ABSTRACT

Chapter 8 highlighted some of the problems associated with batch and flow scheduling. This chapter deals with the successful manage ment of projects in order to enable organizations to meet the completion time within the constraints of the available resources and the allocated budget for the project. In particular, the chapter addresses the following questions:

1 What is project management? Projects can be large or small. The bigger the project the more complex it will be to plan and control. To appreciate this, the meaning of a project and the concept of project management are considered.