By John M. Nicholas
''Project administration for enterprise, Engineering, and know-how third version is a right away reaction to the ever-increasing want for higher venture administration. This ebook encompasses the entire variety of undertaking administration - every little thing from origins, philosophy, and technique to genuine functions. Nicholas and Steyn describe recommendations and strategies reminiscent of venture initiation and recommendations; scope and activity definition; Read more...
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Than are normally employed by a department or organization, project management techniques may be necessary. Examples include relocating a facility, merging two corporations, or developing or substantially redesigning a product and placing it on the market. Even when the job lies primarily within the realm of one functional area, the task of coordinating the work with other functional areas might be large and mandate project management. For example, a corporate software installation project might seem to fall entirely within the functional area of IT, yet in reality it will require a continuous meshing of the procedures and resources of all the departments affected by the installation and may involve hundreds of people.
Their authority derives solely from their association with upper-level managers. The construction project manager in Figure 1-2, for example, would be in this position if she coordinated the work but needed approval from the developer for major decisions such as contracting or allocation of funds. Chapter 1 What Is Project Management? 9 Top management Accounting Contracts Engineering Purchasing Project One Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Project Two Task 1 Figure 1-3 Vertical and horizontal elements of a matrix project organization.
What has evolved, and will continue to evolve, are a philosophy, approach, and set of practices, the sum total of which comprise project management. Some managers fail to understand this, believing that application of techniques alone, such as “Gantt charts,”“PERT,” or “matrix management” (all explained later), makes for successful project management. Project management is much more than these. P. Snow wrote an essay entitled “Two Cultures” about the cultural gap that separates scientists from the rest of society.