Project Management at Global Green Books Publishing It can be argued that Global Green Books Publishing struggled because of their lack of focus on project management. While Jim King and Brad Mount were dedicating all their attention and recourses to editing, sales, and marketing, other aspects of the enterprise suffered. It was reflected in their inability to leverage all new employees effectively. The company also experienced problems with meeting schedules of their customers and was often late with product delivery. As a result, some of the textbooks produced by the publisher reached customers two weeks after the beginning of their courses, making them extremely unsatisfied. Another issue was related to the quality of books, which was often poor and required additional time and effort to fix it. The most critical problem of Global Green Books Publishing was its cost structure that was not conducive to efficient budgetary control. Samantha introduced a set of specific solutions that helped the organization manage its mishandled projects and restored the quality of products, thus eliminating the negative consequences of the crisis. She immediately recognized that even though the company tried to innovate, it dealt with projects that had complicated and multi-structural requirements without specific, disciplined methodology. She told the company founders that their approach to project management lacked a project plan and a roadmap. Moreover, considering project management software enhances the human capacity for planning, organizing, and managing resources, the importance of her suggestion to use it for scheduling was hard to overestimate (Powell & Buede 2009). Another invaluable insight provided by Samantha’s analysis of the company’s structure was the suggestion to utilize instruments that would ensure proper communication with stakeholders. It can be argued that the founders’ decision to invite her to join the company in the capacity of a project manager was extremely timely. If I were the company’s project manager, I would have made sure that all possible considerations in managing complicated and multi-faceted projects are covered. To this end, I would have purchased project planning software that would have helped Global Green Books Publishing to discover and track multiple dependencies between some of its activities. It also would have been critical for overcoming the issue of resource leveling and planning. Moreover, scheduling tools that come with planning software would have been utilized for sequencing project activities to eliminate the problems with product delivery that negatively influence customers’ perception of the company’s image. Furthermore, the positive impact on stakeholders that would have gained easy access to the necessary information via project planning software would have significantly enhanced the company’s ability to meet its objectives. I would have also recommended Jim and Brad to implement the system of tracking project delivery and managing progress on each project. It would have helped them ensure that each team member follows the planned pace of work posed by a project manager. Moreover, I would have suggested that the company’s founders develop a proper process for maintaining the company’s cost structure in a sustained fashion. I