1 Project Definition

Question 1

What characterizes a project?

Answer 1

• time limit
• novelty
• uniqueness
• size
• complexity and collaborative characteristic
• high degree of difficulty and risk

Question 2

Definition of a “project” according to DIN standard 69901

Answer 2

A project is essentially characterized by the uniqueness of the conditions in their entirety, such as
• target
• time, financial or other limitations
• differentiation from other projects
• project-specific organization

Question 3

Definition of a “project management” according to DIN standard 69901

Answer 3

The whole set of related to...
• leadership tasks, 
• organization, 
• techniques, 
• and resources 
...for managing a project

Question 4

What is project management?

Answer 4

interdisciplinary coordination of 
• planning, 
• decision-making, 
• implementation, 
• monitoring 
• and control 
for the handling of interdisciplinary tasks

Question 5

dimensions of project success

Answer 5

• quality
• cost
• time

• overall: stakeholder satisfaction

Question 6

project management: task areas

Answer 6

• project targets

• organizational structure
• operational structure
• project planning
• leadership
• project controlling

Question 7

phases of a project

Answer 7

• project initiation
• project planning
• project execution
• project monitoring and control
• project closure

Question 8

What are the characteristics of a project compared to routine tasks?

Answer 8

Project:
• one-time activities
• individual activities
• "do it right the first time" claim
• rarely reproducible results
• systematic errors difficult to recognize
• immediate correction neccessary
• mostly interdisciplinary handling
• mostly dynamic boundry conditions

routine tasks: 
• routine activities
• standardisable activities
• trainable activities
• reproducible results
• systematic errors easy to recognize
• continuous improvement possible
• mostly department-specific processing 
• mostly static conditions