Ch. 1. Introduction / Richard J. Klimoski [and others] -- Part I. Case studies : context matters -- ch. 2. Redesigning Microsoft's high potential development experience / Shannon Wallis -- ch. 3. Litigation-driven human resource management changes / Suzanne Tsacoumis and Michelle Davis King -- ch. 4. Project A : five keys to management and scientific success / Michael G. Rumsey and Paul A. Gade -- ch. 5. Managing critical assessment and development components of a global leadership development program / Robin Cohen [and others] -- Part II. Fundamentals : transferable wisdom -- ch. 6. Preparing for an HR project / Ren Nygren and Scott Erker -- ch. 7. Project initiation / Reid Klion and Julia Bayless -- ch. 8. Planning and organizaing / Monique Aubry -- Effective HR project execution : understandnign project, team, and stakeholder issues / Peter A. Hausdorf, Stephen D. Risavy, and Philip E. Hunter -- ch. 10. Contracts administration for HR practitioners / Macie Paynter, Kerri Ferstl, and Ryan O'Leary -- ch. 11. Maintaining security / Lucas Kuhlmann -- Part III. Applications : strategic issues -- ch. 12. Managing in a global environment / Terry Cooke-Davies -- ch. 13. The development of project management skills / Beverly A. Dugan -- ch. 14. Toward a comprehensive project stakeholder management approach for HR projects / Martina Huemann and Dagmar Zuchi -- ch. 16. The four Cs of human resource project teams : context, configuration, cycles, and challenges / Francois Chiocchio and Peter A. Hausdorf -- ch. 17. Knowledge management in the project context : what it means for HR projects / Francois Chiocchio, Carla Messikomer, and Christian Dagenais -- Ethics and governance in the temporary organization / Ralf Muller -- Part IV. Conlcusion -- ch. 19. HR project cases, fundamentals and applications : lessons learned and other advancements / Richard J. Klimoski [and others].