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Effective Project Management, 8th Edition
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Effective Project Management, 8th Edition

by Robert K. Wysocki
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 1What Is a Project?

Things are not always what they seem.

—Phaedrus, Roman writer and fabulist

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you will be able to

  • Express a business need in terms of a problem or opportunity
  • Understand how goal and solution can be used to define project types
  • Appreciate the challenges of the complex project landscape
  • Define a project, program, and portfolio
  • Define a complex project
  • Understand the Scope Triangle
  • Envision the Scope Triangle as a system in balance
  • Prioritize and apply the Scope Triangle for improved change management
  • Know the importance of classifying projects
  • Understand the project landscape and how it is applied

To put projects into perspective, you need a definition—a common starting point. All too often, people call any work they have to do a project. Projects actually have a specific definition. If a set of tasks or work to be done does not meet the strict definition, then it cannot be called a project. To use the project management techniques presented in this book, you must first have a project.

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