1.1.

01 Project Concepts

As a project manager who will be overseeing a project from start to finish, there
are a few general concepts related to project management and the Microsoft®
Project® environment that you need to understand. This includes the following
terms.

Concept Description
Projects A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
unique product, service, or result.*
Scope The sum of the products, services, and results to
be provided as a project. Project scope is the work
performed to deliver a product, service, or result
with the specified features and functions. Scope
creep refers to the uncontrolled expansion to
product or project scope without adjustments to
time, cost, and resources.*
Plans The document that describes how the project will
be executed monitored, and controlled.*
Tasks A task is a specific chunk of work or effort that
needs to be completed in order to successfully
execute the plan and achieve the desired result.
Resources A resource is anything that is needed to
accomplish a project task. This includes people,
equipment, materials, and other costs or
expenses.
Assignments An assignment is the link between a resource
and a task. In most cases, this means assigning a
specific person to complete a specific chunk of
work.
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