This booklet provides a succinct guide to effective management procedures, including whether and how to take on projects, estimation of costs prior to project bids, project management tools, case studies, and practical exercises for staff development activities. Chapter 1 investigates why institutions take on projects, issues involved, benefits projects bring, and importance of initial project management. Chapter 2 highlights the need for effective estimation of costs prior to submitting the project bid and discusses the need to include objective performance criteria in bids to assess the success of the project. Chapter 3 explores issues related to time management and the formation of project teams and identifies the concept of "single point accountability" and some benefits. Chapter 4 identifies project management software available and points to websites that have evaluation copies available to download. It provides an overview of the PRINCE (PRINCE 2) project management standard and links to related Web sites. Chapter 5 provides six case studies that highlight the positive effects that small-scale projects can have on education and training institutions. Chapter 6 contains practical activities that can be used by individuals to reinforce the information in each chapter or as staff development activities. (YLB)