What is Project Management?
Many assumptions are made but the easiest way to answer the question is to
look at the definitions of the words:-
- a project
is a scheme to achieve a specified
objective
-
to manage
is to control resources to
achieve an objective
Therefore project
management
is the control of resources to achieve
an objective.
What
Activities Does A Project Manager Carry Out?
The Project Manager carries out the following: Project Start-Up, Project Implementation and General
Considerations (as outlined below).
Project Management Tasks
Project Start-Up
establishment of a Project
Office (including procedures and filing system) negotiating Service Level Agreements managing the Business Process
Re-Engineering activities managing the preparation of job
specifications interview and selection of appropriate
team members managing product and vendor selection
Project
Implementation
reporting project progress reporting financial progress management of the Change Control process
the collection and handling of business
and technical issues
General
Considerations
escalation of management issues leading by example stakeholder management reviews (during and after the project)
establishment of a Project
Office (including procedures and filing system) 
