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Project vs. Process
2007-10-08
From Wikipedia:
A project is a temporary and one-time endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service, which brings about beneficial change or added value. This property of being a temporary and one-time undertaking contrasts with processes, or operations, which are permanent or semi-permanent ongoing functional work to create the same product or service over and over again.
By continuing to redefine scope and letting dates become ideas rather than firm deadlines, I've found that many times in work, community-service, or even home improvement activities that projects sometimes lose their definition and rather become programs or processes. In an effort to improve both my management of personal and work time I've found that adopting the Project Life Cycle allows you to define the steps (activities) within each project you undertake and set reasonable goals (milestones) which lead to the completion of the project (deliverables).
posted by Brian Mansell @ 9:29:00 AM,