The Cheese In Between: An IT Project Management Graphic Novel

This graphic novel follows Max, a newly appointed project manager from project initiation to completion. On his journey Max interacts with developers, business analysts, managers and end users. Join Max in his tense and sometimes humorous journey to complete his assignment as he seeks to understand the business and the people. This book is based on the author's thirty years of experience as a developer, analyst and project manager. The real world scenarios can be used as class discussion points along with project management textbooks. Common issues such as conflict management, interpersonal relationships and sponsor responsibility are raised by the actors in the story. This second edition also include slides on the basics of project management and an explanation of the story in the appendix.

Sadiq Somjee studied computer science and has worked as a software developer, analyst and manager for startups and large corporations. He lives with his family in Vancouver, Canada and works as an IT management consultant.