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1 - What is a Project?

A one-time, multitask job with definite starting and ending dates, specific scope of work to be performed, a budget, usually a temporary team and a specified level of performance to be achieved.

Every project has:

• Specific Outcomes: Products or results (measurability important)
• Scope: Established limits for what will and will not be included in a project.
• Schedule: Start and end dates and milestones that are explicit and managed.
• Budget: Established for money, people, equipment, facilities, information

A project is not:

• A process: A series of steps by which a particular function is routinely performed.
• A program: Work performed towards a long-range goal. A program may encompass several projects.
• A delegation of authority: Delegations of authority for an outcome are not per se projects even if the outcome is measurable. If a delegation meets the other criteria for a project (i.e. one-time multi task job involving a scope, schedule, and budget and temporary team) it becomes a project delegation.