the tasks. If you're looking for a clue on how you can avoid another behind-schedule, over-budget fiasco, look elsewhere.