1.1 Projects
In general, a project may be defined as a group of related activities carried out to achieve a specific objective. Examples of projects include building a bridge, making a film and re-organizing a company. In this text we focus on projects that implement new information technology (IT) applications within organizations. These are technical but also involve changing the organization in some way. Before a project starts one or more people will have an idea about a desirable product or change. The project that emerges from this idea should possess the following attributes:
A defined start point, which is when:
the exploration of the idea is converted into an organized undertaking;
the idea obtains business backing and a project sponsor ...
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