PART 1 | Introduction | Areas of Project Management Application
Project-Driven and Project-Dependent Organizations
Project Life Cycle Models| Specific Life Cycle Model Examples
Project Management Planning and Control Practices, Systems, and Tools
Managing Risk in Programs and Projects | PART 3

Introduction

The practice of project management has evolved over half a century and permeates all industries, institutions and governments throughout the world. This paper conveys a picture of the state of the art in this management discipline in 2004, and provides some predictions of the direction of its continued evolution over the next five years.

Four major subjects are covered as follows:

• Part 1: Project management within organizations
• Part 2: Project management applications, practices, and tools
• Part 3: Project management and people
• Part 4: Project management in the next five years

A global perspective is presented and various topics discussed under each.

This is the second of four parts that discusses:

• Areas of project management application: Which industries, organizations, and institutions apply project management practices?
• Project life cycle models: What are the characteristics of the project life cycle models and systems that are in use today for various areas of application and project categories?
• Project management planning and control methods, tools and information systems: What is the nature and current status of these management tools?

PART 1

Areas of Project Management Application

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