The Purposes and Methods of Practical Project Categorization - Part VIII - Conclusions

March 1, 2008 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Best Practices

The Purposes and Methods of Practical Project Categorization - Part VIII - Conclusions (#8 in the series The Purposes and Methods of Practical Project Categorization)
By Dr.Russell Archibald

In place of the ad-hoc categorization of projects that is prevalent today, a more systematic approach to this important aspect of the project management discipline must be developed. This systematic approach must be:

  • Directly related to the specific needs and purposes of each organization
  • Hierarchical in nature.

The systematic categorization and classification of projects appears to be a fertile field for research by all members of the world of project management, including doctoral research topics.

Dr. Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon), MSc, Fellow PMI and APM/IPMA, PMP, is one of the six founding members of the Project Management Institute. Now semi-retired, he has many years of management experience in engineering and operations with a variety of major US corporations in Europe and South America as well as the US. He has made major contributions to the understanding of project management, is author of the best selling 2003 book “Managing High-Technology Programs and Projects” (published also in Russian, Chinese, and Italian), has trained more than a thousand program and project managers and project specialists around the world, and has consulted in project management to clients in 14 countries on 4 continents. E-mail: russell_archibald@yahoo.com. Website: www.russarchibald.com.

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