We could define professional project management as “the discipline to turn ideas into reality”. A professional project manager would be the person in charge of getting this transformation successfully done, by meeting the goals and delivering the value.
Project Management is the discipline to turn ideas into reality.
All things are created twice. There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things. –Stephen R. CoveyWe normally use the word “project” to name the set of tasks to be done by a single person individually or by several people as a team. Anyone can report the project progress while it is still open. Once the project is closed, anybody can tell if the result is good or bad, on time, on budget, and business requirements have been met and value has been delivered. We could say that anyone, with any training or background, would know how to manage a project. Why is a specialized discipline needed? Today, most jobs are becoming more and more challenging. We live in a reality that is interdependent, collaborative and enhanced by technology, but at the same time increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Companies realize that projects can make the difference.
To stay ahead of the competition, projects make the difference.They face such tough competition that it is no longer enough to do operations well. They have to do more projects better, and this implies to engage people to make timely informed decisions.
Project Management Professional demands people collaboration enhanced by technology.