diff --git a/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md b/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md index da3e53561..bdc324b76 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md +++ b/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ description: | image: cover.png tags: [Management] category: English +lang: English draft: false --- @@ -19,7 +20,22 @@ Source - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management) Project management is the process of supervising the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints[^1].This information is usually described in [project documentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_initiation_documentation), created at the beginning of the -development process. The primary constraints are scope, time and budget. The secondary challenge is to optimize the allocation of -necessary inputs and apply them to meet predefined objectives. +development process. The primary constraints are scope, time and budget. The secondary challenge is to optimize the +allocation of necessary inputs and apply them to meet predefined objectives. + +A project is a _temporary_ and unique endeavor designed to produce a product, service or result with a defined beginning +and end (usually time-constrained, often constrained by funding or staffing) undertaken to meet unique goals and +objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value.[^2] The temporary nature of projects stands in +contrast with business as usual (or operations), which are repetitive, permanent or semi-permanent functional activities +to produce products or services. + +:::caution + +This temporary nature contrasts with the idea of infinite-game + +::: [^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). +[_The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The Fast Track to Getting the Job Done on Time and on Budget_](https://archive.org/details/definitiveguidet0000noke/mode/2up). +Pearson Education. Prentice Hall Financial Times. ISBN 9780273710974. \ No newline at end of file