ABSTRACT

A project is a non-routine set of activities carried out to achieve a specified outcome such as a new product, service, or resolution of a problem. 1

There are many definitions of what constitutes a project. 2

In January 2010, Toyota shares plummeted, as the company prepared to recall eight million vehicles globally … Toyota's UK spokesman denied that the firm had delayed recalls, stating it was a quality rather than a safety issue. 3

Shudder if you enter a ward advertising ‘team nursing’. In my experience this is a euphemism for no-one in charge and everyone doing their own thing as and when they choose to do so. 4

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