The Definition of a Project
The world is full of projects. Planning a holiday party or publishing an in-house newsletter to inform employees of “what is going on” are examples of projects. Reconfiguring an office layout for a new facility also is a project. Building an atomic power plant is a project—a very big project. Because holiday party and newsletter projects have loosely defined outcomes and the characteristics of collaborative happenings, they do not necessarily require managing. However, more complicated projects that have precisely defined outcomes, such as reconfiguring an office layout or building atomic power plant, must be managed.
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