The traditional way to end a book is to provide a summary of what was presented and to draw the process to an end. But here success is the process, and success has no end. It is much more descriptive to think of success as a continuum, and you are now at a point on that continuum.

Hopefully, you have followed the advice of the book and have raised your career to new levels, and you are now at an advanced point on the continuum.

At the outset of the book, I said: “Project management is a dynamic discipline, and you really need to stay on top of it. New ideas, new software, and new approaches are being developed every day.” Your task is to keep the momentum going and to continually move all the factors now in your possession along the continuum.

This is the place in your career where you can apply your skills not only to your job, but also to other activities and continue your success. Your new and well-earned reputation will be the spear point that leads the way.

You are now at a point where you can give back more than your labor. You can contribute to the organization of which you are a part. You can contribute to the discipline in which you operate. You can contribute to the community in which you live.

Continue your success by availing yourself of the latest ideas in every discipline applicable to project management. History, psychology, mathematics, and social studies are all applicable. Indeed, what is not applicable?