Project Management in Multicultural Environment

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Project Management in Multicultural Environment

Teacher: Pekka Käyhkö

Code: TOO8LF001

Tools covered: w:Microsoft Project and using w:Microsoft Excel for project management purposes

Project Management in Multicultural Environment - Session 1

  • A project is a temporary endeavor designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables), undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. ( Wikipedia on project management )
  • In contemporary business and science a project is defined as a collaborative enterprise, involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim ( Wikipedia on projects )
  • Project Management is the process and activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals in scientific or daily problems. ( Wikipedia )
  • Usual project progression: Preparing -> Planning -> Implementing -> Closing
  • Preparation and planning is often the most crucial phase in a project

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