1.4: Project Management Overview
Read this chapter, which will provide you with an overview of project management and define projects and project management. The differences between project management and operations management are also explored. While this text uses information technology projects as examples, the principles are the same for managing any type of complex project and activity. Attempt the exercises at the end of each section.
Read this article, which defines the term project management. When have you experienced being a part of a project?
Read this chapter to get a handle on what project managers must juggle. Project managers consider needs and priorities, budgets and timelines, quality and documentation, team dynamics, and organizational structure, among many other challenges.
Watch this lecture, which is the second part of the series that you watched earlier. This lecture differentiates between project management on one hand and production or operations on the other hand. It expands on this distinction by going into more depth about project management.