A Book ' The Successful Project Manager' with case studies coming shortly
Project and Project Managers
You might have heard of discussions about whether a particular activity is a project or not. Can we really differentiate between project and non-project activities.
Well, as per definition of Project Management Institute (PMI) , we can
differentiate a project activity from non-project activities based on
definition on projects. A concise definition is that It's a temporary endeavor
undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
A project is temporary in
that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope
and resources. A project is unique in that
it is not a routine operation, but a specific set of operations designed to
accomplish a singular goal. Accordingly project team is also unique.
The construction of an airport, oil refinery construction and
commissioning, new offshore terminal, cross country pipelines are some examples
of projects. All these activities have defined beginning and end and have a well-defined
scope and resources. They are unique and are built by a unique team constituted
for that particular project.
Project management, then, is the application of knowledge,
skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements.
Project management processes fall into five groups:
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and
Controlling
Closing
To co-ordinate all these activities, a project manager is
required. The question is who is a Successful Project Manager and is there any
recipe to follow if one wants to succeed as a project manager?
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