SECTION FIVE: INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Some professionals argue that a project is a project and therefore, the principles of project management are generically applicable. Others proclaim that an IT project is totally different from building a house or launching a new product. There is truth in both positions, of course. Principles of navigation are generically applicable, but putting them to proper use in the Antarctic continent or in the middle of the Pacific Ocean requires different experiences and knowledge.
The project management principles are indeed generically applicable, yet to use them intelligently, knowledge of the specific type of project is required. In this section, some of the peculiarities ...
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