Over the last few years it has become increasingly obvious, from both the service and the customer sides of the localisation industry, that the Project Management function is one of the most critical functions necessary to ensure the smooth transition from a base translation product to a fully localised product (very often almost simultaneously with the development of the source language). As products become more complex and numerous, while at the same time the market place expects higher quality localized products and is less tolerant of delays in the delivery of a new product, it is necessary to focus on the special skills required to hold a localization project together. To this end, the LISA Executive Committee earlier this year decided it would be very much in line with the LISA charter to try to create a Project Management development program. A work group, with representatives from Berlitz Intl., IDOC, Lotus, Mendez, Microsoft, Stream Intl. and Trantex, was formed to investigate the feasibility of developing such a course. After many deliberations and discussions we reached agreement on the course format and contents.