What is Project Management?
By definition, project management is the process and activity of planning, organizing,
motivating and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. However, at its core,
project management is much more. It is the ability to transition from a pure functional role
to a practice that is deeply embedded in an organization's strategic initiatives. Today,
companies are becoming more and more project focused. In fact, many companies
directly correlate successful project management to the success and growth of their
organizations.
Smart
organizations understand
that proven project management
practices lead to greater success
and less waste
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An effective
project management strategy can make or break a company.
Who is a Project Manager?
Currently, there are more than 800,000 Certified Project Management Professionals (PMP)
®
worldwide, but by
all accounts, there are millions more who perform project management duties in their day-to-day job functions that
don't bear the title of PMP. Project management occurs at every level of every organization, regardless of industry or
profession. Today's business professionals, whether you sport the official title of project manager or not, are expected
to take on a wide range of responsibilities and wear a number of different "hats" to get the job done. In fact, a majority of
today's workforce is responsible for managing multiple projects that are often occurring simultaneously, and many are
doing so with little or no formal project management training. For these organizations, taking a non-technical approach
to project management can help in a number of different ways.
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