Dr.Günaydın received his B.Arch. from Yıldız Technical University in 1991. He studied for his M.Sc. in the area of project and construction management at Istanbul Technical University between the years 1991-93. Then he received his Ph.D. in construction engineering and management from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago in 1999. Dr.Günaydın has been working as a faculty member at Izmir Institute of Technology since the year 2000. He has been serving at different managerial posts including chair of engineering management graduate program, chair of department of Architecture, Vice Dean of Faculty of Architecture, Dean of Faculty of Architecture and Vice Rector of Izmir Institute of Technology. He is conducting research and teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses on the subjects of project management and total quality management. Dr.Günaydin worked as a freelance architect between the years 1991-93, during this time he designed and supervise the construction of apartment and hotel buildings in Istanbul. He has both national and international publications. He is working as a consultant for project management systems and also participating TV programs as an expert on project management. His references include VESTEL Electronic R & D, PETKİM, ZORLU IT Group, and Turkish Armed Forces Logistics School.

'Project Management System' as the powerful tool of renewal and development
By definition projects bring renewal and development to organizations. Many companies utilize project management for demand of new products/services and increased competition. Project management techniques decrease the project duration and cost of reworks while increasing customer satisfaction, organizational learning and teamwork efficiency. Well established techniques of project management come from experience and analysis of successful and unsuccessful projects. Learning these techniques at personal level may well increase productivity of the person's work area. Learning of these techniques as an organization does not only mean well trained employees but also well defined and appropriate system of project management. This system enhances and supports individual efforts for more productive and coordinated projects. Design and application of project management system require three components: (1) training of employees and briefing of upper level management on the concepts and techniques, (2) designing custom-made project management processes for the company, (3) forming and supporting a culture of project management. Companies also may prefer to develop its own software for the system or acquire and modify commercially available software. Scientific studies done by Project Management Institute (PMI) prove that project management systems improve project success rates and decrease the cost of reworks. Companies can trust and depend on project management systems if they want to renew and develop themselves effectively and efficiently.