Project – A definition!
The first thing is to know what is a project, before learning to manage one. The way I like to define a project is “a set of activities having a definite BEGINNING and END with a UNIQUE RESULT”. If a...
View ArticleWhat is Project Management?
Now that you have learnt what a project is, the next logical question would be ‘what is meant by managing a project?’. If project can be considered a problem and its result is a solution to the problem...
View ArticleOrganizational Structures
It is very important for a project manager to understand the type of organization, he is going to work in, before he starts planning for the project. This is so much emphasized upon as organizational...
View ArticleLife Cycle
Life cycle is a generic term used to describe progression through the stages/phases during the development of anything. For example, a human life cycle could be defined as birth, childhood,...
View ArticleProcess Groups & Knowledge Areas
As described by the PMI in PMBOK guide, 4th edition is referred here, the project managers’ work is divided into 42 different processes. These processes are listed in a matrix structure of 5 process...
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