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The Purpose of this Guide
The purpose of this guide is to provide you with a selection of resources related to the theories and concepts of project management. Each section contains tools, theories and concepts that are key to managing projects--with a specific emphasis on Information Technology projects.
Project management (PM) refers to the management and control of projects and temporary organizations. Generally speaking, managing a project concerns a task to be completed with a limited set of resources—be it personnel, material, or financial resources—and within a certain period.
Lundin, R. A. (2008). Project Management. In S. Clegg, & J. R. Bailey, International encyclopedia of organization studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.mga.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/project_management?institutionId=3733
Use these keywords to find case studies and other academic articles related to Project Management.
| "Project management" | "agile methodology" | tools OR techniques |
| "digital project management" | "agile environment" OR "agile teams" | "best practices" OR guidelines |
| leadership OR management | "agile development framework" | approach OR strategy OR method |
| stakeholder | non-agile | framework OR methodology |
| corporate culture |
capacity planning |
scope OR goal OR objective |
| organizational culture | "resource management" | collaborate OR cultivate |
| business culture | communication | proactive |
| "cultural differences" | "time management" OR "decision making" | adaptive OR flexible |
| (women OR gender) AND "project management" | "AI" OR "artificial intelligence" | implementation OR implement |
| "women in project management" | "IoT" OR "Internet of things" | risk OR "project risk" |
| "enterprise project management" | "case study" OR "case studies" | |
| ethics |
Search Tip: A good way to find case studies is with a keyword search. Try adding “case study” OR “case studies” to your search.
Example: “project management” AND (“case study“ OR “case studies”)
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