ABSTRACT
Introduction Everyone at one point or another in their career, community, or personal life performs the act of managing a project. A project can be as apparent as implementing a new system, a new process, or setting a plan in place for remodeling your home. For most situations, the nature and dynamics of a project are much more complicated. The for-profit and not-for-profit landscapes alike are mired with an arsenal of initiatives geared at quickly fixing the next new problem, budgetary constraint, or providing the appearance that we are making progress. The problem is that most of these initiatives end up never seeing the light of day because a key component is missing. The basic understanding of what a project is and how it flows from start to end is not clearly understood at all levels.
What Is a Project? First, do you really have a project? Let’s dive into how a project is defined. The word project originates from the Latin word projectum, which translates to “cast something forward.” The word itself
