ABSTRACT
Although project management is considered as a fast emerging profession that is being consolidated with planning and execution of multiple projects, it remained in its nondefinitional form for centuries. Project management can be traced back to the architectural monuments built in the earlier centuries. Each one of these architectural marvels was itself a project that was initiated, planned, executed, controlled, and closed. One can visualize the amount of planning and execution activities involved in the evolution of the pyramids in Egypt, the hanging gardens of Babylon, or the battles fought by Caesar. Project management had its roots in the construction industry for centuries; however, it gained the current popularity only through software project management activities.
