When it comes to defining project management, there certainly is a "book" answer, and most would go to the PMBoK, the body of knowledge published by PMI.
Fair enough.
But, I beg to differ a bit. My idea of how PM should be defined is in the chart below.
My
idea
|
Book Answer
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Narrative
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Initiating
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Backlog
|
Planning
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WIP, Test, V&V
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Executing, Controlling
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Delivery
Partial delivery
|
Closing
(Closing is at the very end)
|
Influencers and discriminators
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Specific goals
Specific success criteria
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And what, you might ask, are "influencers and discriminators"? The executive summary is below, but read all about it here.
Influencer
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Commentary
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Resources
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Money, staff, infrastructure, intellectual property or
access
Real, virtual, remote, dedicated or shared
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Time
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Calendar, duration, milestones, value-add points
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Scope
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Client deliverables; business deliverables; project debris
Agile CUD: create, update, delete agility
|
Quality
|
Fitness to use; fitness to standards; fitness to “best
value”
|
Risk
|
Risk to the client; risk to the business.
Impact and likelihood. Black swan effects
Anti-fragile
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