Essay: the Importance of Planning Project Boundaries
Essay: The Importance of Planning Project Boundaries
By: Camila Ferrari - 09175130
1 - Introduction:
“Project management is a series of activities embodied in a process of getting things done” (Cleland, 2007, p.51). What stages would be involved on defining the ‘series of activities’ and what needs to be ‘done’? Would a complete definition of the project and its boundaries be directly linked to the project success?
This essay will critically analyze the following statement: “The First step in making project management work must be a complete definition of the boundaries across which the project management must interact” (Kezner, 2009 p 381) by: detailing the importance of planning, the importance of defining boundaries, and how detailing boundaries could lead the project to succeed.
2 - Discussion:
2.1 The Importance of Planning
According to Kezner (2009) the main responsibilities of a project manager are: planning, integrating, executing the plan and controlling. Independent of size, projects will require formal and detailed planning which will consist in identifying the work required and how will the project and company’s objectives be achieved.
Brown (2008) states that the main tasks of a project manager: “is to have the right thing at the right place at the right time”, so the manager can integrate all the inputs leading the project to competition. What consists on the rights: ‘things’, ‘place’ and ‘time’ mentioned on Brown’s statement will be defined on the project planning stage.
Planning will also help managers to predetermine strategy and ‘the course of action’ within a forecasted environment’. Kezner (2009) also states that successful project managers will make use of planning not just at the beginning of the project, but also throughout the life of the project as changes, adjusts and adaptations might be required due to external or even internal factors.
Planning is the most important part of the project management,
By: Camila Ferrari - 09175130
1 - Introduction:
“Project management is a series of activities embodied in a process of getting things done” (Cleland, 2007, p.51). What stages would be involved on defining the ‘series of activities’ and what needs to be ‘done’? Would a complete definition of the project and its boundaries be directly linked to the project success?
This essay will critically analyze the following statement: “The First step in making project management work must be a complete definition of the boundaries across which the project management must interact” (Kezner, 2009 p 381) by: detailing the importance of planning, the importance of defining boundaries, and how detailing boundaries could lead the project to succeed.
2 - Discussion:
2.1 The Importance of Planning
According to Kezner (2009) the main responsibilities of a project manager are: planning, integrating, executing the plan and controlling. Independent of size, projects will require formal and detailed planning which will consist in identifying the work required and how will the project and company’s objectives be achieved.
Brown (2008) states that the main tasks of a project manager: “is to have the right thing at the right place at the right time”, so the manager can integrate all the inputs leading the project to competition. What consists on the rights: ‘things’, ‘place’ and ‘time’ mentioned on Brown’s statement will be defined on the project planning stage.
Planning will also help managers to predetermine strategy and ‘the course of action’ within a forecasted environment’. Kezner (2009) also states that successful project managers will make use of planning not just at the beginning of the project, but also throughout the life of the project as changes, adjusts and adaptations might be required due to external or even internal factors.
Planning is the most important part of the project management,