What is a Project? How is the project distinguished from other activities carried out by an organisation?
In offering this contribution to this site I am considering the more junior members of those entering a career within Project Management as I reflect on my own early experiences many years ago. One of the issues I had at the start of my career was understanding what a project actually was, and importantly what was not a project but rather activities that can be termed normal business operations. This article hopes to make the distinction clear to those at the start, or early stages of their career in Project Management. So what is a project? What are the phases of a project? How are Projects Managed? What about tools and techniques? What follows is a brief introduction to the world of project management. Definition of a Project Note that maintenance work is not a project as it does not…