Projects and their management: A literature review

Prabhakar, Guru Prakash

Abstract

Over the years and more importantly in the recent past projects have been used as a delivery mechanism to do
business and accomplish objectives. No wonder it has become one of the fastest growing professions in the world.
Although the understanding of what constitutes a project and what doesn’t continues to be a topic of debate. This
paper attempts to provide literature search on what is a project, its classification, characteristics, its life cycle, phases, tools etc.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 8, 2019
• Journal: International Journal of Business and Management
• Print ISSN: 1833-3850
• Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 3-9
• Keywords: projects, project management
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021233
• Publisher URL: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm/article/view/1290