... middle, the one who gets all of the others involved and then organizes and directs their efforts so everything will come out right. Sometimes, though rarely, the manager and the creator happen ... a PhD in engineering management. This page intentionally left blank xxiii I.1 IN THE BEGINNING Sometime during the third millennium b.c. , workers on the Great Pyramid of Cheops set the ... Introductionxxiv But just as mind-boggling was the managerial ability of the Egyptians—the planning, organizing, and controlling that were exercised throughout the 20-year duration of the pyramid construction....