PROJECTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

— Project = a temporary endeavour undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose

— Project management = application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order
to meet project requirements

WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

— Without careful planning — things can go wrong

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

— Uniqueness
— Change
— Mission focused
— Temporary
— Integrating
— Social construction
— Emergence and uncertainty

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

— Are project management success and project success the same thing?

THE ROLE OF PERSPECTIVE

— Sociocultural
o Leadership
o Problem solving
o Teamwork
o Negotiation
o Politics
o Customer expectations
— Technical
o Scope
o WBS
o Schedules
o Resource allocation
o Baseline budgets
o Status reports
— 1. Task-based view
— 2. Organisational view
— 3. Change view
— 4. Resource-based view
— 5. Stakeholder-based view
— 6. Systems view

THE ACCIDENTAL PROFESSION?

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THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE