Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management

Chapter 21

Project Classifications in the Business Environment

Adopting a strategic perspective in project management requires choosing the right evaluation and control approach for each type of project. This cannot be done without understanding each project in a thorough and transparent manner. The simple recognition that a single approach with universally valid criteria does not exist is a significant indicator of the fact that different projects may require different approaches according to each project’s nature and purpose, among other variables that may be considered. Whatever approach is used, whether a single criterion or several, we should be able to classify projects in a consistent manner. This classification would clearly associate ...