Project Management
“People have been planning and managing projects since the dawn of time. Whenever and wherever civilizations took root, there were projects to manage: buildings to erect, roads to pave, laws to write. Without the advanced tools, techniques and methodologies we have today, people created project timelines, located materials and resources, and weighed the risks involved. These early ideas were the precursors to a set of management techniques we now know as “modern project management.”

As defined in the 2000 edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of a particular project. Project management is comprised of five processes – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing – as well as nine knowledge areas. These nine areas center on management expertise in Project Integration, Project Scope, Project Time, Project Cost, Project Quality, Project Human Resources, Project Communications, Project Risk Management and Project Procurement.

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to achieve a particular aim and to which project management can be applied, regardless of the project’s size, budget, or timeline.

The phrase “project management” began to emerge in the late 1950s and early 1960s when the size, scope, duration, and resources required for new projects began to deserve more analysis and attention. Today, project management is used globally by multi-billion-dollar corporations, governments, and smaller organizations alike as a means of meeting their customers’ or constituents’ needs by both standardizing and reducing the basic tasks necessary to complete a project in the most effective and efficient manner.” (PMI Web Site, 2006)

ACCD has integrated the Project Management Institute (PMI) process approach into its project delivery processes. It is with firm committment that ACCD Information Technology (IT) organization believes that projects can be delivered successfully using the ACCD Project Delivery Framework (Framework). Below is a listing of the process groups with the minimum delivery documents required for every large project.