Almost everything we do in society can be described as a project.
Buying the groceries for home, organising a 21st birthday party, developing a new garden bed, or redecorating a bedroom are all examples of the private projects we need to manage in day to day living. We are also continually confronted by projects in all other facets of life, from
business and government to welfare and religious organisations.
Project management is thus an essential part of everyday activity in both society and the economy.
Project management as a skill and field of study is essential for successful organisational management. As a formal management function, project management is found in government, industry, and almost all other organisations.
Project Management may be called any of a number of other names such as:
Program Management
Product Management
Construction Management ....etc
Project management as a field of action can often be seen in self help schemes or outreach programs. Whatever the objectives, project management involves a number of phases and skills which are essential to a projects completion. To get a better understanding of this process, the term "project management" can be further broken into "project" and "management".
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What is a "Project"? A project can take on a number of forms. A project might be described as a package of ideas, resources and measures to achieve a set of specific objectives (or an objective), within a planned time period. The main features of a project are: *It does not recur and is completed within a certain time period. *It is identified by set start and completion dates. *It is financially budgeted for. *It uses various resources (eg. money, people, materials, equipment, etc).
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