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Wall street Journal: more and more of
the work is project oriented.
Project approach has long been style of
doing business.
Project management is not limited to the
private sector. it’s also a vehicle for
doing good deeds and solving social
problems.
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A project is complex, non-routine, one-time
effort limited by time, budget, resources,
and performance specifications designed
to meet customer needs.
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› an established objective
› a defined life span with beginning and an end
› the involvement of several departments and
professionals
› doing something that has never done before
› specific time, cost, and performance
requirements.
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perform the same functions as other
managers: plan, schedule, motivate, and
control.
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› Communication skills
› Organizational skills
› Budgeting skills
› Problem-solving skills
› Negotiation and influencing skills
› Leadership skills
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Project management is “the application
of knowledge skills tools and
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techniques to project activities in order
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Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 2000, p. 6)
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Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
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Better control of financial, physical, and
human resources
Improved customer relations
Shorter development times
Lower costs
Higher quality and increased reliability
Higher profit margins
Improved productivity
Better internal coor