項目管理是一門科學理論，西方企業運用這一理論來解決問題、指導新產品或服務投放市場，也用來指導人員的最佳化配置。項目管理小組通常由以下人員組成：具有合乎項目需要的專業技術人員和能為公司帶來最大效率的員工。
在這段對話中，一個高優先級項目的小組負責人Ben Mathews正在與各個部門領導交談，為項目出謀劃策。

Ben: Good morning, everyone. Sorry about the short notice, but the CEO just informed me that the board has accepted the project for expansion to the East coast as we defined it, but they want it done in four months, which is one month shorter than the timeframe we proposed. I'm getting the milestones revised right now, but based on the requirements, I need to know who's available for the project team. Jenny, let's start with you. We need an experienced reporting analyst.
各位早晨好，首先對倉促通知各位表示抱歉，但CEO剛剛告知我董事會已經通過了我們定義的那個東海岸擴張項目，不過他們希望在4個月之內完成，這就比我們所預計的進度提前了一個月。我正在修改項目中的重要事項，但是根據該項目的要求，我需要知道誰能參加項目。Jenny，就從你開始吧，我們需要一個資深的報告分析師。

Jenny: Ken Green's our best bet for this type of project.
對這種項目來說Ken Green是我們最優秀的分析師了。

Ben: When can he start?
他什么時候可以開始？

Jenny: I'll offload some of his current responsibilities, so he can start almost right away.
我會減少他現在的工作量，那么他差不多可以立刻開始了。

Ben: Fine. How about you, Nigel? Who can look after the office space? According to the template, we'll need 12,000 sq. ft. in the downtown core.
好的，那你呢，Nigel？誰能負責辦公地點？根據樣本，我們在市中心需要一個12000平方英尺的地方。

Nigel: Uh, let me see... Jake Williams could start in a few days. He has numerous contacts on the East coast.
嗯，讓我想想……Jake Williams可以在幾天內開始，他在東海岸有廣泛的關系。

Ben: OK. Wanda, we need a materials specialist to purchase office equipment and supplies, get rental cars, etc. Who can handle that for us?
好的。Wanda，我們需要一個物資專家來采購辦公設備和用品以及租車。誰能負責這個？

Wanda: Sherry Atchison's my choice. She's an expert at getting quality material and staying under budget.
Sherry Atchison吧。她擅長采購高品質的材料，同時又不會超出預算。

Ben: I'll go along with that. Last but not least, Lyle, since we're under tighter time restraints, I'll need someone to assist me with workflow management. What's your recommendation?
就這么辦。最后還有一個重要的事，Lyle，由于時間緊迫，我需要一個人協助我做工作流程管理，你認為誰合適？

Lyle: Julie Stevens can help you there, and the timing's just right. She's just finishing another major task.
Julie Stevens可以。而且時間也剛剛好，她剛完成了一項重要工作。

Ben: Alright, everything's settled. I'll talk to HR about staffing tomorrow. I'm setting the project execution start for Monday. Let's go for it!
好的，一切都妥了，我明天會跟人力資源部談有關的人員安排。我會把項目安排在星期一開始實施。開始行動吧。

（來源：洋話連篇 英語點津 Annabel 編輯）