Chapter 1

Strategy and Projects

Taking into account the history of project management, one might say that it was considered first of all in the construction industry until about the middle of the twentieth century. Typical projects aimed at creating different infrastructure facilities, such as buildings, roads, railways, steel structures etc. Then, during the fifties, considerable changes were experienced regarding the use of project management. At that time, this knowledge field began to be used both in the space industry and in the defense industry. In addition, besides traditional construction projects, more and more research and development projects were initiated in many different organizations. At the same time, these circumstances also ...

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