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An introduction to project management bureau of reclamation. A guide to the project management body of knowledge. Newtown square, pennsylvania, project management institute, 2004, p. It has a defined beginning and end usually timeconstrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables, undertaken to. While drawing from a variety of academic disciplines, and to help managers respond to the challenge of creative problem solving, principles of management have long been categorized into the four major functions of planning, organizing, leading. Basic management functions great success in any enter prise comes from a balanced combination of three elements.
Planning is so important, in fact, that ive devoted two chapters to this subject. The fellows must seek the consent of serb if heshe intends to be away from the implementing institute except for field work related to the project continuously for a period more than eight weeks. The organizational context 22 defining project success 26. Information technology project management, sixth edition note. Management of a project is made easier if it is viewed as small manageable items where the dependencies are visually illustrated. Project management best practices help companies identify and react to problems more efficiently, before schedules and budgets are blown, says gareth byatt, pmp, pgmp, group information.
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