Project Management Case Study

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Most organizations run their businesses by the use of projects. What is a project? How can it be defined? What is project management and why has project management become so significant in today’s modern business environment? The purpose of the paper is to consider the why, what, who, when and where today that project management has become so important. Attempt to consider the history of business and project management to find these answers.

What is a Project? First, let’s define what is a project. According to the book “The AMA handbook of project management” edited by Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin a “Project” can be defined as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, …show more content…

J., Russell, J. S., & Cameron, W. S. 2015, Page 43). With advances in technology and communication, the speed at which local and global companies can do business is exceptional. The need to stay relevant is imperative.

References

Project Management Institute (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge
(PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newton Square, PA: Author. ISBN: 9781935589679.

Dinsmore, P.C., & Cabanis-Brewin, J (2014). The AMA handbook of project management (4th ed.). New York, NY: AMACOM. ISBN: 9780814433393.

Seymour, T., & Hussein, S. (2014). The history of project management. International Journal of Management & Information Systems (IJMIS), 18(4), 233. doi:10.19030/ijmis.v18i4.8820

Laufer, A., Hoffman, E. J., Russell, J. S., & Cameron, W. S. (2015). What successful project managers do. MIT Sloan Management Review, 56(3), 43.

Desmond, C. (2015). Project management office. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 43(1), 15-16. doi:10.1109/EMR.2015.2393512

Morris, P. W. G. (2013). Reconstructing project management (1st ed.). GB: Wiley-Blackwell.

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