Project

SMART criteria: Specific, Measurable (or at least evaluable) achievement, Achievable (recently Agreed-to or Acceptable are used regularly as well), Realistic (given the current state of organizational resources) and Time terminated (bounded).

Management: in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people
together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively.

Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.

Project Management Scope Management Time Management Cost Management Quality Management Human Resource Management Communication Management Risk Management Procurement Management Integration Management

Management Functions: POCCC (plan, organize, command, coordinate, control) 1. Planning includes defining goals, establishing strategy, and developing plans to coordinate activities. 2. Organizing is determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are to be made. 3. Leading includes motivating subordinates, directing others, selecting the most effective communication channels, and resolving conflicts. 4. Controlling is monitoring activities to ensure that they are being accomplished as planned and correcting any significant deviations.

PDCA (plandocheckact) is an iterative four-step management process