Learning Objectives: 1. How the 3 classical project management levers scope, resources, and schedule can be used to improve project outcomes and how these 3 interact. 2. How the project characteristics, including deadlines, overtime, outsourcing, and team skill levels affect team, morale, and work quality. 3. The effects of project managers' decision on team morale, project coordination, and work qualitv e.g., how much time to spend on coaching or meetings, how much to rely on overtime or outsourcing, what skill level to set for a project team, and when to add or reduce the numbers of project team members. 4. How unanticipated events influence project outcomes. 5. How to make tradeoffs between desired project outcomes in situations in which not all project objectives can be met. IS. The importance of committing to realistic project objectives, minimizing scope change as much as possible, and considering the level of uncertaintyr inherent in project setting