Chapter 27: Project Management

Question 1

Define project

Answer 1

Project: a specific and temporary activity with a start and end date, clear goals, defined responsibilities and a budge

Question 2

Define project management

Answer 2

Project management: using modern management techniques to carry out and complete a project from start to finish in order to achieve pre-set targets of quality, time and cost.

Question 3

Define critical path analysis

Answer 3

Critical path analysis: a planning technique that identifies all tasks in a project, puts them in the correct sequence and allows for the identification of the critical path.