CHAPTER 2

Project Management

  • When you observe the business world, and life itself, you find that projects are everywhere.
  • The characteristics of project management include a clear goal and unambiguous output.
  • Organizations constrain projects to schedule, budget, and product requirements (scope).
  • Projects require balancing resources, relationships, and risks to achieve expected project goals and performance results.

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Chapter Structure

Projects and Project Management

What’s a Project?

Simply defined, a project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result (PMI 2017). Simplicity ends, however, with the definition. ...

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