Defining Project Management: Just What Are We Talking About Here?

Home  >  Articles  > 
Defining Project Management: Just What Are We Talking About Here?

Mark Mullaly, PMP

April 9, 2003





Last month's column about accidental project managers generated a great deal of excellent discussion about the challenges that many who "do project management" have had in moving into the role. My final thought was that "we need to manage the transition into the role more effectively, and provide a transition path that offers value without scaring people away."

 

As I thought about this idea more, however, one of the challenges I found myself faced with is defining what we really mean when we talk about "project management."

 

On the face of it, this might seem to be an absurd question.



Please login/register to read the entire article.





sponsored announcements and special offers
CA Technologies' Innovation Management survey is a study into the barriers to innovation success and the measures companies are taking to improve performance. Each survey respondent will receive a complimentary copy of the report containing the survey's results. Please participate now!

Build and deploy interactive reports and dashboards — without any hidden costs. Our in-the-cloud free trial lets you see for yourself — no download required. SAP Crystal Reports Server 60-day Free Trial

Enable Agile Process; Support Agile Teams
CollabNet announces ScrumWorks Pro 4.4. As intuitive as Scrum itself, this version offers improvements in estimation and integration to CollabNet TeamForge. Improve your Scrum team's performance, enable tracking, view reports instantly, and effectively manage your Agile projects. Request a Trial

Enterprise hardware and software evolve faster than your customers can consume new versions and features. Overcome this gap: learn how professional services can boost product consumption and speed repurchasing in TSIA/Compuware white paper. Read now

Packaged Services Success: Join us on Sept 8 for this Free Webinar as RTM Consulting and Tenrox discuss the competitive and financial benefits of Leveraging Automation to meet the Rising Demand for Productized Professional Services. EARN 1 PDU. Register Here Today to receive a Free White Paper.



"The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts--the less you know, the hotter you get."
- Bertrand Russell