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Overview
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:::note

Source - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management)
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- "Temporary" means that the project has an end date. "Unique" means that the project's end result is different from the
results of other functions of the organization[^1]
- This "temporary" nature contrasts with the idea of [Infinite Game][The Infinite Game]
- But since an infinite-game must be conducted by every concrete steps, we can consider an instance of project
management an atomic unity of such step; just as how the [book of Infinite Game][The Infinite Game] stats:
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History
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### History

Until 1900, civil engineering projects were generally managed by creative architects, engineers, and master builders
themselves. In the 1950s, organizations started to apply project-management tools and techniques more systematically to
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To be continued...
As a discipline, project management developed from several fields of application including civil construction,
engineering, and heavy defense activity.

The 1950s marked the beginning of the modern project management era

Defining a Project (Projects vs. Operations)
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When we look at marketing, sales, manufacturing, and so on. These activities are day-to-day works that goes on in an
organization. They are already on the track of "infinite-game". They are __operations__, not projects. The sign of a
project, however, is that it has an end date and is unique from these activities. Some examples of projects include

- Designing a new product or service
- Converting from one computer application to another
- Building a new warehouse
- Moving from one building to another
- Organizing a political campaign
- Designing and building a new airplane

The end results of projects can result in endless operations

:::note[Defining a Project]

- A project is all about _initiatives_ or _changes_
- A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

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[^1]: Phillips, Joseph (2004). [_PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide_](https://archive.org/details/pmpprojectmanage00jose/mode/2up). McGraw-Hill/Osborne. p. 354. ISBN 0072230622.
[^2]: Nokes, Sebastian; Kelly, Sean (2007).
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