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1 - What Is A Project - Part 1
1 - What Is A Project - Part 1
Course:
Project Management MGT328
In This Chapter:
1.1 Overview.
1.2 What is a Project?
1.2.1 Project and Nonproject.
1.2.2 Project and Process.
1.2.3 Project Hierarchical Terms.
1.3 Project Stakeholders.
1.3.1 Internal Stakeholders.
1.3.2 External Stakeholders.
1.4 Project Constraints.
1.5 Project Life Cycle.
1.6 Projects In The Organizational Structure.
1.6.1 Functional Organization.
1.6.2 Projectized Organization.
1.6.3 Matrix Organization.
1.7 Project Selection.
1.8 End-of-Chapter Quiz.
1.1 Overview:
Companies face international competition in all over the world. conventional
wisdom says that a company could compete using three goals. These goals are called
the three goals for competitive model, they are:
1. A low-cost strategy (i.e., maintaining competitive cost and operating levels).
2. Product innovation (i.e., modifying and introducing products constantly).
3. Focus on customer service (i.e., responding to customers as fast as possible).
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Ch.1: What is a Project?
Examples of nonprojects:
1. Using a manufacturing line to produce a flow of standard products.
2. Producing weekly employment reports.
3. Preparing school lunches.
4. The delivery of mail.
5. The flight of an airplane from Amman to Dubai.
6. Checking your e-mail.
All these are nonprojects because they are routine tasks. They are performed over and over again.