ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a canon of criteria that makes it possible to derive the requirements for the PM system of a project a priori on the basis of its characteristics. This implements the premise that “approach follows context”, which expresses that each project has management requirements according to its individual context. For example, the construction of a production hall is unlikely to benefit from fully developed organisational change management, whereas this is essential for a reorganisation project.
In the style of a meta-analysis, a morphological scheme has been developed from various sources. With this scheme, 18 criteria and their minimum to maximum values can be used to determine the characteristic profile of a given project. Typical criteria are complexity, urgency and degree of innovation.
If this profile shows specific focal points, then these in turn can be used to derive the necessary design focal points for project management, which are also described. The project example of the creation of an audio tour for a museum rounds off the profiling for illustrative purposes.
In summary, it can be said that the requirements for the alignment of the management of a project are determined 1st by the type of project (e.g. construction project versus IT project), 2nd by the internal project category (e.g. A, B or C projects) and finally 3rd by the individual project profile as described.
