Project Management
Project management bridges the gap between strategy and tactics. It’s the difference between having a good idea, and actually being able to execute on that idea.
Project management is the ability to transform concept into reality in a no-surprise environment. It is the skill required to take an opportunity (typically expressed as a proposal, business case, or problem statement) and organize and manage a team of relevant talent to reliably deliver a focused, targeted solution that realizes that opportunity.
While this solution can take any form, due to the importance of information technology to most organizations together with its very specialized management challenges, this paper focuses on the management of technology projects—software package acquisitions, new custom implementations, enhancements to existing applications, and related systems integration efforts.
In its most basic form, project management is concerned with the definition, representation, construction, validation, and incremental delivery of a set of work products that meets the project’s time cost, quality, and customer satisfaction goals. This paper outlines a set of field proven best practices for successfully carrying out those activities.
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