Project Management
Managing for Success in ACS and Everywhere
Managing for Success in ACS and Everywhere
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Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources
(e.g. people) in such a way that the project is completed within defined scope,
quality, time and cost constraints. A project is a temporary and one-time
endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings
about beneficial change or added value. This property of being a temporary
and one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are
permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same
product or service over and over again. The management of these two
systems is often very different and requires varying technical skills and
philosophy, hence requiring the development of project management.
The first challenge of project management is to ensure that a project is
delivered within defined constraints. The second, more ambitious challenge is
the optimized allocation and integration of inputs needed to meet pre-defined
objectives. A project is a carefully defined set of activities that use resources
(money, people, materials, energy, space, provisions, communication, quality,
risk, etc.) to meet the pre-defined objectives.
(e.g. people) in such a way that the project is completed within defined scope,
quality, time and cost constraints. A project is a temporary and one-time
endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings
about beneficial change or added value. This property of being a temporary
and one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are
permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same
product or service over and over again. The management of these two
systems is often very different and requires varying technical skills and
philosophy, hence requiring the development of project management.
The first challenge of project management is to ensure that a project is
delivered within defined constraints. The second, more ambitious challenge is
the optimized allocation and integration of inputs needed to meet pre-defined
objectives. A project is a carefully defined set of activities that use resources
(money, people, materials, energy, space, provisions, communication, quality,
risk, etc.) to meet the pre-defined objectives.
| Planning and managing resources, people and time is as vital for success in ACS as it is everywhere else. Here are some ideas, thoughts and useful tools to organize your next activity. |
