For all practical purposes, there is no basic difference between program management and project management. But what about product management? Project management and product management are similar, with one major exception: The project manager focuses…
In the preceding sections the word “systems” has been used rather loosely. The exact definition of a system depends on the users, environment, and ultimate goal. Business practitioners define a system as:A group of elements,…
Why was project management so difficult for companies to accept and implement? The answer is shown in Figure 2–7. Historically, project management resided only in the project driven sectors of the marketplace. In these sectors,…
By the 1990s, companies had begun to realize that implementing project management was a necessity, not a choice. The question was not how to implement project management, but how fast could it be done? Table…
The growth of project management has come about more through necessity than through desire. Its slow growth can be attributed mainly to lack of acceptance of the new management techniques necessary for its successful implementation.…
During the 1940s, line managers used the concept of over-the-fence management to manage projects. Each line manager, wearing the hat of a project manager, would perform the work necessitated by their line organization, and when…
INTRODUCTION The growth and acceptance of project management has changed significantly over the past forty years, and these changes are expected to continue well into the twenty-first century, especially in the area of multinational project…
For 75 years, the Williams Machine Tool Company had provided quality products to its clients, becoming the third largest U.S.-based machine tool company by 1980. The company was highly profitable and had an extremely low…
PROJECT-DRIVEN VERSUS NON–PROJECT-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS On the micro level, virtually all organizations are either marketing-, engineering-, or manufacturing- driven. But on the macro level, organizations are either project- or non–project-driven.In a project-driven organization, such as construction…
PMI Website PMI ® CertificationsPMI ® CertificationsHandbookTable of ContentsHow to Use the PMI PMP® Certification Handbook – revised 7 December 20202000-2020 Project Management Institute Inc. All rights reserved. 1How to Use the PMI® Certification HandbookThe…