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Some features on this site will not function if you do not allow cookies. Click each category for more information on the cookies this website uses. Project Management News, Articles and Directory Listing. 2011 ProjectWorld® & World Congress for Business Analysts® Project Smart: Project Management Templates Articles and Events. Project Management Recruitment, Training and Consultancy Services including Project Server Installation. Project Management Articles. JISC infoNet. There are many definitions of what constitutes a project such as ‘a unique set of co-ordinated activities, with definite starting and finishing points, undertaken by an individual or team to meet specific objectives within defined time, cost and performance parameters’ (Office of Government Commerce).

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We are all aware that our organisations undertake projects and, rather than debate the merits of different definitions, it is perhaps more helpful to look at a few of the characteristics that make projects different from other work. Projects are usually characterised by being: Instruments of changeNon-routineUniqueComposed of inter-dependent activitiesCarried out by people who don’t normally work togetherTemporary with defined start and end datesIntended to achieve a specific outcomeFrequently risky and involving uncertainties There is no magic formula for ensuring that a project is successful, but there are well proven techniques available to help plan and manage projects.

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