Historically, the definition of success has been meeting the customer’s expectations regardless of whether or not the customer is internal …
Project Management
Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
INFORMAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A DEFINITION
Companies today are managing projects more informally than before. Informal project management does have some degree of formality but emphasizes …
MATURITY AND EXCELLENCE: A DEFINITION
Some people contend that maturity and excellence in project management are the same.Unfortunately, this is not the case. Consider the …
SYSTEMS, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS:
A DEFINITION
In the preceding sections the word “systems” has been used rather loosely. The exact definition of a system depends on …
Project Management Growth: RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
Why was project management so difficult for companies to accept and implement? The answer is shown in Figure 2–7. Historically, …
Project Management Growth: Concepts 1985 –2003
By the 1990s, companies had begun to realize that implementing project management was a necessity, not a choice. The question …
Project Management Growth: Concepts 1960 –1985
The growth of project management has come about more through necessity than through desire. Its slow growth can be attributed …
Project Management Growth: Concepts 1945–1960
During the 1940s, line managers used the concept of over-the-fence management to manage projects. Each line manager, wearing the hat …
Project Management Growth
INTRODUCTION The growth and acceptance of project management has changed significantly over the past forty years, and these changes are …
Case Study – WILLIAMS MACHINE TOOL COMPANY
For 75 years, the Williams Machine Tool Company had provided quality products to its clients, becoming the third largest U.S.-based …