Project Management is the planning, organisation, leadership and control of a set of resources brought together to deliver one or a series of business or organisational objectives within a given timeframe and budget.
Within WWW.PLAN-IT-CONTROL-IT.COM there are three strands of work within any single project. These are
Firstly there is the technical strand - that is the outcome of the Project (the Product(s)) – the process of achieving the change set out as the requirement of the Project, for instance creating a new Customer Service system.
Secondly, alongside that is the project management strand of the Project itself, the thing that defines who does what and when in order that the technical elements are achieved.
Finally there is a third tier of activity, often overlooked (sometimes until it is too late) but involving the quality element, ensuring the quality of the product and the Project meet expectation.
The Project Manager is directly responsible for the second strand and critically concerned that the first and third happen as planned and completely on time, budget and to meet expectations.
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