1 PROJECTS AND PROJECT WORK
LEARNING OUTCOMES
When you have completed this chapter you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following:
- the definition of a project;
- the purpose of project planning and control;
- the typical activities in a system development life cycle;
- system and project life cycles;
- variations on the conventional project life cycle;
- implementation strategies;
- the purpose and content of the business case;
- types of planning documents;
- post-implementation reviews.
1.1 PROJECTS
A project may be defined as a group of related activities carried out to achieve a specific objective. Examples of projects include building a bridge, making a film and re-organising a company. We will be focusing on projects that implement ...
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