The Basics What is Project Management Author:Jeff Davidson What exactly is a project? You hear the word used all the time at work, as well as at home. People say, ?I am going to add a deck in the backyard. It will be a real project.? Or, ?Our team?s project is to determine consumer preferences in our industry through the year 2010.? Or, ?I have a little project I would like you to tackle. I think that y... more »ou can be finished by this afternoon.?
When you boil it all down, projects can be viewed as having four essential elements: a specific time-frame, an orchestrated approach to codependent events, a desired outcome, and unique characteristics.« less