"The wonderful—and scary—thing about Karl’s writing is that he reminds you about all of the things that you need to do to be as successful as possible in a project. It is wonderful, because it is nice to have a comprehensive list. It is scary, because when you enumerate all of them, the list seems simply overwhelming, and you might be tempted to therefore not do any. Resist this temptation, scan the list, and then get started answering his questions as best you can. While you may not have all the answers, having a good set of questions is a great way to get started."

"Karl Wiegers’s Practical Project Initiation offers what its title promises—practical techniques, tips, advice, and tools for one of the most important things a project manager must do well: start projects on a sound path to success. Using a direct and easy-to-read style, Wiegers provides a set of interlocking themes to consider and act upon. He provides pragmatic tools you can implement right away. You will use this book to cut to the chase and find the bottom-line advice you need to get your projects off to a good start."

"If it’s about building software and it’s by Karl Wiegers, it’s surely worth reading."

"All project teams can benefit from improvement, but when they want to improve, they need concise information that can be used out of the box. Karl has a long history of providing information that is easy to understand and use out of the box. Whether it is estimation, setting priorities, or negotiation, you can quickly find the relevant section of the book, read it, and put it to use. This book is a great collection of essential, easy-to-understand tools."