CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Introduction to Project Control

Projects help organizations achieve their goals and strategic objectives. For example, 95 percent of government policies in the UK are delivered through major projects (National Audit Office 2013). Put simply, business outcomes are affected by the success of projects. Therefore, project-focused practice is common for many organizations in different industrial sectors, from an oil company developing an exploration site, to an investment bank installing a new IT system; from a technology company developing and launching a new type of gadget, to the government of a country constructing a new high-speed rail infrastructure. One of the distinguishing features of projects is that they are normally ...

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