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Notes Unit 14: Small Projects

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

14.1 Managing Small Projects
14.2 Problem with Student Projects
14.3 Content of Project Plan

14.4 Summary
14.5 Keywords
14.6 Review Questions
14.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

 Recognize the management of small projects
 Explain the problems with student projects

 Describe the content of project plan
Introduction

Projects are defined by their goals, objectives, boundaries and constraints. Getting a detailed but
clear picture of your project scope will put you a long way toward completing your project
successfully.
Goals and objectives define what has to be done. Not everyone agrees on what is meant by goals
and objectives, so for our purposes we’ll define them as follows: A goal is simply a broad
statement of what you want to do. The objectives are sub-goals, more detailed, that explain
what must be done to achieve the goal. Your project should have only one goal, but may have
several objectives. If it looks like you have more than one goal, all but one should be reclassified
as an objective or else handled as the goal of a separate project. Defining the project scope can be
challenging because you need to get everyone to agree on the final product.
Here is an example of a goal with several objectives:
 Goal (more broad): We want to move the office to Houston, Texas.

 Objective (more specific): Locate an office in Houston.
 Objective (more specific): Arrange for personnel and equipment transfer
 Objective (more specific): Transfer equipment and furnishings

 Objective (more specific): Transfer personnel
 Objective (more specific): Maintain business-as-usual during the transition

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