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Project management
5-1-1 Project management
Reference
Project organization
Refer to “Chapter 1-1-1 Management
and organization.”
In pursuing various corporate activities such as the development of new
information systems and services, it is important for a corporation to execute plans in unison with a sense of purpose that is shared throughout the
corporation. In general, it is efficient to execute a plan by assembling a
project organization and executing the project as an organization, while
managing various aspects such as progress of the project, cost, quality, and
members.
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Project
A “project” is temporarily assembled in order to execute activities and
achieve a specific purpose within a specified time.
The main characteristics of a project are summarized below.
• A clear purpose is defined before the project is initiated.
• A series of activities is undertaken to achieve the purpose.
• Activities are executed by a temporary group.
• Persons with specialized knowledge from various fields are assembled.
• Work that is non-routine and non-repetitive is executed.
• Activities are undertaken using defined resources.
• The project is disbanded after achieving the purpose.
A project is engaged for the purpose of executing non-routine work instead
of simple and routine work. An example is the development of a new information system. In order to achieve such purposes, it is important to
manage the project using defined management resources (people, materials, money, and information).
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Project management
“Project management” is a management technique to facilitate every
process of a specified project within the corporation from initiation to
completion.
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