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:[[Project]]. A one-time-only set of activities that has a definite beginning and ending point in time. | :[[Project]]. A one-time-only set of activities that has a definite beginning and ending point in time. | ||
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Revision as of 07:42, 7 July 2020
Project is one or more enterprise efforts undertaken to create a unique deliverable, functional features of which are identified or can be identified before the efforts start. Any project can be viewed as a set of processes.
Definition
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Project. A one-time-only set of activities that has a definite beginning and ending point in time.
According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),
- Project. A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
Projects vs ongoing operations
If ongoing operations are about running a business, projects are about changing that business.
Related concepts
- Agile project. (1) A project which project scope cannot be predicted and defined; (2) The project that is developed using an Agile methodology. An Agile project is usually completed in several iterations or development cycles. Each iteration is reviewed and critiqued by the project team, which should include representatives of the project's various stakeholders. Insights gained from the critique of an iteration are used to determine what the next step should be in the project.
- Project charter. A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
- Project kick-off. The formally recognized start of a project.
