Outline of project management

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to project management: Project management – discipline of planning, organizing, securing, managing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals.

A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables), undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives,[1] typically to bring about beneficial change or added value.

The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast with ongoing business operations.

[2] Project management can be described as all of the following: Project management process – is the management process of planning and controlling the performance or execution of a project.

Typical phases include: