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1 An Introduction To Project Management: 2007 Dennis Lock and His Licensors. All Rights Reserved
1 An Introduction To Project Management: 2007 Dennis Lock and His Licensors. All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2007 Dennis Lock and his licensors. All rights reser ed.
Project Management
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!hat is 6a project8C
A project is something that has? a de"inite start o%jecti es a %udget resources a de"inite "inish *ut that8s only part o" the story
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Di""erent project types ha e? . . . Di""erent en ironments . . . Di""erent kinds o" people in ol ed . . . *ut many common principles
Civil or chemical engineering and construction projects 7 construction 7 land reclamation 7 tunnels and %ridges 7 mining and Guarrying 7 petrochemical plant 7 oil and gas
anufacturing projects !the outcome is a product" 7 ne$ product de elopment 7 eGuipment manu"acture 7 ship%uilding 7 hea y engineering 7 aircra"t construction 7 pharmaceuticals 7 "ood processing
anagement projects !often in$house" 7 organi9e an e-hi%ition or stage play 7 relocate a company 7 Guality impro ement project 7 marketing project 7 ne$ production or 2& "acility 7 disaster reco ery
7 high risk o" "ailure 7 also possi%ility o" high re$ards 7 possi%le pu%lic apprehension 7 outcome o"ten unpredicta%le
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A complete project li"e cycle . . . . . . doesnDt end until the project has no "urther use
2n nature, li"e cycles are so7called %ecause o" e ents or organisms that rene$ themsel es. 2n that sense, project li"e cycles are not really true li"e cycles, %ut rather life histories. ;o$e er, a commercial or industrial project is usually a cycle in the sense that it? %egins $ith a customer passes to a contractor, and $hen "inished is handed %ack to the customer.
7 &he &he satis"ied customer customer pays I &est and hando er 1 Agree the speci"ication
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Project phase 1 /riginal concept 2 Beasi%ility study ( *usiness plan : Fisk assessment < Pu%lic enGuiry I Authori9ation 7 /rgani9ation > Planning + Design 10 Procurement 11 Bul"ilment 12 &estHcommission 1( ;ando er 1: 3conomic li"e 1< Disposal
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