CHAPTER 1
Project Management
An Overview
After having gone through this chapter, you should be able to
• Oversee project examples
• Understand the meaning of a project and its distinct characteristics
• Appreciate project significance
• Understand project categorization
• Identify stakeholders of a project and their interest therein
• Oversee project instances, examples, and project management practice
Key Terms: Project, Program, Task, Work Package, Project Significance, Mutually Exclusive Project, Independent Project, Contingent Project, Agencies Interested
Projects: Examples
We come across projects which range in size, cost, time frame, and dimension—local, domestic and international. Some examples are
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