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US Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead (left) talks with project managers. A project manager is a professional in the field of project management.Project managers have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any undertaking that has a defined scope, defined start and a defined finish; regardless of industry.
Scope of a project in project management is the sum total of all of its products and their requirements or features. Tasks in project management are activity that needs to be accomplished within a defined period of time. Time limit is a narrow field of time, or a particular point in time, by which an objective or task must be accomplished.
A work breakdown structure is a key project management element that organizes the team's work into manageable sections. The Project Management Body of Knowledge defines the work-breakdown structure as a "hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create ...
In project management, a project charter, project definition, or project statement is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project's key goals, identifies the main stakeholders , and defines the authority of the project manager . [ 1 ]
A project management office (usually abbreviated to PMO) is a group or department within a business, government agency, or enterprise that defines and maintains standards for project management within the organization. The PMO strives to standardize and introduce economies of repetition in the execution of projects.
Project portfolio management (PPM) is the centralized management of the processes, methods, and technologies used by project managers and project management offices (PMOs) to analyze and collectively manage current or proposed projects based on numerous key characteristics.
Authority in project management is the power that gives a project manager the ability to act in the name of the project sponsor executive or on behalf of the organization. [ 1 ] There are several different types of authority that project managers can leverage: [ 2 ]
The project controller is a key member of the project team and works directly with the project manager to help define the project's goals and objectives; create and maintain a project's budget and schedule, analyze progress reported against the work schedules; and recommend actions to improve progress. In order to ensure accurate documentation ...