An Analysis and Comparison of Projects Management within Government Organizations and Private Industries

An Analysis and Comparison of Projects Management within Government Organizations and Private Industries

Table of Contents

I. Definition of a Project

II. Definition of Project Success

III. Building and Succeeding in a Project

IV. Team Building

V. Communication

VI. Diversity

VII. Educational Background

VIII. Organizational Culture

IX. Project Management in the Federal Government

X. Project Management in the Private Industries

XI. Differences

XII. Similarities

XIII. Benefits to Organization

XIV. References

Definition of Project

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements. It is also the application of modern management techniques and systems to the execution of a project from start to finish, achieving predetermined objectives of scope, quality, time and cost, to the equal satisfaction of those involved.

A project manager oversees the execution of entire project or publication, including hiring members of the production team, assigning tasks, organizing and scheduling the writing and production process, and participating to all administrative details.

Definition of Success

Project success relies on how much focus a project manager has on the actual project, the determination to find out what needs to be done, and good estimates as well as accuracy and consistency.

Project success can be measured by the ability to create software, at a reasonable cost, that helps the end customer be more productive. If the project timeline changes and/or there are adjustments to the requirements, those changes should be evaluated against the standard of price impact and what the end-user wants/needs.

A well-defined/well-managed project that produces software that nobody can afford or wants to use is a complete failure.

Building and Succeeding in a Project

To build and succeed in a project there must be a clear understanding of specification which is the definition of your project: a statement of the problem, not the solution. Normally, the specification contains errors, ambiguities, misunderstandings and enough rope to hang you and your entire team. Thus before you embark upon the next six months of activity working on the wrong project, you must read, worry, revise and ensure that everyone concerned with the project (from originator, through the workers, to the end-customer) is working with the same understanding.