Project Identification

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Preface

Where do your projects come from? That could be the most overlooked

question in all of Project Management. Many organizations, it seems,

believe that projects arrive through a process no less magical than stork

delivery. Although formal processes for project initiation, execution,

and completion may be rmly embedded in an organization’s project

life cycle, little is said about project origins. As a result, projects tend to

arrive wrapped in crisis with unrealistic expectations and unreasonable

due dates.

This book can change all that. It provides you with a repeatable pro-

cess to organize, evaluate, and then select new projects for ...